Category: Technology
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How to clear Spotify cache
Been noticing recently that the fan’s been kicking up on one of my laptops recently. Upon investigation, using top, I noticed that Spotify was eating up a ton of CPU. While my system wasn’t showing any signs of a struggle, I definitely would prefer the fan to not be going at full blast just because…
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BIOS has detected unsuccessful POST attempt(s) on Intel NUC
After upgrading the SSD on my Intel NUC to a larger size, I was greeted with an error message that took me way too long to find a solution to: This problem was compounded by the fact that my wired keyword refused to work when this error was encountered. Sadly, I vaguely remember running into…
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New user 2FA with Google Workspace
Onboarding new users should be simple, yet the default settings for 2-step verification (2FA) within a Google Workspace can be problematic. When you enable 2FA for an organizational unit, new users encounter an error when they first log into Google Workspace by default: Your organization’s policy requires you to enroll in 2-step verification. Please contact…
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Home Accessories Battery Drain on iOS
Recently the Home Accessories app went rogue and was quickly draining my battery on iOS. This coincided with our recently acquisition of an Apple HomePod, which isn’t even our first HomeKit accessory. The Apple HomePod is replacing our primary Amazon Echo. Over the last year or so, Alexa has seemingly become more ignorant. Amazon’s suggestion…
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Am I AI?
As a matter of form, this blog is a collection of my actual writing. The blog started as a way to improve my writing capabilities by actually taking the time to, you know, write. While I may talk about artificial intelligence or show some AI examples associated with my own…
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JDownloader error: You added an archive that has several parts
Ran into an interesting problem recently while downloading some stuff off of Archive.org. The problem was a bit of a misnomer, but it took some head scratching for a bit to understand the issue. While using JDownloader, which is a very preferred method for downloading larger collections from Archive.org, I…
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Are travel routers worth it?
As part of my iterative approach to most things, with every trip I take, I try to improve something. Over the years I’ve went from a cramped duffel bag to a higher end backpack meant for travel. I’ve slowly moved to having dedicated “travel” items, instead of just packing a…
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Easily sync Philips Hue to Alexa
Every time we move, I invest just a little bit more into smart home devices. While not the most cost effective option, we are very much “all in” on Philips Hue bulbs. While I really do love the product, getting them to play nice with Amazon Alexa’s voice controls has…
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Obligatory post about artificial intelligence
Within the tech community, it seems like all we’re talking about these days is AI, ChatGPT, alternatives and such. Recently, I had the opportunity to hang out with somebody outside of the tech community and they actually brought up ChatGPT to me, and how they were leveraging it. But also,…
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2.4 GHz devices with Eero Mesh Wi-Fi
I’m a big fan of our Eero Mesh Wi-Fi 6 setup, even with the subscription service that will probably eventually lead to replacing it with something that doesn’t have an up sell like that. It’s been one of the best setups we’ve had, handling both multiple story and single story…