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Continue reading →: Installing a Ubiquiti network for DYIers
So a good buddy is installing a new system and has some great questions. There is nothing like a new install to remind me of the FAQs… First of all the base installation is a Unifi Dream Machine Pro and a Unifi FlexHD AP plus a Unifi G4 Doorbell. So…
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Continue reading →: Cleaning your (yucky) WASD CODE keyboard, reassembling it and jonesing for a IBM Model M Keyboard
OK that’s a lot about keyboards once again. So this is all about cleaning your gunky keyboard. I’ve had a WASD CODE v2 mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue keys forever. Ok, well since 2015. And both the shift key and the period key have been sticking. And, I confess,…
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Continue reading →: Tongfamily Podcasts are Back for 2021!
OK it was mainly procrastination, but I finally did a new Podcast. I had actually lost all the GarageBand files, so I had no idea how to set it up. There will be a separate post on that, but in the mean time, you should see it shortly on. Apple…
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Continue reading →: Rich Tong on Windows to Mac, Voice Phishing, JAMStacks and Apple Watch
Here the latest from https://tongfamily.com including: Some more tips and tricks for moving from Windows to the Mac. There are lots of differences, so here’s a decoder ring. Voice phishing. Hopefully you are not that person who answers the call and loses your bank account. here is what to do…
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Continue reading →: WordPress to Hugo, Netlify, and Forestry, part Deux
OK, so now that the initial transition is over, what are the next set of Gotchas that I encountered. Some a deep and others are silly, but all are useful at least for me: Mount issues One of the cool things about the way that latest Hugo Modules works is…
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Continue reading →: Making the Windows to Mac Transition Part Deux
Ok, the next raft of questions this week from my Windows-moving-to-Mac friends: How do you run incognito mode which is called Private Window. Well, on Windows, if you use Chrome, you actually have to edit the shortcut. Chrome makes this really hard, so you either have to create an Apple…
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Continue reading →: Keychron K2 v2 after two weeks
Well, I’ve had about two weeks on this new Keychron K2 v2 on the boards now. This is a very inexpensive $79 keyboard that is wireless and works with the Mac which is nice. Net, net, for most ordinary humans, I would say it’s the right keyboard if you want…
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Continue reading →: Migrating from WordPress to Hugo, Netlify, Forestry and Themefisher Parsa Part One
Well this has been a higher and higher priority project. I’ve got a bunch of experience with WordPress, but keeping up a server is a lot of work and all those plugins. Alex turned me onto Hugo, a static site generator. It is super fast and most importantly, it just…
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Continue reading →: OMG what happens when you get voice phished
Just happened, they know your name, phone, address, your SSN and last four of your bank account and the call had a caller ID for your bank. And they call you repeatedly on your mobile phone. Argh! You have been Voice Phished! The problem is that VOIP you can easily…
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Continue reading →: Real reasons to buy an Apple Watch Series 6 Health monitoring
Well, I’ve been delaying getting a new watch for a relatively long time. We started with a Series 1 and got them for the kids. But the short battery life and not needing notifications plus hoe slow it was was a limitation. The new focus on Health has changed that…