Updated Dec 17, 2016: Removed mention of the Azure Preview (since it’s now GA), linked to easier method to disable monitors, updated driver link Playing Overwatch at 60FPS, 2560x1600, everything on Epic quality, and streaming from the cloud – not too shabby! It’s no secret that I love the concept of...

Updated Nov 27, 2018: Updated credentials for new unifi versions (uses a new username) Updated Jul 31, 2016: Moved away from letsencrypt-auto and switched to certbot, updated the auto-renewal script, and changed the suggested cron time to weekly. Also made mention that mFi series has been discontinu...

I really wouldn’t mind moving from Dropbox to S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Storage, or any other provider Recently at work I’ve been using the fancy new 4K iMac, yet when I’m at home or out-and-about, I use my equivalently-sexy MacBook. I do the same stuff on both computers though, it just so hap...

Playing Witcher 3, a GPU-intensive game on a 2015 fanless Macbook I’ve written about using EC2 as a gaming rig in the past. After spending some time and getting all sorts of feedback from many people, I’m re-writing the article from before, except with all the latest and greatest optimizations to re...

It’s a bit of a sensationalistic title, but hear me out. And sorry for the boring-ish example in this article. This is designed to only excite people who really get it. :) AWS Lambda lets you run NodeJS code or any binary (or code of any language) as a fast starting and stopping EC2 instance. You ca...

NOTE: This article has been superseded by my more recent one here How to use EC2 GPU machines + Steam In-Home Streaming + a VPN to play AAA titles on a shitty laptop You might have tried a service like the now defunct OnLive. Though personally I’ve played and beat many AAA games on the service, it u...

Updated Jan 17, 2015: Moved the dynamic DNS away from a scheduled task to the new custom- service method Updated Apr 3, 2016: Added dynamic DNS instructions for iwantmyname Updated Jul 24, 2016: Added NAT-PMP for UPnP, up-to-date dynamic DNS methods, IPv6 instructions, and EdgeRouter-X mention I’ve ...

This winter vacation, I had a bunch of spare time at home with my parents. It turns out that my parents call to Romania a lot – especially during the holiday season. Since Romania is far away from here in Canada, if they were to use the local phone provider, Bell, they’d be destroyed with long dista...

Note: This is a repost of my TechInferno Forum article from July 28th, 2013. Methods have changed and are somewhat easier these days. Make sure to check out that forum for more info. TLDR: By buying around $250 in commonly available parts, plus a video card, you can make the graphics of your 11” Mac...

If you’re a frequent flyer (like i’ve oddly enough become recently) you probably have status with your airline that gives you lounge access for when you’re flying. Also, if you’re a frequent flyer, you probably also really enjoy drinking and paying as little as possible for it. So here’s a way that ...