Organizations who buy ads on Facebook target their campaigns based on various attributes you have entered and Facebook has calculated about you. So even though you may not have entered a political preference into Facebook, Facebook will allow advertisers to target ads based on their guess of your political affiliation. You can check and delete these […]
Travel through New South Wales and Qu...
This is an overview of a 2 week trip through New South Wales and Queensland. The trip included Sydney, the Blue Mountains, Symbio Wildlife Park, Kiama, Raymond Island, Tilba, Phillip Island, Broken Hill, Silverton, and Melbourne. Most of the travel was by rental car. A flight was taken to get from Melbourne to Broken Hill […]
Fix for MacOS ghost volume NAS drive
Newer versions of MacOS (OSX) have a irritating bug where mounted volumes disconnect in Finder. Sometimes, when Finder reconnects, it creates a 2nd mount with a new name like volume-1 and the original volume path doesn’t work. For applications like Crashplan that use the Unix mount volume in the path, the application fails […]
International travel with only carry-...
It is possible to travel many weeks using only carry-on bags. This 16 minute video goes through what to carry and how to carry it. Some of the items discussed Red-Oxx bags Universal 360 Rotating Car air vent Mount Holder Stand for Mobile Phone GPS Patagonia Torrentshell Jacket Universal Mobile Phone Clip Holder Mount Bracket […]
Sonos and Airplay with old audio equi...
Audio equipment from the 1950’s to 2010 has generally been interchangeable. This meant you could buy speakers, amps, record players, and tape decks from different manufacturers to build a system customized to ones needs. In the last five years, digital music streaming, phone docks, and wireless bluetooth and wifi connectivity have exploded. These new music […]
Thailand travel Bangkok to Chiang Mai
Thailand is only a $50 flight from Hanoi. We spent 24 hours in steamy Bangkok before taking another flight to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Email viewers can view video with this link. Bangkok sites include (* not in video); Konichipan Bakery Grand Palace Wat Phra Kaew Wat Chana Songkhram Wat Pho Bangkok National […]
Vietnam travel to Hanoi Halong Bay an...
30 minute video of Sean and Kathy traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and then to Halong Bay. Email viewers can use the direct video link is https://youtu.be/4IdN0gQLPN8 Ho Chi Minh City sites include Rex Hotel Ben Thanh Market Ngoc Hoang pagoda (Jade Emperor Temple) Temple Club* Hanoi area sites include Hoàn Kiếm Lake Hoa Lo Prison […]