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 …

Laptop Buying Guide | Christmas 2019

I am often asked about what type of laptop to get. I recycled my post from 2018 since it was still relevant. Here are my recommendations in simple terms. Apple MacBook Laptops If you do need Windows only programs and want a laptop that may last many, many years, look at MacBooks. You will spend …

Ethernet Couplers

If you have ever dealt with ethernet cable and come up short, couplers can be a indispensable. These are simple devices, they just allow you to connect two ethernet cables together to extend the length. The problem is that the quality and price can vary greatly. What can be an issue is that some couplers lose …

Your Purchased Music May Identify You

Your purchased digital music may identify you. This is done with embedded data, which is known as metadata. For the purposes of this post, I will refer to the record company identifying customer information as "spying metadata." This practice has been going on for quite a while, but I noticed a while back that Amazon …