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Improving Home Energy Usage
A few months ago we had an energy audit performed by Next Step Living courtesy of the Mass Save Home Energy Services program. They identified several areas where we could improve including adding an addition layer of insulation in our … Continue reading
Optimizing VPN in a Mixed Cloud & Office SMB Deployment
Here we look at the benefits and challenges in deploying an opensource VPN in a custom Amazon Web Services cloud instance, considering OpenVPN and OpenSWAN as the two prime candidates while outlining some of our selection criteria for the choice of solution. I’ve also identified some motivation here to shift from my beloved iPhone to an Android device – depending on how important I believe VPN access may be from my smart phone / tablet to my home / business. Continue reading
Social Networking the BM (Brick & Mortar)
I’m sitting in the local Dunkin Donuts writing a blog entry on my iPhone – not really a remarkable event. I guess the remarkable part revolves around the question “Why Dunkin Donuts?” as I am – without question – a … Continue reading
Berlin Experience 2011
In March 2011 I traveled back to Germany for the first time in nearly 15 years and for the first time was able to experience Berlin. I stayed near the city center while I was rolling out a new pharmacy … Continue reading
Linksys Cable Modem Upgrade
Linksys Cable Modem Upgrade I called my cable operator a short time back to change my bundled plan and discovered – much to my surprise – that I could move from 10MB download to 20 MB for less money. After … Continue reading