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Wow, so glad that Tony recommended these Aftershotz Aeropex and I have to say they are basically awesome. They are lightweight and easy to use. While the audio is going to be thin, they are perfect for a couple of uses: If you are biking or running and need to…

OK, for a long time, I’ve used a wallet that was integrated into a case on my phone. Then, I looked for proprietary trackers that you could stick on things and even tried the Tile. But, then two things happened, Apple created MagSafe and a charging system, so it wasn’t…

Ok it’s not raining quite yet but it is cloudy. Round 3 of trying the slow smoker. Changes made No smoker chips  was too strong last time 2  chicken breast was over cooked at 160. Did 140 last time and was better 3  ribs were not really done  temperature varies…

OK, it’s taken a while, but in the spirit of typing rather than clicking, here are some notes about how to do all the common things with… Catching up on dependable pull requests. If you are like me and are getting pull request automatically, here is all you have to…

Well, I had no expectations here, but I have 10TB stuck in a download and Google would not authenticate because you have to use the non-SSL connection to the DSM. I’m happy to report that after a week of “relink” in progress, it actually worked! I can now see all…

Wow this really works. I have to support a NAS in two remote locations. And like, Ubiquiti, Synology has a nice way of doing this. However instead of a central server, they use an addressing scheme, so that if logon to QuickConnectID then it will do the equivalent of dyanmic…

OK well, I’ve had my fill of complete drones and I have sitting on my desk (for the last five years) a true open source drone, so time now to be a real nerd and get it all running. So there is lots of confusing terminology here, but basically a…

Well for a long time I wore a hydration pack and thought that would be more streamlined than two water bottles. Maybe it was true but it was definitely hot and was heavy. So, I’ve switched to water bottles and a tiny tool bag for a tube, co2 inflator, a…

Back in July, it seemed that Thunderbolt 4 was just around the corner, but now its September and none have really appeared. I’m sure the chip shortage has been part of it. That along with the various requirements that Intel has put on it. But to review, the big advantage…

Well, last year with the pandemic, the prices of 2019 television really fell, but through most of 2021, the prices have been high with shortages, but in the last few weeks, this about to be old stock, is falling again so it is not a bad time to buy. When…