How to Install Custom System Fonts on The Google Pixel 2 XL
Recently I got this awesome phone, but I wanted to add one last finishing touch of customization to my shiny new device: install custom system fonts on the Google Pixel 2 XL. Most font changers can only install fonts properly with a rooted device, but none of them...
read moreCompiling Drivers for Raspberry Pi Edimax AC450 EW-7711ULC Nano USB WiFi Adapter
I needed to compile drivers for the Raspberry Pi Edimax AC450 EW-7711ULC Nano USB WiFi Adapter that I picked up for less than $20 at Amazon to bring 5GHz connectivity to both my RPi2 & RPi3B. OF COURSE I check the officially supported devices list after I bought...
read moreAndroid Photo Date Correction
Over the years, you could say that I've gone through a couple phones. I've had to copy & restore data from the old phone to the new phone numerous times. As a result, my photos have become wildly disorganized. Photo dates no longer match the actual date the photo...
read moreHow well does Google Project Fi work outside of the USA?
My experience with Project Fi Data performance outside of the United States *** Updated 06.20.2016 *** My Samsung Galaxy S4 has been a great phone. The occasional drop (OK - frequent drops), or subjecting it to extreme travel conditions throughout multiple countries,...
read moreCultural Differences Between MedellÃn, Colombia and the USA (more than 70)
After living in another country for more than 6 months, you start to notice little nuances and differences about the way things are. Everywhere you look, things that are just... different. Some things are really obvious and you pick up on them immediately. Other...
read moreAnnual Review: 2014 (One Year After Quitting My Job)
I was at the highest point of my IT career in 15 years. I could have gone even higher, but after almost 5 years with a leading software company, I quit my job in January to go off on my own. What was I thinking?! I felt as if I had outgrown my position (I was getting...
read moreRaspberry Pi NAS for Travelers
You might be wondering - how has the Raspberry Pi NAS held up after 1 year, 9 months, and 29 days of traveling & heavy usage daily? Surprisingly well actually. Roll up the sleeves and read on. *** UPDATED 4/9/2016 *** rewrote lsyncd config for version 2.1.6,...
read moreA Review of Seven Shortcuts to Taking Amazing Photos
My apologies to Tommy - this post was somehow lost. Please be patient as I go through the backups... Found the backup. Need to restore it better. '\r\n\r\nHaving spent less than $500 on lenses for my Nikon D3100 with no prior experience, I\'ll use all the advice I can...
read morePrivate VLANs w/ VMware DVS + Cisco Nexus 5K: Config Reference
When configuring the networks of a virtualized environment, private VLANs expand the functionality of a standard VLAN. This article describes the configuration of PVLANs from both the VMware and Cisco perspectives. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief...
read moreInstalling a WLAN @ Ameristar Casino, Black Hawk, Colorado
What's it like to install a wireless network in a casino?  With the help of two others, we lit up ~200 APs at the Ameristar in Black Hawk just a few weeks before the grand opening on 9/29. This was a ton of work, but it was worth it. Here are some photos that I...
read more