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  • macOS Disk Utility “Operation cancelled”
    When trying to use Disk Utility to make a backup of one of my Raspberry Pi’s, I was repeatedly seeing an error that was causing my backup to fail. Operation […]
  • Update GitLab signing key
    At the beginning of April, GitLab updated their repository signing key. If you try to update, you will see an error during sudo apt update : W: An error occurred […]
  • Going Remote: Basecamp Walkthrough Livestream
    Posting this here because I’ve shared it privately a few times. It’s such a neat way to see how Basecamp uses Basecamp. Really, it’s a testament to how artists use […]
  • Raspberry Pi PoE Hat Fan Control
    I noticed yesterday that the fans on the PoE Hat of my Raspberry Pi 4’s were behaving strangely. They were both kicking on based more on time than temperature, even […]
  • Thoughts on UDM Pro Market Fit
    A lot of folks online are being critical of Ubiquiti about releasing the UDM Pro with the features it has and the hardware it’s configured with, because they feel it […]
  • Unifi Network – Fixing WPA Authentication Timeout/Failure
    Does this look familiar? If you’re like me, then you probably searched the web for a clue, maybe found some threads in the UI.com Community Forums, but ultimately left feeling […]
  • My dad
    My dad passed away just before New Year’s, at 75 years young. I was the most involved with him near the end, so I’m also helping with everything that is […]
  • Coauthoring a WordPress Plugin Development Book
    I’m very excited to announce that I’m coauthoring the 2nd edition of Professional WordPress Plugin Development, one of the highest rated WordPress development books ever released!
  • Get snap.jpeg from UniFi Protect Cameras
    How to get the correct username & password for a UniFi camera that has already been adopted by UniFi Protect: Get into Protect UI https://protect.ui.com/ Select NVR you’d like to use […]
  • Pharrell and Rick Rubin Have an Epic Conversation
    Being a huge fan of Pharrell and Rick Rubin, these two together at the same time is everything I’d want and expect – an insightful journey into all of the […]
  • Easy PHP Upgrade
    I had a few servers that needed upgrading from PHP7.2 to 7.3, so I wrote this little single-line command to help simply things. It uses apt list to get the […]
  • Driveway Timelapse
  • Empty Space in macOS Dock
  • A bunny tipped our goat!
  • Hue Bridge PoE
    I was running out of outlets in the UPS in my 6RU rack, and found myself wondering if it were possible to convert a Hue Bridge to be powered over […]
  • Install Homebridge UI on Raspberry Pi (3 or 4 preferred)
    This is for a fresh install of Homebridge UI with auto-start on reboot or error. If you are trying to convert an existing install, this step-by-step will not work for […]
  • Install Homebridge on Raspberry Pi (3 or 4 preferred)
    This is for a fresh install of Homebridge with auto-start on reboot or error. If you are trying to convert an existing install, this step-by-step will not work for you, […]
  • Heidenberg
    Today I released (on GitHub) a simple version of a simple WordPress plugin to cryptographically sign your posts. It works by splitting your post content up into words and stenographically […]
  • Wordpress
    In case (ha!) you hadn’t heard, spelling WordPress correctly (with a capital P) is a big deal in WordPress land. You see, there are a lot of folks in the […]
  • Variable SSL certificate directives in nginx (part 2)
    Feeling encouraged by my friend Jeremy Felt’s blog post on the subject, I thought I may finally be able to achieve the panacea of WordPress Multi-Network SSL configurations: