One of my two New Years resolutions for 2019 was to do a better job managing my personal finances. I’ve been a religious Quicken user for about sixteen years, but I was starting to realize that it was doing a great job at telling me what I’d spent my money on, and ensuring that I …
Category: Reviews
Seven Geeky Essentials for my European Trip
I was fortunate enough this year to be able to take a considerable amount of time off and explore some absolutely stunning regions in Europe. This wasn’t one of those “disconnect from the world” trips, however. While I did remove my office mail profile, Microsoft Lync, and my work OneDrive from my phone, I still stayed …
First Impressions of Windows 10
Just shy of a week ago, a few days after Microsoft released Windows 10 to the public, I downloaded and installed it. I had run some pre-release versions in Virtual Machines and on a test laptop over the last few months, but this was my first venture into upgrading with my everyday machine, and the one …
The Sonos Music Ecosystem
When I purchased my first Sonos device back in 2012, I had been looking for something like this system for at months. I didn’t seem to think that my requirements were that out of the ordinary, but I had a hard time finding something that met all my needs at a price that I considered reasonable. What I’m looking for is an easy way to share all kinds of music across multiple speakers in multiple rooms and control it all easily. I wanted the ability for them to stay completely in sync or to all be playing something independently.
Google Domains Beta Review
I’ve had the opportunity to play in the Google Domains Beta program over the last two months. I submitted my name into the program sometime in late 2014 and was accepted (along with a lot of other people) in December. I moved my first domain over from my current registrar in February 2015 and registered …