Upgrading Synology 412j+ Storage Capacity
About 2 years ago, I bought a couple of hard drives at bargain basement prices. At the same time, we were moving, so I put them into a storage box,…
Raspberry Pi 3 – Beginner’s 5 steps
A while back, I started out to finally work on a Raspberry Pi project. It was fairly straightforward, but I had to dig around a bit to get a clearer…
Fix Corrupted Time Machine Backups
If you find these instructions valuable, please provide some feedback and/or comments so that I can feel good about myself :) This past couple months have been a time of…
Do the impossible: Multitask (part 4 of 5)
Welcome to the next function: Notifications, Interrupts, Flags, and Semaphores. If you haven’t already, you may want to read the previous posts: Part 1: Multitasking is a necessity Part 2:…
Do the Impossible: Multitask (Part 3 of 5)
Learning the 2nd function: Time-Slicing Welcome back! The next function in mastering how to Multitask: TimeSlicing. If you haven’t already, you may want to read the previous posts: Part 1: Multitasking…
Do the impossible: Multitask (part 2 of 5)
Starting points to mastering the 4 basic functions of multitasking:Prioritization, TimeBoxing, Notifications and Flags, Scheduling. This is the 2nd of a multi-part post on multitasking?—?if you haven’t already, read Part…
Do the Impossible: Multitask (Part 1 of 5)
Multitasking is a necessity. Learn to be an executing machine. (This article is also on Medium) I’ve always been a proponent of “work hard, play hard”?—?sure, ultimately you have to…
Winter Cold Killer Recipe: Chicken Lime Tortilla Soup
This past week I was feeling like I was going to die of cold… I'm in the Bay Area… don't judge me, some places lack proper insulation, and we have…
Project 12: Month 10: Chicken and Beet Risotto
So this dish follow on from the previous one on Cabbage Rolls I actually did these on the same day -- I was trying to figure out what to…
Design Patterns for the Real World
Every engineer, over the years of their career, develops an appreciation for particular design patterns. In general, there are multiple tools that one can pull from for any particular problem,…