Blogs Posts by Nick McHardy
Welcome to my blog, where I cover tech, games and whatever else that’s interesting in the universe like vinyl, fusion jazz and side projects.
This website is inspired by the web of the late 90s - no, not just the style of the site - but also harking back to a time when people would set up websites (probably on Geocities or similar) and write about anything that interested them. Most of the websites looked terrible (my first few sites were no exception) but it was so liberating having your own site. So here’s my modern-day version of that late 90s vibe.
Not sure where to start? Here are some blogs to get you started:
There’s also a 🍊 Garden Diary to check out. It’s sometimes updated as the seasons change.
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📅 Posted 2017-06-25
(4 minute read)
So I figured I’d start to upgrade my home network and replace my aging Cisco SRP527W, which seems to be getting pretty flaky these days on the old WiFi.
The idea was to replace the SRP527W which was serving a bit of an all-in-one box with multiple boxes, with each doing one thing only.
My main objective was to keep the same set of functions, which are:
ADSL modem, Annex M capable Wifi access point VOIP + Dial Gizmo for keeping that old rotary pulse-dial phone going … and a router I suppose!
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📅 Posted 2016-03-10
(2 minute read)
A colleague recently blogged on our internal blog system about an article describing how the BBC is building personalised media “remixes” for audiences.
You can read the article here: http://thenextweb.com/media/2016/03/09/bbc-r-and-d-object-based-media/
Part of the concept is that the clips and media delivered to the audience is based on how much time the user has to occupy themselves with content from the BBC.
This reminded me of something I tried a little while back which I found really useful, and it’s all about trying to best use what little time all of us have to enjoy entertainment.
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📅 Posted 2016-02-16
(1 minute read)
The ABC has launched two blogs this week, which is a great move towards showcasing some of the technology behind Australia’s largest public broadcaster.
ABC Digital Network The Digital Network is the team behind all digital services at the ABC. The blog will cover all manner of things about how digital services are delivered through things like OneABC and human-centred design. Read all about it here.
ABC Digital Network - Developers If you are more like a developer or are fans of things of a more technical nature, then the ABC Digital Network Developers blog is probably more suited to you.
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📅 Posted 2016-01-29
(3 minute read)
It’s been a little while since I’ve blogged. Time to get back into it again. Amazon has recently released their AWS Certificate Manager service which makes it really easy to add HTTPS (TLS) to sites hosted in AWS.
This is a bit of a game changer. Sure. I’ve bought the odd TLS/SSL certificate in the past, but it’s not something I’d do everyday. I think things are really changing. There is word of browsers identifying non-HTTPS websites as “insecure” and also Google and the link boosting rankings for sites that are deployed under HTTPS.
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📅 Posted 2015-09-10
(2 minute read)
Recently, one of my friends asked me for some decent fusion jazz songs to sample and understand what fusion jazz is all about. Here is my selection of the best fusion jazz tracks over the past few decades.
Note that there is a peak in fusion jazz in the 70’s which is interesting because it’s shortly after the discovery of fusion jazz in the late 60’s but by the time you get to the 80’s, most of the heavy fusion jazz artists are starting to explore other music genres and styles.
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