
Synology DS1618+ NAS
When my mom purchased me my first DSLR back in 2011 I needed a way to ensure all my pictures were safe. Roughly a year later I decided to invest in a WD My Book Studio II. This enabled me…

A day off well spent (MySQL Cluster and Dinner)
I had spent my day off leaning about clustering a MySQL database. I had followed an amazing tutorial from DigitalOcean and read some official documentation from the MySQL Reference Manual. I began by setting up some new VMs on my…

Switching to https
This website now operates over https. This means all traffic which is sent to and from this website will be encrypted. This is accomplished by using certificates issued by a certificate authority. Every time you (or anyone) requests something from…

Starting with Kubernetes and Docker in Peekskill
Tania and I headed upstate today to enjoy some time away from the city. The was planning on reading (for nursing school) while I was going to get started on learning Kubernetes and Docker to make effective use of my…

Intel NUC virtualization setup
I picked up the Intel NUC yesterday and have been configuring it for virtualization. I think I’ve got it, and before I forget what I’ve learned I will jot everything down. Just as I mentioned in yesterday’s post the first…

Intel NUC i5 (BOXNUC7I5BNH)
After recently updating by laptop’s HDD to a Samsung V-Nand SSD 860 EVO I had a HDD laying around needing to be re-purposed. I had a home server some years ago which this blog was run from, but I resorted…

Logitech K810 wireless illuminated keyboard
I’ve had my eye on this keyboard for quite some time. Just as every other purchase I have made, I usually take days, if not weeks to decide on if the purchase is right for me. I am glad I…

A nice day off
Tania and I went to grab some lunch at Tamashii Ramen in Long Island City. Felix invited me there yesterday and I fell in love with their Curry Ramen. I brought Tania there and ordered the same soup. Tania had…