I mentioned in my videoconferencing guide that 5 GHz bands on wifi are vastly better than 2.4 GHz bands. Here's a list of common routers and where the setting is located.
Left pane: General → Network Map Under System Status, choose 2.4GHz or 5GHz tab and enter "Network …
I've maintained very strict control over email for over a decade. When I purchased jonpurdy.com in 2006, I did so with the intent of having a lifelong domain and email address. But the longer one uses an email address, the more spam and unwanted email tends to collect.
Teleconferencing seems like an easy thing to get right, especially with webcams and good noise-canceling microphones being built into most laptops these days. If the environment is quiet and and lighting is good, it can be fine. But I've participated in a lot of meetings where I could hear myself …
My wife and I are staying with my folks for a couple of weeks before we move to SF. My father mentioned that it'd be nice if he could get his non-HomeKit power outlet switches working with HomeKit somehow, despite not being supported.
I figured there was a way to …
I read an article on HN about FAANG companies. As some of the top places to work, I wondered if my qualifications matched up with roles there. Since I've been a Mac user since 1992 and an Apple ][ user since I was a baby, I figured I'd grab a …