Veteran software developer / sysadmin and holds a PhD in Computer Science. Avid computer enthusiast (geek) who has been dabbling with technology ever since his Dad brought home an 8086 computer.
Emerging Tech Trends
There is no denying that cryptocurrencies have gotten more popular in the last year. It could be a side effect of spending so much time home or just the stories of overnight millionaires. Regardless, anyone with any interest in the financial market can benefit from knowing a bit more about
Homelab and Projects
When building a homelab, noise is a common concern. Enterprise-level servers were never designed to be quiet. For those resourceful enough, you can build a sound proof cabinet. Here is how Technodabbler did it.
Homelab and Projects
The way we develop and deploy Web Applications has changed a lot in the last 10 years. Typically, such a project would require skills in three fields : * Knowledge of a programming language to build a web applications. * Knowledge of system administration, as to manage the platform that will host the
Homelab and Projects
Cover Photo by Pawel Czerwinski on Unsplash In a growing world of digital media, the home phone remains one of the most analogue device in our life. It's powered by POTS, also known as Plain Old Telephone System. The more modern alternative, VoIP or Voice over IP, offers telephony service
Gaming Experience
About 20 years ago, I built an Arcade Cabinet with my father. I published an article that same year describing the project, but removed it a couple of years latter, as I was receiving too many emails on cabinet construction. A lot of time has passed and the cabinet was
Homelab and Projects
About two years ago, I started a journey to convert the analog phone system found in my home to a sleek, modern VoIP system. There was one important requirement : the system should work with the existing phone line. That was a perfectly reasonable requirement, many providers already had that phone
Homelab and Projects
A few months ago, my brother contacted me for some help with his Nvidia Shield Tablet. Because of a bad charging port, he was unable to restart the tablet and get some of his data. Unfortunately, fixing the charging port of this model of tablet is ridiculously difficult. The frustrating
Technodabbler Insights
A few days ago, I learned that my best friend, known online as Blazer Falcor, had passed away. For the last 25 years, Blazer had been my tech and gaming partner in projects and games. In MMORPG, he always ended up being the tank, soaking up damage on the frontline
Gaming Experience
For the second year in a row, DreamHack was held in the Olympic Stadium, adding even more space to the bring your own computer. Fan favorite competitions returned, such as StarCraft II, CounterStrike, Rocket League and Super Smash Brother. With a prize pool of over 200'000 USD and activities around
Homelab and Projects
In a Homelab, disk shelves are a simple solution to add storage to an existing server. Just add an SAS adapter for some extra external SAS ports and you are ready. On the r/Homelab sub-reddit, older disk shelves, such as the NetApp DS4243 or the Dell MD1200 are popular,
Gaming Experience
Skylanders fused physical toys with digital gameplay using NFC technology, revolutionizing gaming. Dive into the hardware that made it possible and learn how it reshaped the industry.
Homelab and Projects
It's not secret that I am a big fan of Ubiquiti hardware. I've already written about their hardware twice in the past. But this latest upgrade to my home network is elegant superfluousness : the Ubiquiti US-8-150W 8 port POE switch. Why buy this? The Ubiquiti US-8-150W provides two main advantages
Emerging Tech Trends
This year, at CES 2018, Nvidia announced their pricing for [Geforce Now for PC and Mac] (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/mac-pc/). For 25 USD, players would be able to rent a cloud machine for 20 hours of gaming. This price angered many in the gaming community,
Homelab and Projects
Having used computers for the last thirty years, I've seen my share of disasters. The biggest impact of these incidents is always data loss : hardware can always be replaced but once data is lost, it is gone. That is why data should always be regularly backup. As such, I have
Gaming Experience
I've been following the Starcraft 2 professionnal scene for a few years, enough to see the game change through the release of various expansion. When I learned that Dreamhack was returning to Montreal for a second iteration, I jumped at the opportunity to attend. Lan Party Dreamhack Montreal follows the
Technodabbler Insights
It's not before becoming a parent that I realised the importance of pediatric hospitals. This is why, for the second year, I will be proudly participating to Extra Life 2017. By playing games for 24 hours, I will be raising funds for Opération Enfant Soleil, a non-profit organization that raises