So my blog is finally back in business after being off the grid for many months. Things have happened in my life. A divorce, moving to a new apartment and trying to start rebuilding my life again. But now I’m back!
[Continue reading]Shairport Crashing When Using USB DAC with Raspberry Pi
I’ve moved over from Squeezebox server to Roon as my multi-room music playback system. The new system works wonderfully, and I love it. However, there’s one thing that I’ve had a problem with, and that’s getting Apples AirPlay to work reliably with my Roon Raspberry Pi endpoints running Diet-Pi Linux. The Shairport-sync constantly crashed. After […]
[Continue reading]PayPal Two-Factor Authentication in 1Password
PayPal has now added 2FA, so this info is no longer needed. Kept for posterity. Two-factor authentication today is a must to keep your online accounts safe. You certainly want to keep your PayPal account safe. Using SMS to add an extra authentication is a hassle and could cost you money as well. PayPal, in […]
[Continue reading]Why I Switched To Roon And You Should Too
I’ve been running my music system at home using Squeezebox Server software for many years. It has served me well, but Logitech bought the entire eco-system and then abandoned it. Because it’s Open Source, it’s still updated, but it’s time to do an upgrade to a better system. After testing a lot of different server […]
[Continue reading]MacBook Netflix Flicker Flashing in Full-screen
I had an annoying problem on my 2015 MacBook Pro Mac OS when watching movies on Netflix using Safari. When in full-screen mode, the display would flash/flicker a couple of times a minute. Well, after digging around, I found a solution for it. Why Does the screen keep flashing when watching Netflix? Some MacBook Pro’s […]
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