I have been using Nextcloud (specifically Nextcloud VM) for a couple of years now, and it worked great for some time. I had switched from Nextcloudpi, as I wanted something more robust for my storage needs. The problems started this past weekend, where I realized that I wasn't running the latest version. I took a look at what I was running, and saw that there was a recent, highly concerning CVE … [Read more...]
Ideal Window Manufacturing Review
September 26, 2023 by
This is a review about Ideal Window Manufacturing Company Info: Ideal Window Mfg. Inc.100 West 7th StreetBayonne NJ 07002 For most of the windows in my house, I would probably leave a very favorable review. The problem is the two windows that have had their seal break. The windows were bought in 2005. We noticed the seal broken, and it's been on the list of forever to try and … [Read more...]
Auvik is garbage for IT and should be avoided
July 27, 2022 by
I want to tell you of my experience and review with Auvik (aka Auvik Networks). How did I hear about Auvik? A Reddit advertisement, which promised a free Unifi Access point for activating an Auvik trial. A few examples of the advertisements posted on Reddit are below. I clicked through one of the advertisements and set up an account with Auvik. Great! A few days later, I downloaded and … [Read more...]
Wink Hub 2 versus Wink Hub 1
January 1, 2017 by
I have been working on getting into the Home Automation game, after finally buying a house of my own. I started out with a Wink Hub 1, that I had bought with the GE-Link bulbs a couple of years ago, on a deal around Christmas time. I was then part of the large Wink outage, in which the wrong certificate was pushed to the device. I was playing around, because I knew that any automation devices … [Read more...]
To the friends I’ve lost along the way
July 12, 2016 by
It's really interesting to realize that as life goes on, it tends to get a little more lonely. You lose touch, and eventually lose friends. The most important fact is to realize that loss of friends is natural. The first time I started to realize this fact was college. Everyone from high school goes off, to their own corner of the world. And out of your group of friends, you only really … [Read more...]
SiriusXM lost me as a customer to Spotify, and how to get the best deal on SiriusXM
February 15, 2016 by
SiriusXM (SIRI) was one of the ways that I listed to music when purchasing my 2012 Hyundai Elantra Limited. I was just starting to use Spotify, and Pandora was unreliable over 4g. But SiriusXM lost me as a customer, mostly due to information here on the internet. And SiriusXM wants to gain subscribers to keep investors happy, so all you have to do is wait them out. The phrase I started … [Read more...]
Bitdefender Box Review- Not Ready for Primetime
November 9, 2015 by
From my Amazon.com review of the Bitdefender Box. "I received a Bitdefender Box test unit, and can't imagine anyone ever purchasing this device. The first major flaw- It give its own DHCP connections. I have a pfsense box behind my modem, and was thinking I could use this in line before my guest wifi/Internet of Things network. It doesn't work that way. The second flaw- 100mbps ports. Why … [Read more...]
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