Blog
Over the years, I’ve written a lot of blogs on several sites. Some of my favorites are here, mixed in with my original content. Enjoy.
These are my eclipse photos. There are many like them, but these are mine.
Like many others in the US, on Monday my New England-based family travelled most of the way to the Canadian border to see the 2024 solar eclipse. It was, in a word, stunning. Here I share both what we did, and the photos themselves. Enjoy!
Plume SuperPods vs TP-Link Deco: Head to head test results
I’m breaking from my usual topics of privacy and user experience. Today: Wi-Fi mesh showdown! Let’s see how my three-year-old Plume SuperPod network did vs a new TP-Link Deco X55 network.
How to speed up Docker on Docker with an external SSD, without losing data
A quick guide to (1) speed up Docker on Synology using a USB SSD, and (2) How not to lose data from this spectacularly ill-advised hack
How long does Synology support its NAS products?
The question of how many years a Synology NAS owner should expect software updates, security fixes, and support comes up a lot in r/synology. Synology doesn’t seem to have a public policy, so I decided to figure it out from available information.