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Continue ReadingMarc Lewis is a lifelong technologist, software architect, and CTO-for-hire. He’s been building systems since the days of dial-up and BBSes, and has launched everything from ISPs to Accounting Systems to Social Media Platforms to AI-driven appraisal tools and a lot in between. When not writing code or untangling legacy systems, he’s probably exploring gadgets with his family or making his infrastructure just a little more elegant.
He blogs here about software, systems, technology trends, and the occasional parenting moment—with a strong preference for things that work and don’t need explaining.
Static sites are great. They’re fast, secure, easy to deploy, and scale better than just about …
Continue ReadingFor years, I was a satisfied paid user of Enpass. It was simple, reliable, offered a one-time …
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Continue ReadingFor the last couple of years, I’ve been dabbling with a few side/hobby projects. Several of …
Continue ReadingSo I’ve been working on bringing a new project to light in my spare time over the last few …
Continue ReadingSo last March I purchased a Synology DS1515+ and wrote about it in one of my posts
Continue ReadingIt took me way too long to figure this out, but there is no documentation at all on Sony’s …
Continue ReadingGoogle WiFi promises an attractive, easy to setup, easy to manage, and relatively inexpensive home …
Continue ReadingOur oldest son has been wanting one of these since he first saw them. We’ve got several of …
Continue ReadingI love popcorn. Always have. Its one of those things from childhood that provides fond memories …
Continue ReadingAfter using an Nvidia Shield tablet for …
Continue ReadingFor the last few months, I’ve had a D-Link DSP-W110 sitting in a drawer. I bought it when it …
Continue ReadingI’ve been through quite a few Android tablets since they first hit the market a few years …
Continue ReadingSo you’ve got a lot of videos, home movies, pictures, etc., that you want to have access to …
Continue ReadingI didn’t really want a new phone but my HTC One M9 was starting to really irritate me. …
Continue ReadingMedia players are a interesting topic. Over the past couple of years, we’ve tried a variety …
Continue ReadingI just thought I would put this out there in case anyone else had the same problem as I did as there …
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Continue ReadingI thought I would put this here in case anyone else has been experiencing the same thing I have …
Continue ReadingAfter I purchased the new ASUS ZenBook, I went looking for another power supply for it, one to keep …
Continue ReadingThe infrastructure I’ve had our media setup on has changed quite a bit over the years, too. …
Continue ReadingOver the last couple of years, the entire media landscape has changed. We were quite happy with
Continue ReadingUpdate 2016-04-25, this post is obsolete. I now have information on installing Ubuntu 16.04 at
Continue ReadingWith Jessica not being nearly as …
Continue ReadingAfter three years of using my trusty Vaio laptop, the time had finally come to replace it. The Vaio …
Continue ReadingSo, after upgrading my laptop a couple weeks ago I found myself with a “spare” 960GB SSD …
Continue ReadingIts no secret that I like Amazon and their services. There are a lot of things they do much better …
Continue ReadingLast fall, Amazon introduced its new Kindle Fire lineup, and we very excited by the new
Continue ReadingSo back in December, Amazon was running a promo for Prime members to purchase the new
Continue ReadingI’ve been chewing on this since the latest Android update hit Jessica and my phones, and I …
Continue ReadingDear Google,
Stop it.
Stop what, you ask? Stop being so damned arrogant. You’ve forgotten your …
Continue ReadingI’ve had a Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus for about three and a half years. Its been a great performer …
Continue ReadingNo, really, I wish I could quit you. Unfortunately, cable service is effectively a monopoly in most …
Continue ReadingA couple months ago, my parents finally replaced their old Sony console TV (a tube TV) with a bright …
Continue ReadingSo a few weeks ago I started in on a ground-up rewrite of an existing project. Its currently using …
Continue ReadingSo last week for my birthday, Jessica told me that I had to buy myself a present to open up in front …
Continue ReadingYesterday I attempted to upgrade from Ubuntu 13.10 to 14.04 on my office system. It failed. …
Continue ReadingThis posting is mostly just a reference for myself since I don’t do this often enough for me …
Continue ReadingI’ve been working heavily with VoIP for the last couple of years, and every few months I find …
Continue ReadingWell, a few days ago Jessica started having problems with it. The box started locking up. Took a bit …
Continue ReadingIts been a busy few weeks since my last posting. I spent a couple Sundays working on the web …
Continue ReadingSo, I’ve been working on the MP3 player project quite a bit over the last few weeks. Christmas …
Continue ReadingSo, yesterday afternoon Jessica and I went out to get pumpkins to carve. Its become a bit of a …
Continue ReadingFor a couple years now, Jessica has …
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