Professor Rom Feria
Tinkering with Jellyfin
April 03, 2024 1:00 am
I went looking for a free, open source software (FOSS) alternative to Plex, and found Emby and Jellyfin to be popular options. Between the two, I decided to go with Jellyfin.
What to do with a Raspberry Pi 4?
March 26, 2024 5:11 am
When Raspberry Pi 5 pre-order was announced, I considered getting one to replace the Raspberry Pi 4 (RPi4), one of the servers in my home network. At that time, I also discovered a couple of Intel-based Mac Minis up for sale, and I couldn't resist, even justifying that it blows the new Raspberry Pi 5 (RPi5) out of the water in all aspects, except perhaps power consumption. The RPi4 lived another day or months, for that matter (I have yet to reboot it with an uptime of 84 days as of this writing). And the Intel Mac Mini? I upgraded it to 16GB and instead of being the home server, it is now one of the desktop computers used by the kids. Talk about botched plans.
Apple and 'AI'
March 19, 2024 2:02 am
Systematic approaches to learning algorithms and machine inferences (SALAMI), or also known as "AI", is extensively used by Apple in all of its operating systems and applications. One thing that Apple has yet to demonstrate is its Generative AI (GenAI) capability, which is the latest hype right now.
Arc Search: A new way to search?
February 07, 2024 12:24 am
Whilst there is nothing wrong with how search results are presented today apart from the fact that it is just boring. A new way to search might be emerging, thanks to Arc Search. Arc Search is an iOS app brought to you by The Browser Company, makers of the Arc browser. The Arc browser is getting a bit popular, but since I don’t support Chromium, I refuse to use it. Since Arc Search is based on Apple’s open source Webkit engine (no choice, but might change for the EU market come March), I decided to try it out.
What is in your EDC?
February 07, 2024 12:23 am
It is 2024 and every year, I usually wrestle as to what I will be adding or removing from my everyday carry (EDC). There are days when need to bring the 11" M1 iPad Pro with 5G paired with the Apple Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil, but for most days, I travel light. So what's in my EDC?