Like most people who love to tinker, I have several self-hosted services I run. And I had those services sprinkled across several different devices. I had a Raspberry Pi 2B, a custom built gaming desktop, and a VPS hosted on Linode.
The Raspberry Pi was my Syncthing always on device …
Ghost has been really great. I recently decided to set up a little website for myself, and I thought I'd start with a pre-built something or other. I settled on Ghost. It's pretty interesting. I've had a positive experience, but I'm not sure I want to stay with it. I …
I recently read an article about a new company working to make the prefect phone and it got me thinking. What would my perfect phone be? And I have a few thoughts. Start with the Nexus 5. Make the screen about .3" smaller on the diagonal. Then shrink the bezel …
I just finished the book Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, a good read for anyone curious about social networks.
I thought it was pretty long though; the author could have ended at the halfway mark and still had a good book. I think that social media …
I recently switched my laptop from Windows 8.1 to Ubuntu. I’ve played with Ubuntu in the past and this is another, probably temporary, switch away from Windows. I switched because I was getting the occasional BSOD. I’ve noticed that, in general, Ubuntu is more stable than Windows …
The patent system in the United States is broken. Patents are granted for “inventions” that aren’t innovative. For example, Apple was granted a patent on “slide to unlock,” which has been in fence gates for many years. The validity of a patent is not contingent on progress of the …
Humans have become increasingly dependent on technology over the past 20 years. Nearly every career requires the ability to interface with a computer to some degree. Not having a cell phone by the time you turn 17 is considered strange. As technology becomes more ingrained in our society we are …
Google is forging onward with Chrome OS and announced the new HP Chromebook 11. I love the idea of a Chromebook: a portable, thin client with great battery life. I have a powerful desktop that I use for my CPU heavy tasks so I have no need for a powerful …
Microsoft just announced that Delta Airlines will be purchasing 11,000 Surface 2 RTs and 19,000 Nokia Lumia 820s. The Surfaces are for pilots to replace heavy bags of paper charts and manuals; the Lumias are for flight attendants to charge credit cards. My first technological love was a …
CyanogenMod recently announced the formation of a for-profit company, Cyanogen Inc. This is huge for the Android custom ROM community. Personally, I’m nervous and worried. I’m concerned that taking an open-source project and turning it into a for-profit project will either kill the project or change its user …