I’m a bit annoyed at ZFS documentation, so I thought I’d write about it. To say it a bit strongly, ZFS documentation is really bad for beginners. Looking at this like a beginner: Beginner questions: And that’s omitting the obvious, but hard to answer, how should I construct my system? Let’s take that first question. […]
Choosing a Laptop
With technology where it is, most people use phones and tablets to do most of their tech work. The average business person uses a desktop in the office or a laptop. Because of the momentum of tablets and phones, laptop development slowed quite a bit…especially given that many started copying Apple’s designs. This overview, written […]
What To Do When Your Gmail Account is Compromised
So you’ve been hacked or someone sent an email using your account without your permission. Often times, these attacks create phishing emails and send those emails out to people in your contact list. Don’t be a jerk, rectify the situation immediately. Here are some steps to take ASAP to remedy the situation.
Optimizing your Mind
Do you want to optimize your mind so that you can process information so much faster you can do so much more in so much less time? Do you want to achieve inner peace? Do you want to find out how to do both at the same time? Using methods from personal experience, I will help you achieve both inner peace and an optimized mind. Are you ready to change your life for the better?
Optimizing Your Computer
In this, the second article of the Optimize your Workflow series, we delve into the methods of Optimizing your Computer…because we do most of our work on the computer. In 7 steps, you will have a fully optimized computer. What are you waiting for, an invitation? Well, you probably wouldn’t be able to find it if I said it was somewhere on your computer. If you read the article, you’ll find it :O)
Optimizing your Workspace
Your workspace is, ideally, an extension of your mind. We must remember the Einstein quote, “If a cluttered desk signs a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” At the same time, Thomas Leonard said, “Clarity affords focus.” How do we reconcile these two into an optimized middle ground?
Optimize Your Workflow
When it comes to getting things done, most people have a duality of opinion, either you focus on one thing or multitask. There are pros and cons to both like focus (higher focus in the single task) and speed (higher speed in multiple tasks -kinda). Interestingly enough, I disagree that these are the only two […]
Why Firefox Stinks, It’s Adobe’s Fault
I am loving Mozilla Firefox, but there’s just one thing I can’t get over…Flash. If it wasn’t for Flash, I would say that most users would use Firefox, but noooo…Flash is making Firefox stink because the Flash plugin for Firefox uses SOOOO much memory. Read my open letter to Adobe about the future of Flash.
iTunes Tips and Tricks
So you have a 100 GB music library? How many duplicates do you have? Incomplete track data? Incomplete album art? Bad sound quality? As a musician, this happens to me constantly. Included with this blog post is a video of me demoing all the software I recommend and how to implement that software (and a […]