I switched my personal account to Google Workspace so I could use my own domain name for my email. I remained a loyal user but the alternatives have improved and the things that kept me loyal have changed. It’s finally time to migrate from Google Workspace to a personal Google...

Moving your Google Drive files from a Google Workspace account to a personal Google account is harder than it should be! I’ve broken down my process and the many hurdles on the way. This is one part of my recent project to escape Google Workspace. You can read more about...

When I first started out on my budget home server journey back in 2016, the most logical choice was the Raspberry Pi 2 micro-computer. This has served me well, but my needs for a server have changed and the Pi just wasn’t keeping up. I want a quicker server but...

In 2016 I finished my Software Engineering degree at the University of Waikato with my fourth year honours project. The objective of my project was to create a system which would allow the owner of an off-grid house to monitor their energy system and access this information from anywhere. What...

Ten percent of my work time is dedicated to professional development through two ‘Hackdays’ a month. For my most recent Hackdays I wanted to combine old-school phone technology with ‘modern’ web technoligies. I came across a service called Plivo which lets you work with the phone network through a web...

About a year ago, I posted two articles about setting up my Raspberry Pi as a home server and how I setup remote access to it from anywhere in the world without using portforwarding. I’ve had a few people stumble across my post, asking questions and sharing details about their...