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Jul/19

Home Networking Overview

Overview My goal was to have the ability to manage and control devices connected to my network but also make it as seamless as possible for the users. These goals can be broken down into 3 areas: Securing devices Network … Continue reading

03

Jun/19

Backup Overview

Overview This post ties all the backup posts into 1 overview of the backups. There are 3 main types based on the location of where the data is stored / managed: Local Offsite Online Local Backup Data that resides in … Continue reading

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May/19

Converting IFTTT Date And Time From Fitbit

Overview If This Then That (IFTTT) has helpful human readable date time format but it doesn’t help any systems trying to use the date time in other systems. This is one way to covert it if the data is going … Continue reading

02

Apr/19

Windows 10 Backup

Overview I recently tried Windows 10 Backup to try and get the file version history integrated into explorer with the bonus of file backup on top of my current backup solution. Settings Set up was fairly easy. Adding the backup … Continue reading

04

Mar/19

Cloud Desktop

Overview Having a persistent cloud environment means no more standby or shutting when you’re moving or leaving the computer. Leveraging cloud computing, it could be as cheap to run or as powerful as you want configure it. Install Gnome Install … Continue reading

04

Feb/19

Install Gnome Shell Extensions System Monitor on Ubuntu 18.04

Overview With Ubuntu 18.04 LTS switching back to Gnome as the desktop manager from Unity, it means it can take advantage of Gnomes features that replaced unities such as system monitor in the dock. Minimum Install Open the gnome terminal … Continue reading

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Jan/19

Everyday Carry – Extended 2019

Overview This is an update to the extended layer in my Everyday Carry (EDC). The concept and use of the extended layer remains the same i.e builds on top of the core layer designed to last up to a day … Continue reading

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Dec/18

WordPress Search Does Not Include Tags

By default the WordPress out of the box search does not include tags in posts. It seems a bit odd not to include them as it’s purpose is additional meta data for filtering purposes. This was easily fixed by installing … Continue reading