There are few options I always find odd that it’s tucked away in Accessibility on iOS. This is one of those odd occasions. On current version of iOS, if the device was playing media, it displays media control on the lock screen. Even better with the AOD, as the control is always visible. If the…
The Mad Tea Party
Inspiring yet Mad Spiels
App to Manage Documents DB
Back in 2000s, when I got my hands on Intel Mac for the first time, there were two things that immediately caught my attention: Spotlight, the functioning search tool on OS, and DevonThink, the highly regarded documents management software beloved by many Mac users. Some even called DevonThink to be the savior of Macintosh lineage…
What Happened to Neckband Headphones?
Recently, I use my AirPods Pro more frequently than I would have worn my Max. AirPods Max gets a bad rap for its weight, but it’s not the weight that counts. It’s the distribution of those weights; how breathable the materials and overall design is; the clamping force from the form factor (e.g. U-shaped around…
How to Change Password-less sudo on Raspberry Pi
I am leaving this post as a future reference. Though I’ve tested it myself, since I am in the process of retiring Pi docker machines, I won’t be updating it in the near future. One of the user-friendly touch added to Raspberry Pi OS from Debian is its sudo privilege — it doesn’t ask for…
How to Make mDNS Discoverable on Tailscale
One thing I’ve learned the hard way while I was tinkering with VPN long ago — don’t use bonjour or .local addresses over VPN. Most of the times .local addresses do not resolve over VPN, and trying to make it happen is often not worth the effort. In my case, with some Pis and NAS,…
How AI Hallucination Affects You
The hallucination in AI, or LLM hallucination, is real. I have read some op-eds and online discussions whether or not hallucinations affect real world use cases — average users making mundane queries. I was on the side of “garbage in, garbage out” camp; hallucination is an expected side effect of the algorithm, and it is…
App to Replace Built-in VPN Server on Router
I suppose it needs some context to explain what even is a “VPN server on a router” for home and small offices. If you have a home lab, DIY projects, or even a simple NAS, chances are, you don’t want to have them all exposed to the internet. Prudence dictates every device should have its…