Backed up data to a BitLocker-encrypted thumb drive. All our data backs up continuously, but I like to periodically save a snapshot.
Category: IT
We Like Desktop Computers
Set up our old computer in its new home. Threaded cables down a conduit in the wall.
Test Network Rig
Built a test rig for the network I’ll set up in our new home. Devices connected to the switch in this prototype include: Google Wifi (mesh), OBiTALK (Google Voice VoIP), and Internet of Things (Samsung SmartThings, and Philips Hue).
Google Domains
Simplified my cyber life: transferred a bunch of Internet domains to Google Domains.
Our Personal Kitchen Assistant
Posted Our Personal Kitchen Assistant.
Limits of Technology
Welcomed Google Assistant into our home. Me: OK Google, cook dinner. The Google: Sorry, I can’t help you with that.
Updating PC’s
Drippy weather + sprained leg = a good day to slow down and update our PC’s.
Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service
Google Voice and a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) adapter give us free dial tone on all our landline phones. Almost all calls within the US and Canada are free. International calls are near enough free. We use our home landline phones the same way we have always used them. People continue to call our…… Continue reading Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service
Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service
Posted Freekin’ Cheap: Free Landline Phone Service. We pay nothing for landline service.
Fiber to the Basement
Signed up for fiber to the home: half the price of DSL or cable. Local service provider, no teaser rates or bundling.