Running Claude Code Locally (No Limits, No Nonsense)
There’s something deeply satisfying about running your own stack locally. No rate limits.No “you’ve reached your session cap.”No waiting in line behind someone else’s prompts. Just raw, uninterrupted compute—on your terms. Recently, I set up Claude Code locally, backed by a local model via Ollama. The result? A private, always-available coding assistant that doesn’t tap […]
Read MoreHow to Automatically Start and Stop AWS EC2 Instances Using Cron (Ubuntu 20.04)
If you’re running workloads that only need to be online at specific times—like a live stream, dev environment, or scheduled job—you’re probably wasting money keeping EC2 instances running 24/7. In this guide, you’ll learn how to automatically start and stop AWS EC2 instances using cron and the AWS CLI on Ubuntu 20.04—a simple, reliable, and […]
Read MoreSecret Santa E-mail Bot: The Easiest Way to Run a Stress-Free Holiday Gift Exchange
Running a Secret Santa gift exchange should be fun—but let’s be honest, coordinating everyone, preventing duplicate pairings, keeping things anonymous, and sending out instructions can turn even the jolliest organizer into a frazzled elf. That’s exactly why the Secret Santa E-mail Bot was created. It automates the entire process, keeps participants anonymous, and handles all […]
Read MoreKIA EV6 Subwoofer Fix
Fixing the Out-of-Phase Subwoofer Issue in the Kia EV6: A Simple 5-Minute Upgrade Owners of the Kia EV6 have recently uncovered an interesting (and surprisingly impactful) factory wiring issue: the vehicle’s subwoofer appears to be wired 180 degrees out of phase. When a speaker is wired in reverse polarity, the cone moves opposite of what […]
Read MoreDeploying VMs With Ansible
What Is Ansible? If you’re just starting out with IT automation, Ansible is one of the easiest and most powerful tools to learn. At its core, Ansible helps you manage and configure servers, applications, and networks by describing what you want them to look like – without needing to manually log in and type commands […]
Read MoreBulk Convert .HEIC photos to PNG
Why I Did This If you’re like me and use an iPhone, you’ll know that the iphone stores photos in .heic file format. While this is fine for Apple devices, it often makes it difficult to mass-export photos directly from an iPhone to other applications which can readily accept the more common .PNG image type. […]
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How to Build a WireGuard VPN: Step‑by‑Step Guide
Why VPNs Are Useful – and How to Build Your Own with WireGuard In today’s connected world, our internet traffic passes through countless networks, ISPs, and potential points of surveillance or interception. Whether you’re connecting over public Wi-Fi at an airport, accessing sensitive business resources remotely, or just looking to keep your browsing habits private, […]
Read MoreIoT Pool Thermometer
At our community pool it is a popular destination for kids and adults who live in our neighborhood. Sometimes the water is just a tad colder than we’d like, or in the middle of summer, it might be like bath water, and not refreshing at all. What if there was a way to know the […]
Read MoreA Time Dashboard
Many ham radio operators typically have one or more clocks in their radio room (also known as a Ham Shack). These clocks are used to log contacts, time nets, or help the operator be aware of times in different timezones around the world. These clocks can take many forms, from one or more simple analog […]
Read MoreSetting Up Unifi Network Application In Docker
Why So recently, I had a very old physical docker host on my network die. This was an old Intel NUC machine that served as a compact docker host to run several applications on docker as a lightweight install. For years, it had been running like a swiss clock and updating containerized applications on this […]
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