Home Media Center Project

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The Home Media Center is built to stream music, movies, and shows anywhere in my home. It works either offline or online. Anyone who connects to my WiFi can start streaming and use it. Do not pirate. This is not how to pirate. All media has been acquired legally. This guide is mainly written for …

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Best SD Cards – Updated 2023

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When it comes to finding and using the best SD cards, I tend to gravitate towards the best of the best. I use SD cards extensively as a photographer and tech lover, which is why I found myself on the quest to find the best ones out there. I want reliability, speed, and something that …

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Camera Accessories for Your Mirrorless or DSLR

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Discover which camera accessories for your mirrorless or DSLR camera will take your photography game to the next level! Regardless of your camera brand, these tripods, lights, straps, and mounts will help you take better photos by creating effective systems and habits. As a professional photographer, I’ve used all of these listed camera accessories and …

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My Home Office Setup for Speed

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In my quest for continually improving my high tech home office setup for quality of life, I have spent a lot of time trying different products and solutions to stay productive and get things done quickly. As life continues to evolve, so do my home office needs. You might also be interested in these articles: …

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SSL Certificates and HTTPS – A Guide to Proper Installation and Configuration

Ssl certificates and https - a guide to proper installation and configuration 1 a ssl certificate, or secure sockets layer, is that thing that can turn your browser green. This neat little thing validates the website is real and hasn't been tampered and can load over https. Https, or hypertext transfer protocol secure is what creates creates the secure and encrypted connection between your browser and the website. This is applicable for apps as well, although you probably won't see an indicator if traffic is secure or not.

A SSL Certificate, or Secure Sockets Layer, is that thing that can turn your browser green. This neat little thing validates the website is real and hasn’t been tampered and can load over HTTPS. HTTPS, or HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure is what creates creates the secure and encrypted connection between your browser and the website. This …

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Seeking Quiet in Noisy Spaces

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Recent travels took me through North Dakota and South Dakota, where I often found myself wondering where all the quiet places had disappeared to. Thinking good and proper remote places were carefully selected, I found myself quite often wishing for a bit less noise. Deep in the land of the large trucks, camping and sleeping outside lent itself to a lot more road noise than expected.

Coupled with a fitful night of sleep at a motel and way too many crying babies on planes, I was ready to make a change to improve my quality of sleep while traveling. I needed something that could travel easily in a variety of environments. It should help me get the much needed sleep I deserved – a key ingredient to epic adventures. After a ton of research, I discovered the Bose Noise-masking sleepbuds.

MacOS Sierra Stuck in Endless Rebooting Loop

Macos sierra stuck in endless rebooting loop

When your computer is no longer in warranty and gives serious issues such as no longer booting up, panic can set it pretty quickly. I hadn’t even gotten to making my morning coffee yet when I hear boot chime after boot chime. My blogging life isn’t all travel, sunshine, and experiencing delicious food, as much as …

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The Best microSD Cards [Updated 2021]

Best microsd cards

As a photographer and tech lover, I tend to gravitate towards the best of the best when it comes to the technology products I own, which is why I found myself on the quest to find the best MicroSD cards out there. I want reliability, speed, and something that will let me push my equipment to its limits.