Using Sprint 4G LTE as a primary Internet connection
A few MVNOs have good deals on Sprint hotspot devices and data plans. Ting sells a $25 hotspot device with a no-contract plan for 30 GiB »
In Search of Locational Privacy
Let's compare privacy policies to see what the various map smartphone apps (Google Maps, Waze, OSMand) collect about your location. Locational data is impossible to anonymize. »
Lowest Price-Per-Sheet for High-Quality Notebooks
If you do lots of writing, or scratch out lots of pages, you'll likely want to buy notebooks with a minimal price-per-sheet. Here's my short-list! Apica »
Static Webpage Generation
I'm an advocate of static webpage generation, as the simplest way to implement many simple websites. Combined with modern version control, it is a truly elegant »
Raspberry Pi Becomes Unresponsive over Wifi
I rarely use Wifi to connect a computer running a Unix-like OS to a network. Maybe if I did, I would have long ago learned of »
Copy and Paste using Vim in PuTTY on Windows
I've been running Windows as a desktop OS forever, using PuTTY to connect to a myriad of hosts running Unix-like OSes. It wasn't until I started »
Debian or Ubuntu Linux on a Thinkpad X220 as the Primary OS
Debian is my favorite Linux distribution. To make life a little easier for myself, I decided to give Kubuntu a chance to become my main OS »
Best Android Email Client
K-9 Mail. That's all you need to know. Use OpenKeychain for OpenPGP support. Enjoy these excellent FOSS! <3 Notes Avoid BlueMail, as it uses their »
Diluting Bleach for Sanitization
Diluted bleach is a great value for a sanitizer. Food-safe disinfection Note that this is insufficient for 2019-nCoV disinfection. See the next section. If you dilute »
Cellular Service in Montana
The cellular network operators in Montana are Verizon and AT&T. If you're a T-Mobile customer, then you can roam on AT&T's network »
Life without a Mobile Phone Case (or, Being Mindful of Using Your Phone)
Dreams of an unfettered existence, with only a landline phone at home, occasionally tempt me to ditch my cellular phone. A phone with nothing more than »
Change Certification Level of a Signature on a OpenPGP Key
Can I Update My Old Signature? You cannot modify an existing signature. You can revoke the signature. This revocation can be pushed to public key servers. »
Ghost's forceAdminSSL redirect loop
Ghost has brief documentation of configuration of HTTPS support. If you want both HTTP and HTTPS accessible, but want to force HTTPS for the administration back-end, »
Writing, Motivation, and Productivity
I've been struggling with writer's block lately. I think the block is the result of the confluence of many forces—perfectionism, feelings of inadequacy, and »
Best Dye-Based Water Resistant Fountain Pen Inks
I care about the longevity of what I write by hand with fountain pens. Pigment-based inks are permanent, but can clog fountain pens, and are pretty »
Debian as a Primary OS
It's surprisingly painless to setup Debian as a dual-boot OS on a laptop! I went with XFCE as my window manager for now. I only had »
Dynamic Host Configuration on OpenBSD
Many of my projects at home use embedded computing, sometimes an Arduino clone, but usually a Raspberry Pi. For the Pis, I like to clone an »
Survey of High-Quality Notebooks by Line Height
7mm is the most common line spacing for ruled notebooks. Sometimes I find this spacing a little too generous. Here is a survey of high-quality notebooks »
DIY Carbonator for Making Sparkling (Seltzer) Water at Home
This article discusses how to make your own DIY setup for carbonating liquids. This project been documented nicely by others on the web, including Popular Science. »
Apica CD Notebooks: The Best Inexpensive Notebook
The Rhodia Pad I love Rhodia Pads. A Rhodia No. 11 (A7, 3" x 4") keeps track of my to-do items and my shopping list, fitting »
Multi-room Audio with a Raspberry Pi and Squeezelite
This tutorial borrows largely from Garrelt's tutorial on Squeezing a Raspberry Pi. I've boiled down what he did into a more succinct version. I hope you »
Getting Started with Raspbian Lite on a Raspberry Pi
This tutorial walks you through getting the Raspbian OS installed and configured on a Raspberry Pi with wireless networking. This is how I first set up »
Running a Python Script as a Service on Debian Linux
I have a simple clock script in ~/bin/clock/clock.py. I want to run it as a service. That is, I want it to run »
Keyed-Up Labs ES-87 Mechanical Space-Saving Keyboard
I purchased a Filco Zero keyboard back in the fall of 2010. It's a really nice mechanical keyboard with significant tactile feedback, as well a click »
The Perfect Camera Strap
I've been looking for the perfect camera strap for years and years. I don't find a strap as necessary as many people do, and I've gotten »