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Continue reading →: Wierd mail problems
Trying to get a Gandi DNS Server to connect with a MyKolab Mail server and a Bluehost web host is pretty hard. Here are the problems: 1. MyKolab. Right now, there is a bug where some mailers can send to addresses, but others return an “no addressee” message. Gmail works…
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Continue reading →: Raspberry Pi Cases
Wow, got four different kinds and it is a little frustrating as they don’t have *any* installation instructions at all, so here’s a guide: MCM Electronics Clear Pi Case. This allows a camera, an expansion board, so is “double” height, but I can’t find installation instructions anywhere. It appears to…
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Continue reading →: Bank of America Rewards Portal (Not!)
Ok, I’ve been using these rewards portals more and they can result in quite a bit of savings, but sometimes, these rewards links just don’t seem to work. The idea is that you just click from one site to another. I don’t know if it is because of the ad…
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Continue reading →: Lost Wallets and Keys! Trackers
I’m getting stupider by the minute. I need a way not to lost things. Just spent two days looking for a wallet. Two solutions. Be smart (not!) or use technology both low and high tech. Here’s what I’m trying: For keys The latest entrant to the tracking craze is Kickstarter…
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Continue reading →: Sony RX100M3 to be announced
Wow, a nice update. Mainly for the much faster lense. F/5.6 is really too slow for the older RX100 and RX100M2 The Sony RX100M3 camera will not be announced tomorrow as previously reported (this is why I generally do not like to recycle rumors from other websites, unless I know…
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Continue reading →: Debugging Mail Routing
mxlookup is a great site to figure out what is wrong with your mx records.
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Continue reading →: Liam's Blog
Setting up MyKolab.com is a little tricky and not much on that site, but here’s a good post that explains how to stay reasonably safe: Browsers. Firefox is free and most importantly open. But you need some add-ons to feel really safe: Adblock Edge. Mainly because AdBlock Pro does allow…
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Continue reading →: Out of space…Synology DS2413+
It is incredible that you could run out of disk space with 24 terabytes of storage, but with all the home movies and photos, it is very possible. I was at 95% capacity and things were getting very flaky, so bit the bullet about got a Synology DS2413+. This is…
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Continue reading →: Minolta SRT-101 Nostalgia
I spend so much time in the modern world, it is nice to go back sometime. Found 20 rolls of 35mm film and want to use it. Plus I’m so sorry I gave away my Dad’s original SRT-101, so I kind of would like it back… The SRT-102 was the…
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Continue reading →: Whats best: 320 kbps mp3 or 256 kbps AAC from the iTunes store? – Page 2 – MacRumors Forums
So now that big encodings are available. Are the 25k Kbps AAC from iTunes better than 320Kb MP3s, you rip from a CD? Opinions vary and a big assumption is what was the quality of the source (e.g. uncompressed audio). If it was a CD 44.1KHz/16-bit audio or a super…