I’ve been SmugMugged

With only a few days left in my two week evaluation of SmugMug I was faced with a decision. Would I opt to pay for SmugMug, which lacks features I really enjoy but has some huge plus sides, or would I coast with what I have on Flickr and hope someone reputable buys the service…

Exploring cloud backup with Pogoplug

This past year I’ve been working to wean myself off of 3rd cloud storage in favor of cloud storage I actually own. There’s something good about having physical access to the places where my data is kept. Still, I have been in the market for cloud-based backup service which is not free. Gobs and gobs…

OwnCloud back in the workflow

A few weeks ago I blogged about setting up ownCloud on my Raspberry Pi. It was a fun exercise, but after completing it I was a bit uncertain as to how I’d use it. Let me explain why. Last year I upgraded the new MacBook pro with retina display. It is, without a doubt, the…

Own a bit of the paradigm shift – Some thoughts on ownCloud

For Christmas of 2013 I received a Raspberry Pi. I enjoyed setting up the computer, and even configured a lite MineCraft server for my son. Aside from that, however, the only other use my Pi got was as an AirPrint server. I knew it could be much more, and lined up some projects in my…