Installing Ubuntu on the ASUS ZenBook Pro UX501VW
Update 2016-04-25, this post is obsolete. I now have information on installing Ubuntu 16.04 at https://marclewis.com/2016/04/25/installing-ubuntu-16-04-lts-on-asus-zenbook-ux501vw/ After receiving my...
View ArticleWho shall control my media? Part 1
Over the last couple of years, the entire media landscape has changed. We were quite happy with MythTV, but its pretty limited in its scope, it can only handle TV, Recorded TV, Videos, Music and...
View ArticleWho shall control my media? Part 2 – Infrastructure
The infrastructure I’ve had our media setup on has changed quite a bit over the years, too. When I first started streaming stuff, I was using UPNP servers to serve a D-Link streamer. It worked pretty...
View ArticlePower Supply for ASUS ZenBook UX501VW
After I purchased the new ASUS ZenBook, I went looking for another power supply for it, one to keep plugged in at my desk at the office, and another one for my backpack. One would think that would be...
View ArticleJetBrains IDEs, Haswell processors, Linux and FUTEX_WAIT
I thought I would put this here in case anyone else has been experiencing the same thing I have been. Start up a JetBrains product, any of them — PhpStorm, WebStorm, CLion, DataGrip, or any of the...
View ArticleInstalling Ubuntu 15.10 on the Asus ZenBook Pro UX501VW, Redux
Update 2016-04-25, this post is obsolete. I now have information on installing Ubuntu 16.04 at https://marclewis.com/2016/04/25/installing-ubuntu-16-04-lts-on-asus-zenbook-ux501vw/ After writing about...
View ArticleInstalling Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on Asus ZenBook UX501VW
First off, let me first say, what a nightmare this was. After the relative ease of installing Ubuntu 15.10 on the ZenBook I was more than a bit disappointed with how difficult it was installing Ubuntu...
View ArticleRedmine API and Jetbrains Integration
I just thought I would put this out there in case anyone else had the same problem as I did as there is surprisingly little out there. I just recently switched back over to using Redmine from Jira,...
View ArticleWho Shall Control My Media? Part 3 – Media Players
Media players are a interesting topic. Over the past couple of years, we’ve tried a variety of them. The first one was back in 2007 and was the D-Link MediaLounge DSM-520 that got its media from a...
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My first few days with the OnePlus 3
I didn’t really want a new phone but my HTC One M9 was starting to really irritate me. Specifically the battery and power usage. It got to the point where I was having to charge it at least 3 times a...
View ArticleElementary School Homework or No Homework?
This is quite the detraction from the normal types of posts I make. I typically try to put things that are tech related or other “hobbies” of mine up here. But this is something I’m feeling very...
View ArticleNo More Homework in Our House
After my last post questioning homework for elementary school kids, we’ve done a lot more reading and researching on the subject. A lot. Since the last fight, we took a stand — our first grader won’t...
View ArticleCould this be the beginning of the end for software patents?
http://fortune.com/2016/10/03/software-patents/?_utm_source=1-2-2 This is big.
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Who Shall Control My Media? Part 4 – Backend Storage
So you’ve got a lot of videos, home movies, pictures, etc., that you want to have access to from all of your devices and get them on your big screen. Sounds simple, right? Its anything but. With the...
View ArticleWho Shall Control My Media? Part 5 – Back Ends and Front Ends
Since the Media Players post, I’ve been working on refining our setup and getting it to the point where I can stop tinkering with it and just leave it be to run. I believe I’m finally close to that...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts on Tablets
I’ve been through quite a few Android tablets since they first hit the market a few years back. I started with the incredibly well built T-Mobile branded Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. I actually still have...
View ArticleD-Link DSP-W110 Wi-Fi Smart Plug Review
For the last few months, I’ve had a D-Link DSP-W110 sitting in a drawer. I bought it when it was on sale, and have been meaning to compare it to the TP-Link HS100 smart plugs. Having put up our...
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Asus ZenPad S 8 Review
After using an Nvidia Shield tablet for a year or so, and dealing with a battery recall and then an RMA because it would no longer hold a charge after only 3 months, I decided to try something...
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Great Northern Popcorn Lincoln Popper Review
I love popcorn. Always have. Its one of those things from childhood that provides fond memories and an overall sense of happiness to me. My boys also love popcorn. About once a month we do a “movie...
View ArticleElementary School Homework Studies
Jessica informed me that I rambled quite a bit on my last post about homework and wasn’t coherant enough. She’s right. I did ramble quite a bit but that’s only because this is an emotional subject...
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