Category «TechStuff»

RokiJump, the Roku remote that can skip thru commercials now available in the Apple App Store!

‎RokiJump ‎Roki​Jump, the ROKU remote that can skip through commercials! Program a button to fast-forward for a certain amount of time before playing. Skip through one-minute, two-minute, or however long, commercials, sports timeouts, previous-episode rehash, and more. Of course, RokiJump has all of the normal… My first iOS app is now available in the Apple …

Skip through commercials on your Roku with RokiJump!

If you have a ROKU and watch programs with commercials, you will want RokiJump. This iOS app let’s you skip through them! Home – RokiJump Roki​Jump A ROKU™ remote that can skip through commercials! RokiJump Doing the seemingly impossible Sadly, the standard ROKU™ remote lacks a skip forward button. However, what if you could program …

Window-mount a Yi Home 2 Camera

Having owned the original Yi Home Camera, I had high expectations when I ordered the Yi Home 2 Camera. It’s version 2…it HAD to be better, right? I was really looking forward to the wider 130-degree lens. However, once I got it, I was very disappointed that Yi changed the base and the Home 2 …

Shutdown Windows computer and Synology NAS using WinNut

Previously, my Windows PC happily send a command to my Synology NAS to shutdown when the UPS (connected to my PC) was running low on battery power. (See my post, “Shutdown Windows computer and Synology NAS using CyberPower UPS“) Things came to a grinding halt when DSM 6 was released and eliminated remote access by …

Atari origins

Interesting article discussing the origins of Atari. I remember bringing home my Pong game console purchased from Sears where I worked and playing it with my brother James all night. I am definitely going to read “Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made …