Record Streaming TV

Let's say you still buy a lot of Blu-ray discs because you don't trust buying streaming video on Amazon or Google because you don't really own it. If you were not aware of this, you are now! You do not own videos you buy from a streaming provider and they could disappear because of a …

unRAID to Replace Xpenology (For Me)

I have a lot of hard drives and I'm always buying more. I have three 8-bay Synology NAS and I always seem to want more free space. Since Synology allows mixing drive capacities, I have been continually buying higher capacity hard drives and replacing smaller capacity drives. I was boxing up the phased out drives …

Frontier FiOS Internet Speed Problems? Check Your Router…

I've had FiOS internet since 2006 when it was owned by Verizon and it was later purchased by Frontier. Until just the last few months it had been rock solid with few outages and speeds were always as advertised. I used a Verizon router many years ago, but I have used aftermarket routers since. I …

Router Recommendation

I was just asked about a WiFi issue, which made me realize I get decent amount of WiFi and router questions. I will now be able to point to this post! If you are having WiFi issues or slow internet speeds there are a few tests you can do even if you are not a …

Google YouTube Music Fuckery

I've slowly been losing faith in Google over the years and this feeling is accelerating. I don't like to use profanity on my site, but the latest Google fuckery has me very angry. This happens to be Google Play Music being discontinued in favor of YouTube Music. When they first announced this I had my …

Endeavour Season 7 Episodes

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X & H.265 Transcoding

Many years ago, I preferred AMD CPUs over Intel, but Intel seemed to advance ahead and became my standard CPU. I watched the first generation Ryzen CPUs with interest, but it was too new [for me] when I needed to build a couple computers so I went with the Intel i7-8700 and i7-8700K. I was …

Two Weeks with T-Mobile’s New 5G Network

I needed a new phone and chose the OnePlus McLaren because it supported T-Mobile's new 5G network. I didn't expect a lot because the term 5G doesn't really guarantee anything, but I wanted to try it. I got my new phone a few days after T-Mobile flipped the switch on 5G and it was active …

Motorola (Lenovo) Moto G7 Power

I'm cell phone crazy and went extra crazy this Christmas. I bought my daughter an iPhone 11 Pro and the OnePlus McLaren Edition for me. Because I have two extra free T-Mobile lines and a cloned SIM (intended for a smart watch), I like to have extra phones. I use my old phones as spare …

Amazon Indoor Delivery – Avoid the Porch Pirates

Package thieves (AKA "porch pirates") have become a huge problem because of the ease of theft. Many criminals don't care about cameras because here in California theft is barely illegal... I like to shop on Amazon, so I was eager to try their Amazon Key indoor delivery. I first purchased the Amazon Key system with …