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Substack vs Buttondown — Who’s Better? — My Observations
On the surface, Buttondown looks promising and a great competitor to Substack, but after spending some time testing the service, a few things about it made me pause.
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A Day in the (Numeric) Life of my Apple Watch
I’ve been using an Apple Watch since 2015: first, the original series, then Series 4 and now Series 6. Over the years, my use of the Apple Watch has evolved to be closer to smartphone usage: something that goes beyond notifications. This evolution closely reflected the evolution of native applicatio
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Using Synology NAS for Hosting my Blogger Visual Assets
As a long-time blogger, my digital assets grew to a point where a solution was needed to manage them effectively using its own solution: Synology Moments. Let’s see how I came to this solution.
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I’m all mixed up now, Thanks to Apple
In recent weeks, I started working on a new project for my daytime job: building a software-defined data center in a box (or some would call it a home lab). I put a lot of thoughts into it, wrote about it. Now, thanks to Apple and their shiny new Apple
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My Thoughts on HEY and Why I’m Paying for Emails
We rarely get to see initiatives trying to reinvent basic services like email. The recently introduced HEY email service from Basecamp is trying to do just that. Here are my thoughts and why I’m going to pay for emails in 2020.
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A Simple Review of Townscraper
I’m not into games. I’m not a gamer. I rarely play computer games. I don’t play games at all actually. It doesn’t mean I don’t value this type of art, I do. I’m impressed by how games are evolving and taking all the juice of computer power to draw pixels on the screen. But, that’s… Continue Reading
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Replacing an Aging AirPort Extreme with the Unifi Dream Machine
I’ve been looking at a replacement for my aging AirPort Extreme for over a year. Here is my experience of replacing it with an Ubiquiti’s Unifi Dream Machine.
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On SpaceX Launch with Humans
Space exploration by humans is so fascinating. When I was a young kid, I remember reading books on the Apollo program and Skylab. My room walls were filled with space exploration posters. Consider me part of the Space Shuttle program generation. Everything about SpaceX brings back the excitement for
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A Guide for Preparing to Leave Your Numeric Legacy
When someone passes away, managing his or her legacy can be challenging. Younger generations are building a numeric legacy that can prove to be impossible to manage. See how an emergency kit can alleviate the burden and make your life easier.
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My Review of Mailbrew: a Powerful and Time-Saving Internet Information Aggregator
Mailbrew is a powerful and time-saving internet information aggregator that allows its users to build useful newsletters. More than ever, content aggregation is essential these days. This is why I’m a big fan of News Explorer (read my review here) and this is why I decided to subscribe to Mailbrew f
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Working From Home? How to Improve Your Web Conferencing Experience
The coronavirus forces many people to work from home. Here is how to improve your use of collaborative software like web conferencing applications and be a good meeting attendee. The world is in a major sanitary crisis, putting our life on hold for many weeks, thanks to the coronavirus. Companies ne
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Not a Review of Mailbrew
A new and one of a kind service launched this week called “Mailbrew“. Basically, it is a news aggregator that generates newsletters that you receive in your mailbox. Sources can be RSS, Reddit, Twitter and a few more. I’m not aware of any service like this one. Tempting. At first, I thought that I c