Capturing SMART Statistics from Synology drives with SNMP
Tracking drive metrics over time with Telegraf, InfluxDB and Grafana
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2021
2020
Using Google’s Archival Cloud Storage for Long Term Backups
$1 per TB per Month.
2018
Troubleshooting High CPU in Outlook 2016 for Mac
How a meeting from 2011 took up half my morning.
2017
What Happens When Your Comcast Promotional Rate Expires
My low Comcast rate finally expired, but it was easy to get a new deal.
2016
My VW/Audi Diesel Buyback Experience
Volkswagen just paid me an absurd amount of money for a 6 year old car.
Passing the AWS Solution Architect Associate Exam
Experience and tips on the exam.
The Accidental SL550 Test Drive
I took a Porsche for a weekend in wine country and ended up cheating on it with a Mercedes SL550.
Why Hotel Wi-Fi Sucks, and How To Make It Faster
Tips for travelers to maximize bandwidth in hotels.
2 Weeks In With The iPhone 7 Plus
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...
Rental Car Review: 2015 Ford Taurus LTD
Despite strong temptation to upgrade to a sports car, I spent 4 days driving a Taurus and liked it.
A Journey Into Audiophile Headphones
How far is too far to go in pursuit of the ultimate audio experience?
How to Fix Slow SMB File Transfers on OS X 10.11.5+ and macOS Sierra
Apple broke SMB file transfer speeds by forcing client signing on by default. Here’s how to fix it.
Porsche Sport Driving School Review
Two days on the track with a fleet of Porsches.
Using Multiple Accounts in the AWS CLI with Direnv
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...
How I Cut My Comcast Bill In Half
Comcast price discrimination - a 50% discount on the same services just by asking for it.
Free SSL With Amazon’s AWS Certificate Manager (ACM)
How to create and use a free SSL certificate with AWS Certificate Manager.
2015
Recovering Google Authenticator Keys from iOS Backups
When you loose your device, or a bad Google Authenticator update wipes your keys, what do you do?
Cars and Coffee Treasure Island March 7th 2015
Supercars and Coffee is more like it, but I think they’re being modest. There are also donuts.
Finding Your Perfect Mechanical Keyboard
It’s all about the switches.
2014
Uber’s Last Block Problem
Improving the weakest part of the Uber experience.
2013
Hiking to Active Lava Flows on Hawaii’s Big Island
Yes, it’s hot.
If LinkedIn Endorsements Were Honest
What your colleagues would really say about you.
2011
I Hate Fingerprints on My Screens
My OCD reluctant journey into touchscreen technology.
3 Ways To Move Google Authenticator To A New Device
When you loose your device, or a bad Google Authenticator update wipes your keys, what do you do?
OS X - Setting No-Access-Time on OS X SSD Volumes
Maximizing performance in a SSD machine, also applies to multiple SSD machines and multiple partitions on the same SSD.
Uber Review SF
My experiences with the private car service in San Francisco, a big step up from the taxi grind.
2010
I Know What You Like
Be careful what you click on.
Buying an Aftermarket Battery Grip for the Canon T2i
Saving on aftermarket camera accessories.