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My VW/Audi Diesel Buyback Experience

2016-12-31 — 7 minute read

Volkswagen just paid me an absurd amount of money for a 6 year old car.

The Accidental SL550 Test Drive

2016-11-14 — 6 minute read

I took a Porsche for a weekend in wine country and ended up cheating on it with a Mercedes SL550.

Rental Car Review: 2015 Ford Taurus LTD

2016-07-06 — 6 minute read

Despite strong temptation to upgrade to a sports car, I spent 4 days driving a Taurus and liked it.

Porsche Sport Driving School Review

2016-05-01 — 18 minute read

Two days on the track with a fleet of Porsches.

Cars and Coffee Treasure Island March 7th 2015

2015-03-09 — 2 minute read

Supercars and Coffee is more like it, but I think they’re being modest. There are also donuts.

2 Weeks In With The iPhone 7 Plus

2016-10-08 — 7 minute read

Apple has made vast improvements to the two most important features of a phone - Speed and Battery Life. And removing the headphone jack is actually an impr...

A Journey Into Audiophile Headphones

2016-07-01 — 10 minute read

How far is too far to go in pursuit of the ultimate audio experience?

Finding Your Perfect Mechanical Keyboard

2015-02-28 — 5 minute read

It’s all about the switches.

I Hate Fingerprints on My Screens

2011-05-30 — 3 minute read

My OCD reluctant journey into touchscreen technology.

Buying an Aftermarket Battery Grip for the Canon T2i

2010-07-21 — 2 minute read

Saving on aftermarket camera accessories.

Hiking to Active Lava Flows on Hawaii’s Big Island

2013-09-05 — 6 minute read

Yes, it’s hot.

Capturing SMART Statistics from Synology drives with SNMP

2021-06-04 — 1 minute read

Tracking drive metrics over time with Telegraf, InfluxDB and Grafana

Using Google’s Archival Cloud Storage for Long Term Backups

2020-10-11 — 5 minute read

$1 per TB per Month.

Troubleshooting High CPU in Outlook 2016 for Mac

2018-01-13 — 4 minute read

How a meeting from 2011 took up half my morning.

What Happens When Your Comcast Promotional Rate Expires

2017-12-20 — 2 minute read

My low Comcast rate finally expired, but it was easy to get a new deal.

Passing the AWS Solution Architect Associate Exam

2016-11-30 — 3 minute read

Experience and tips on the exam.

Why Hotel Wi-Fi Sucks, and How To Make It Faster

2016-10-12 — 6 minute read

Tips for travelers to maximize bandwidth in hotels.

How to Fix Slow SMB File Transfers on OS X 10.11.5+ and macOS Sierra

2016-06-03 — 3 minute read

Apple broke SMB file transfer speeds by forcing client signing on by default. Here’s how to fix it.

Using Multiple Accounts in the AWS CLI with Direnv

2016-04-08 — 1 minute read

Direnv solves the complexity of working effectively with multiple AWS accounts and the CLI, enabling you to to easily switch between sets of environment vari...