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Continue reading →: Bootstrap Multisite WordPress on AWS Lightsail
I wrote one on how to do this with Digital Ocean Multisite WordPress, but if you are on AWS, then you have some different options for Lightsail which is the easiest option. The instructions are really confusing, but basically, you use the Lightsail instructions to get it running and to…
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Continue reading →: Getting serious about 3D Printing guides
We have two 3D printers from five years ago and they were definitely cranky but showed the potential. Back then it was really at the start, we backed two Kickstarter projects and ended up with two Delta printers. The first was just a mass of piece parts without any instructions.…
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Continue reading →: What’s all this about HSA, FSA and HDHP
Ugh, this is so confusing all these acronyms. I’m far from an insurance expert and this is definitely, definitely not advice. It is more like stuff that is collected from a bunch of websites and is a bit of a decoder ring for us: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Flexible Spending…
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Continue reading →: Beware how you plug in power supplies into your PC motherboard especially PCIe vs CPU 8-pins
Ok, I promised myself I would not build more computers. There is no need. Yet in 2020 I’ve built two and am working on a third. Some important notes. When things don’t power up. Here’s how to figure it out. I was working on building a new PC for Dave…
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Continue reading →: Financial Analysis and great websites
Well with all the market turmoil, it’s more than important to do the right financial analysis. If you don’t want to pay a lot for it, what are some of the great resources: MarketWatch. I’ve found that they have some great information particularly the quarterly financial data and pretty free.…
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Continue reading →: Adding a registered or trademark symbol to WordPress sites
Well if you smart, you have gone to the government and registered your company name as a trademark, but you have to defend your mark and make sure that it is used. It is a little tricky to figure out how to do this, so here’s what to do in…
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Continue reading →: More Drinks for Work from Home
I must be getting a little crazy. I’m keep thinking about the cocktail that I’ll have this afternoon. Wow that’s great: Empress 1908. This is a cool gin that changes color when it hits tonic. Pretty neat. Made in Victoria Canada inspired by the Empress Hotel. Pretty cool. $37 from…
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Continue reading →: At home workout training tools
Well my indoor bike trainer is on the way but what are the tools for exercising if you are at home and don’t have a beautiful home gym? Well first of all a lot of people are going outside. Just be aware of three things. This virus does live on…
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Continue reading →: Threadripper Overclocking Guide 2020
OK, Brian has been trying to get his small home computer running. OK, nothing is small when you have a Threadripper, but still. Anyway, the guide to overclocking actually hasn’t changed much in the last 10 years literally. But for a Threadripper running on an ASUS ROG Strix TRX-40e and…
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Continue reading →: Google Sheets Tips and Tricks
Well I barely use spreadsheets anymore and when I do they are all Google Sheets because the collaboration works so much better. As an old 1-2-3 and then Excel junky (Excel rules still!), there are so many things that are just a little bit different, but if you are creating…