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About Robin

Robin has a passion for openness and freedom in technology and he's spent the last decade of his life developing, supporting and maintaining open source software.

He is part of the panel of Drupal community experts who authored The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7, he has written for several magazines (including Free Software Magazine) and lead marketing initiatives for Mozilla Firefox and Drupal.

By night, he continues to post to this blog, where he is occasionally forced to write in the third person and frequently gives his experienced opinions on a wide array of topics. Suggestions and feedback are always welcome.

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Comparing USB Speakerphones

The two we’re looking at today are the Sennheiser SP20ML, which is the same as the non-ML version, it just has a software certification saying it works with Skype, and the Jabra Speak 510, which is identical to the 410 but with Bluetooth. Continue reading Comparing USB Speakerphones

The Ultimate Guide to macOS Recovery (current for High Sierra and APFS)
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The Ultimate Guide to macOS Recovery (current for High Sierra and APFS)

Is your Mac no longer working? I share my experience in macOS recovery that could help you. Continue reading The Ultimate Guide to macOS Recovery (current for High Sierra and APFS)

Speed Up Your Mac with an External SSD
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Speed Up Your Mac with an External SSD

If you have an iMac with Thunderbolt or USB 3 but without an SSD you can boot from a full-speed external SSD without opening the case. It’s possible for that Mac to boot in under 30 seconds and to jump generations ahead for under $200. Continue reading “Speed Up Your Mac with an External SSD”

Can you believe power banks mAh ratings?
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Can you believe power banks mAh ratings?

A guest post collaboration by my friend, Daniel Haworth. Terms Milliamp hours (mAh) and Amp hours (Ah) You’ll see many … Continue reading Can you believe power banks mAh ratings?

Getting Plex with Hardware Encoding running on Synology DiskStation DS918+ and DS718+ NAS
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Getting Plex with Hardware Encoding running on Synology DiskStation DS918+ and DS718+ NAS

Enabling hardware encoding for Plex running on Synology DiskStation Plus devices is easy, and will make your Plex viewing experience much better. Continue reading Getting Plex with Hardware Encoding running on Synology DiskStation DS918+ and DS718+ NAS

Crashed: too many corpses being created — How to Recover High Sierra
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Crashed: too many corpses being created — How to Recover High Sierra

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thanks to the amount of passion folks showed in wanting assistance there’s now a much better guide to recovering … Continue reading Crashed: too many corpses being created — How to Recover High Sierra

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