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Speeding Up Home Internet
Router Settings to improve home internet performance I’ve recently put together a few mini-projects with the goal of maximizing home internet performance. Below is how. First, a primer. We’ll talk about: -Choosing the right “speed” from your ISP (save your money, you don’t need extra bandwidth) -Setting up local DNS to improve query times -Bufferbloat and how to minimize it ISP Speed Readers here will probably understand that the topline “speed” number presented by your...
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Raspberry Pi Temperature
A Raspberry Pi Temperature Sensor When I found out we were having a baby, I immediately clicked into gear and started reading about how to raise an emotionally well-adjust 7-year old. But I was also concerned that the baby’s room would be too hot or cold and set out to make my, at the time, new Raspberry Pi into a temperature sensor. There are plenty of tutorials on the internet. I am pushing the data...
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Golf Swing Analysis Cameras
DIY 2-camera golf swing analysis I decided to set up a portable 2-camera golf swing analysis system. Though my dream was a home golf simulator, I live in NYC, an no one has that much space. I will be making sure my suburbs home has 10’ ceilings in the garage or the basement. This swing analysis setup has been done before, so I am only lending my voice to budget-friendliness and feasibility. Ingredients 1 Windows...
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Nyc Tax Assessment Challenge
Understanding NYC property tax assessment challenges: You don’t need to let the seemingly complicated tax certiorari process beat you. If you are New York City homeowner, sometime after January 15th, you received a “Notice of Property Value” from the city’s Department of Finance, showing your property tax increase as of July 1, 2016. Coops pay taxes as a building, not individually, though the same tax process applies. If your taxes jumped, you are not alone....
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