I recently decided to take a little bit of time to set up NextDNS. While on the surface it’s similar to the myriad other DNS resolvers out there you can opt to use instead of the likely horrible DNS servers provided by your ISP, NextDNS is essentially a cloud-based Pi-hole. You can use some of… Continue reading Trying Out NextDNS
Month: October 2020
SSIDs Everywhere
As someone who has been an apartment dweller for a relatively long time, there are some extremely solid perks to it. It’s nice to never have to worry about things like maintenance, for example; if something goes wrong, I open a service ticket and someone shows up to fix the problem. When my furnace wouldn’t… Continue reading SSIDs Everywhere
Ubuntu Linux GRUB Error After 20.04 Upgrade
While I’ve nuked my personal VPS, I still have a VPS that I use for work; it comes in handy for things like running cron jobs, maintaining persistent shells, and generally handling things where a Linux shell seems better than a macOS shell (I’m looking at you, remote PowerShell sessions connecting to Microsoft Exchange.) This… Continue reading Ubuntu Linux GRUB Error After 20.04 Upgrade
Offsite Podcasting
I’ve written before about how difficult it can be to record podcasts remotely, something that has continued to be a struggle throughout the pandemic. For the Unusually Pink Podcast, the irritation of recording remotely was enough to make both Brandi and myself decide it was best to throw in the towel after a year. Mark… Continue reading Offsite Podcasting
Updating PowerShellGet
It’s not too often these days that I find myself needing to update the underpinnings of PowerShell. The majority of the PowerShell work I do now is based on PowerShell Core, the current version of which is 7.0.3, and frequently just comes with newer versions of the supporting modules. PowerShell Core began with PowerShell 6… Continue reading Updating PowerShellGet
Safari 14
Last week the 10.15.7 update to macOS Catalina came with a nice surprise: Safari 14. I was caught off guard by this since I had assumed we wouldn’t see Safari 14 until Big Sur released later this year. It was also a nice surprise for me since Safari has become my browser of choice, not… Continue reading Safari 14