Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

OK now that I’m sort of digging out here are some notes about getting it all working on all of this stuff. There are a bunch of gotchas that are pretty hard to understand, but in short: Make sure you have ssh access into the actual Droplet. You get this…

Well it’s a long story but I’ve loved Bluehost for 15 years. And before that it was my buddy at another hosting company whose name I’ve actually forgotten. Imagine hosting? But last week things finally broke and I’m so mad at myself for not having a hot backup. It’s a…

Well different folks will have different opinions, but one issue with the Mac line has been a lack of power at the high end. The move to thinner and lighter has been great for laptops, but the high end really wants the power. The same with desktop systems where the…

Some good advice for new grad students and anyone who wants to read research papers. Some great advice on taking care of yourself and the Valley of Despair (which by the way is true for any job 🙂 The one I love the best is that others people success are…

Well with tariffs coming, not a bad time to take a look and see what to get. Buying electronics for the next few years seems like a good idea 🙂 Here are some tips: When buying electronics, use the American Express Platinum if you have one. That’s because they will…

Wow, what a great resource, Andrew Ng’s CS229A is available for free on Coursera. It reminds me that to really learn something, you do have to code it and try it. The course is free and takes a nominal 12 weeks. They even supply TAs and folks to talk to.…

OK have had the camera for a bit now and of course various things have broken so some notes on accessories and other stuff that you will need: The screen is pretty vulnerable, I’m glad I had a screen protector on it. You probably want to order two. The Sony…

If you are doing a podcast or a YouTube channel, you oftentimes want to take a short clip (which is a free use for editorial purposes), but what’s the easiest way to get a short clip. Here are some instructions 1. Do you have the movie already? If not, then…

Well if you have a project, you are inevitably going to have some external software. Whereas most folks just say, copy in a file into your own project, this works and is easy, but it means that if there is an update you won’t get it. The other option is…

Wow what a strange application SONY has written. I’m not sure why they did it this way but it is sure confusing. First of all setup is really confusing: You first download the Imaging Edge application from the AppStore You then must connect via WiFi. This requires you navigating to…