How Fast is the Samsung T7 Shield?
With the recent Sandisk fiasco, I decided to get a new external SSD to hold all my RAW images. Looking around, I went with the Samsung T7 Shield, which essentially the equivalent of Sandisk...
Category: Technology
Fix Ruby gem install openssl/ssl.h error
Getting the “fatal error: ‘openssl/ssl.h’ file not found” message? Here is a quick fix for the gem install openssl/ssl.h error. I faced this problem when trying to install a gem that I am to...
Run your own local “ChatGPT” on a Macbook
Generative AI and specifically, ChatGPT is taking the world by a storm. Everyone is talking about it. But so far, it’s been limited to the big boys like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft Bing (actually driven...
How to Secure WordPress XML-RPC while allowing Jetpack to work
If you run a self-hosted WordPress site and are using Jetpack to mange it, you will probably have a love hate relationship with WordPress XML-RPC. It is a common point of bot attacks targeting...
Upgrade Ubuntu Server 20.04 to 22.04 with Apache, MySQL, PHP web stack
Looking for a quite to upgrade Ubuntu server 20.04 to 22.04 LTS? Have Apache, MySQL DB and PHP-fpm configured and running on the server? Here’s how I’ve managed to get my own server upgraded...
Getting Tapo Smart Plug to work on Apple Home and Siri (non-Matter version)
One of the easiest way to upgrade your home devices to be smart is to get a bunch of Wifi smart plugs to be able to remotely control them. I’ve used TP-Link’s Kasa as...
Disable ZScaler temporarily on your Mac
If you are using a corporate machine with ZScaler installed on it, you may face SSL handshake errors, especially with Java apps throwing up javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException errors when getting certificates proxied by ZScaler instead of...
Keychron K8 Pro: Great wireless keyboard for the Mac
Keychron is widely know for their affordable range of mechanical keyboards that works well with MacOS. When I decided to get a wireless TKL (ten key less) mechanical keyboard, I was deliberating between getting...
UGREEN 100W GaN Charger: One Charger to rule them all
In a quest to find the most convenient work and travel charger for my devices, I recently bought the UGREEN 100W GaN charger. TL;DR, it’s almost the perfect charger. With 3 USB Type-C ports...
How to boot Intel NUC in headless mode
Intel NUCs are a great system to run your home media servers. I’ve ran my Gen 7 Intel NUC PC for years in headless mode without any issues. However, recently after upgrading the primary...
Revisiting Windows Gaming on Mac in 2022 with Parallels Desktop 18
If you’ve come across my blog over the years, I’ve posted how I’ve played Windows-only games on my Mac through Parallels Desktop and CrossOver. With the release of Parallels Desktop 18, it’s time for...
Sabrent NVMe SSD Enclosure is fast indeed!
With an extra NVMe M.2 SSD lying around, it makes a lot of sense to get an NVMe SSD enclosure to use the SSD as an external disk. But one of the challenge is...
