Exploring Technology
Google Fiber crew laying cable in the streets Back in October 2022, I was thrilled to see construction workers digging up my neighborhood streets in Sandy, Utah, laying the literal …
Google Fiber neighborhood install in Sandy Utah Read More
My Raspberry Pi 3B recently died… again. The file system on the microSD card became corrupted, which is a common occurrence when the Pi abruptly loses power. I had been …
Restoring a Raspberry Pi with DietPi OS Read More
After struggling with the suspend feature not working well on my new HP EliteBook 845 G9 running on Ubuntu 22.04, I decided to take drastic measures and switch over to …
Fedora 37 install & recommended tweaks Read More
Thanks to a deal that I spotted on SlickDeals ( my favorite deal hunting site ), I now own a fancy new HP EliteBook 845 G9 business class notebook computer. …
New notebook: HP EliteBook 845 G9 with Linux Read More
Back in 2019, my Microsoft user account was somehow enrolled in a Microsoft 365 family trial. I don’t know how this happened. This could’ve been due to a Minecraft login …
Microsoft admits unauthorized charges, refuses Microsoft 365 family refund Read More
After a long run with Google Fi, we switched over to Mint Mobile for our 2 lines in December. Mint is an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) that runs on …
Mint Mobile wireless phone service review Read More
I’ve been using and writing about photo postcard apps for a long time! Back in 2011, I wrote about “Shoot it!” for Android (now defunct). Then in 2014, I compared …
2020’s best priced photo postcard app: SnapShot Postcard Read More
Back in May, Amazon targeted me with a special pre-release offer on an Amazon Echo Auto for $25, which is supposedly half price from their target retail price of $50. …
Amazon Echo Auto review Read More