personal blog of travels, tech & opinions
One of the most interesting visual playgrounds that have come out of the recent AI art revolution is ChatGPT 4o & (Microsfot CoPilot) i& Google Gemini (Nano Banana) mage rendering. The Image render uses a different type of model that creates very distinct and engaging generated artwork. Perhaps the most…
So I want to update my bucket list which I made a while back , you can read my old list here, some of those items are still on this list plus I added a new ones.. I’ll be updating this page as the items are ehcked off and completed.…
June 2025 After three back-to-back flights totaling over 20 hours (EWR ->SFO ?->TPA -> SGN) of flying, we finally landed in Saigon, Vietnam on June 2nd. Exhausted, jet-lagged, and immediately hit by the thick, humid air, we stumbled into a cab, already mesmerized by the chaos outside—a symphony of motorbike…
Just a very short post on how to quickly and easily display multi-lingual web page content in basic PHP web pages or apps for a variety of languages. Of course you can run always webpage through a translation app, but this more often than not have unintended results as JavaScript…
Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is essential if you’re hosting services from home (self-hosted) where your IP address changes periodically. Namecheap,CloudFlare ,Godaddy (as well as others but not ALL ) offer a straightforward DDNS service for their domains that allow you to programmatically update the DNS records Here’s how to set it…
The music industry stands at a fascinating crossroads, where artificial intelligence is not just an auxiliary tool but a creative force in its own right. From generating complete compositions to crafting personalized soundtracks, AI music generation is rapidly evolving from a novelty into a powerful creative medium that’s reshaping how…
If you’re anything like me, and you’re a Windows 11 user… Microsoft has shoved the ad-filled Outlook client in place of the formerly usable mail client. Not only is seeing unnecessary ads is annoying, but the Outlook client is very very sluggish on all but the newest generation of machines.…
