Like myself and many others, you may have noticed strange utility poles popping up alongside roadways and intersections (usually brown…
Category: Technology.Networking
Posts related to home networking and other networking techniques and experiences.
Be Clear When Responding “Not Found” in REST Endpoints
When it comes to REST endpoints, I have been amazed at the conflicting and bad practices employed for response codes. …
Goodbye cash… we’re REALLY !!! going to miss you.
Over the years I have posted a number of things related to the timing and sequence of removing paper currency…
Spare Computing During a Crisis.. Helping to Fight the Crisis
I recently discovered a distributed computing project for COVID-19 DNA research called Rosetta@Home ( https://foldforcovid.io/ ). Having 8 Raspberry Pis which…
Unexpectedly Joining the Distributed Workforce
After an unusual set of circumstances, my company has shifted its IT and software development staff into a distributed workforce…
Real Password Security, Using the KISS Principle
Keep It Simple and Stupid! If you hate those extremely over-complicated password requirements which paranoid corporations are embracing, you will…
Google Fiber (Internet and TV): A Tech User’s Impressions
One of the benefits of living in Kansas City is the availability of Google Fiber as my high-speed internet provider.…
Some tips when tracking your finances online
As a lot of people have done or are doing, I moved my finance tracking off the old (read: previously)…
Big Brother at its best? Well, maybe…
Recently, it was revealed that the NSA is able to break common encryption protocols used on the internet. You can…
User beware: the hidden gotchas of the Verizon FIOS service
Verizon FIOS is a fiber-optic system capable of delivering very fast internet feeds to residential consumers, in addition to its…