Photography

Sony a58 + SAL35F18 sample shots

Here’s a collection of shots taken with Sony’s Alpha a58 camera and their least expensive 35mm A-Mount prime, the SAL35F18. This is a good entry level SLR (or SLT in this case) combo for casual and enthusiast photographers and a compelling alternative to the ...
Android

Get the most out of your LG G2

If you’ve read my thoughts on the Samsung Galaxy S5 (tl;dr: I don’t like it), then you’ll know that I’m now using LG’s current (but soon to be superseded by the G3) Android flagship, the G2. As any self-respecting Android ...
Android

Why the Galaxy S5 is a terrible phone

After recently upgrading to a Samsung Galaxy S5, I thought I’d share some thoughts about the phone. A mini review, if you will. Here’s the straight up, tl;dr version: I’d say take a pass on this device. Sure it’s an ...

Anveo VoIP service review

For residential customers in Canada looking to switch to a VoIP provider that offers SIP service with a local phone number, there aren’t a whole lot of options out there. Vonage, Callcentric, voip.ms and Anveo are among the most popular ...

Making the switch to VoIP

Do you have a home phone? Do you even need one? With the popularity of cell phones these days, the answer to both of these questions seems to be increasingly “no”. But there are some nice advantages to home phone ...

Simple Jailed SFTP Users With CentOS

If you want an easy way to setup jailed SFTP users on CentOS 5.x, this is hands down the fastest way to get there. What is a “jailed SFTP user” you ask? Well let’s say you want to give a ...