Setting MacBook Auto-Power

While it is fine most of the time for the MacBook to turn itself on when you open it, sometimes it is annoying when you do not want it to for some reason. E.g. like when you want to verify that it is actually powered off before you pack it away. There are several options … Read more

Insta360 Pro 2 Notes

This page is going to be random notes and discoveries about my new Insta360 Pro 2 VR camera. The camera is impressive. The documentation, not so much. I will likely take sections of this stream of conscience and make them into their own pages once I have enough information. The camera runs Linux for Tegra … Read more

Fixing ssh-agent error

If you get the error: It is easy to fix. This happened to me when I installed the MacPorts version of OpenSSH on my Mac (because work blocks the native ssh app rather than the port; we won’t get in to the silliness of that). Rather than trying to disable the MacOS ssh-agent (which apparently … Read more

Devialet API Examples

I am fortunate enough to own Devialet Phantom speakers. These are crazy powerful speakers in a small size. I use a pair with my TV, which has an AppleTV and a gaming PC attached. The speakers support AirPlay 2, as well as an optical digital line in (it supports other platforms, but I don’t use … Read more

tmux vs. mouse in iTerm2

I have wanted to use the tmux integration in iTerm2 for a long time now, but whenever I would go in to iTerm2, it would change things so that the mouse wheel (trackpad scroll) would cycle through the shell history instead of scrolling back through the buffer. I cannot image any sane person would want … Read more