Here are a few apps that you’ll want to have. I’m still not clear on how the app stores work in different countries, you might not find these in the US app store (please let me know if so…) ...

Beyond the obvious “drive on the other side of the road”, here are a bunch of tips on things that you should keep in mind. If you want the tourist pamphlet, check out Using The Roads In Ireland T...

See Quickstart Guide for Restic and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Install Linux (Ubuntu) I prefer to install from restic repo; the version packaged for ubuntu is several versions behind. curl -L h...

Installing a software watch dog Useful on a linux (debian or ubuntu in this case) system, relies on a kernel software watchdog. This one attempts to ensure tailscale is always running. sudo apt ...

There are tons of shared grocery list websites / apps out there; it’s a very simple project technically. I looked at a bunch options and always found some aspect missing. As usual, I considered bu...

I’ve been making these since the late ‘80s – I got them out of a long forgotten cookbook (“All-American Brownies” is all I can remember…). They’re incredibly easy to make and they never fail to imp...

They say there’s always a relevant XKCD… Here’s one way to find it: relevant XKCD There’s also this cool Pagefind demonstration from CloudCannon showing off client side search: This is xkcd, inde...

I only recently discovered this trick (TIL) to make and receive calls to the US without paying any roaming or international charges. The non-obvious bit is that Wi-Fi calling will route your calls ...

One great thing we noticed early on is that the Irish typically don’t say “Welcome to Ireland”, they tend to say “Welcome Home”. I thought that was a nice, welcoming (no pun intended) touch.