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Personal VoIP + SMS for Pennies with SignalWire + Textable
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Personal VoIP + SMS for Pennies with SignalWire + Textable

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by admin

I’ve used Fongo here in Canada for many years – it’s a free VoIP calling app with coverage to most of Canada, cheap long distance…

Google Pixel 3a XL – do we finally have a good, affordable phone for the masses?
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Google Pixel 3a XL – do we finally have a good, affordable phone for the masses?

Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 by admin

Two phones ago, I had the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I had that phone since about the time it was released until February 2019. It…

Effortless and free multi-device backup and file syncing with Syncthing
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Effortless and free multi-device backup and file syncing with Syncthing

Posted on June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 by admin

I’m sometimes terrible at not practicing what I preach – case in point: file backup. I have a great file backup strategy and have invested…

How We Saved Over $1000/yr Switching to MemberPress from WildApricot
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How We Saved Over $1000/yr Switching to MemberPress from WildApricot

Posted on December 31, 2018May 9, 2019 by admin

If you read my recent post about Wild Apricot then you probably have a pretty good idea that it really isn’t the membership system you…

Wild Apricot isn’t the membership system you want in 2018
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Wild Apricot isn’t the membership system you want in 2018

Posted on November 18, 2018May 8, 2019 by admin

Wild Apricot often comes up when you google search for all-in-one membership systems, especially in the context of non-profit of charity type organizations, but did…

Open Source CRM in 2018 – Vtiger vs. SuiteCRM
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Open Source CRM in 2018 – Vtiger vs. SuiteCRM

Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 by admin

Not every organization is financially blessed enough to buy or license CRM software. We’d all love Salesforce.com, but the fact is that an industry leading…

Is Toyota’s Entune 3.0 Really That Bad? My Personal Take.
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Is Toyota’s Entune 3.0 Really That Bad? My Personal Take.

Posted on June 26, 2018 by admin

I recently bought a 2018 Toyota Camry SE Hybrid to replace my not-very-old Kia Forte that turned into a bucket of problems [1] [2]. It’s…

An Open Letter to Ted Lancaster and Kyle Lee, Kia Canada COO and CEO, On Handling of Customers with Major Engine Defect [Updated]
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An Open Letter to Ted Lancaster and Kyle Lee, Kia Canada COO and CEO, On Handling of Customers with Major Engine Defect [Updated]

Posted on June 5, 2018June 22, 2018 by admin

Ted and Kyle, I never take the time to actually write formal complaints about anything in life. Having started my career over a decade ago…

Celeron J4105 – First Week Impressions
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Celeron J4105 – First Week Impressions

Posted on April 16, 2018 by admin

After some recent fun with an ultra low power Rock64 NAS build, I wanted to see what a new Celeron J4105 board could hold as a…

Building a high performing home NAS on a shoestring budget with the Rock64 SBC
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Building a high performing home NAS on a shoestring budget with the Rock64 SBC

Posted on April 4, 2018May 21, 2019 by admin

I’ve gone through many iterations of a Home NAS over the years. It started with an AMD Phenom based system running in a Norco case…

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