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Review Android car stereo radio and navigation 112

Jan

24

2014

more Recent Updated Review [icon name=”android” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] For a More current Review, see My Ford Fusion Android Radio Review. My car radio upgrade… What can a $280 buy you? how about an Android car stereo + Navigation, and all the android apps your heart desires. My 40+ minute commute has me in the car ...

Linux backup and rotate script 11

Jan

23

2014

A common task to do with backups is to rotate them , so that you have multiple copies of critical files going back x days. Below is a bash script (Linux command line) that does this. Why Rotate Backups? Why not just one current backup file… The primary reason to have a rotating backup system, ...

PHP backup monitoring and alert script: prevent backup rot… 3

Jan

2

2014

One of the key components with any IT software system is putting together an automated , reliable backup solution. Gone are the days of manually backing up files to a removable media, with our interconnected world we can simply setup some form of cloud back up and go. In a previous post I discussed how ...

Cruises – a few tips 2

Dec

15

2013

Having recently come back from a cruise vacation I can share a few brief tips that can save you a few bucks and make for a more enjoyable trip. Modern cruise ships are really floating 4/5 star hotels in the ocean. The ship we went on the Allure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean) is the ...

Running in the fall

Nov

2

2013

Here on the East coast and many other parts of the US , nature is a cornucopia of colors as the trees perform their annual ritual of fall. Its one of the best times to run, or do anything outdoors that let’s you take in all the scenery. Luckily my favorite running path is through ...

Nexus 5: My next smartphone

Oct

30

2013

Updated: Released 12/27/2013 So I finally unwrapped my Nexus 5 Christmas gift, and have been playing with it for the last few days. So far it’s everything I expected, no surprises Battery life seems decent, build quality is pretty good, and screen display is amazing. The camera which I was looking forward to, did not ...

Review: G-Box MX2 Android XBMC / Kodi Smart TV Player 26

Oct

16

2013

01/2021 Update (OUT OF DATE BOX and Details): Note this Box and the Kodi services described below are no longer working properly , this is because a lot has changed in the 7 years since the article was written. Kodi as of right now is has a stable release of 18.9 , this is no ...

Planet Money podcasts rock! my favorite episodes!

Oct

10

2013

Why Planet Money Rocks! Planet Money (NPR) podcasts are awesome! the podcast on anything related to finance, economy, money with plenty of social commentary mixed in, are thoroughly entertaining, thought provoking ,downright frustrating and most of all enlightening. In my daily diet of podcasts, Planet Money are almost always universally excellent, the wide variety of ...

Shell script code: show oldest | newest file in folder and file age 2

Oct

7

2013

Determining Oldest file and file age Today I had to write a short shell script to help figure out the oldest file in a particular folder, how old that file was (in secs or minutes). This is a pretty common requirement when dealing with file(s) folders such as working directories, where you periodically need to ...