Sunday, November 4, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Hard Drives for use in my Synology NAS
Why I purchased Seagate IronWolf drives

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Updates in automating my life (HomeBridge,SmartThings, Sonarr, etc...)
I usually like to set up a new project, write a blog post about it, and then move on. But once in a while it is a good idea to go back and see if anything has changed or if anything newer/better has come along.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Setting up a CUPS server with Docker on a Synology NAS for my Brother printer
My Brother Printer made for Windows
I made the unfortunate mistake of purchasing a cheap brother printer, the Brother HL-L2300D, which is USB only. And not only is it a USB printer, it is a Winprinter which makes it very limited in anything other than Windows. The laser printer is great for printing, but purchasing the cheapest feature-limited version was a bad decision. If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to purchase a Brother network printer and save myself the trouble and hassle trying to network share a USB printer. I encourage you to do the same. But if you are reading this page, you probably made the same mistake I did, so read on...
Monday, July 25, 2016
Controlling Philips Hue lights with an Amazon Dash button
So I have read around online that people have found a way to hack Amazon Dash buttons. Without doing much research, I jumped on buying a few Amazon Dash buttons for $1 during Amazon Prime Day. Once I got them and started working on hacking them to do what I wanted, I realized things were not as clear-cut ready as I thought it was. But luckily a few people had a great head start and it didn't take much tweaking in order to succeed.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Trying to charge my MacBook 2015 with a Quick Charge 2.0 USB wall charger
What is Quick Charge 2.0?
Monday, June 20, 2016
Running HomeBridge on my Synology NAS to interface SmartThings with HomeKit
I have gone through a few platforms and configurations in my home automation adventures. I've used openHAB and the Wink Hub. Recently, I have stuck with the SmartThings Hub V2 for almost half a year. Apart from some instabilities, which they have been working on, I have been happy with the setup. It interfaces with my Amazon Echo perfectly for voice control, which is great! Because of this, I have not really bothered with trying to get Apple's Siri plugged into my home. But I have been seeing HomeBridge come up in many discussions which allows Apple's HomeKit to work with devices that are not approved. Since it got me curious, I decided to set it up and see what it's like!
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