Subsonic
The question of “How do I access my music collection over the Internet” has a few good solutions. I previously talked about Ampache, which is quite good but gave me some trouble due to the extreme size of my media… Continue Reading
Author: kyle
Hashing it out
The cryptographic hash function is a really important concept to understand in the world of computing. It plays a fundamental role in many different ways. So what the heck is it? The ELI5 version is that you have a chunk… Continue Reading
nosce te ipsum
In computing, as in life, taking the time to fully understand what you are trying to accomplish is never a waste of time. Sun Tzu clearly knew a great deal about computer hardware and software when he gave us “故曰：知彼知己，百戰不殆；不知彼而知己，一勝一負；不知彼，不知己，每戰必殆.”… Continue Reading
Ampache
It seems like most of the world is content on accessing their media through streaming. For any number of reasons, I prefer to keep actual copies of books, TV, movies, and music. Other plebeians seem to be happy renting the… Continue Reading