Author Archives: richardykuo

Rock Band 4 – Xbox one drum kit teardown, MIDI mod and general problems

Posted on 2015/10/18 by richardykuo

This is a quick and dirty writeup discussing the Rock Band 4 drum kit on Xbox One and how to mod it for use with an MIDI capable e-drum kit.  The TLDR is that it mostly works, but I can’t … Continue reading →

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Here’s a good drive to use with Time Machine on the Airport Extreme

Posted on 2015/09/29 by richardykuo

If you weren’t aware of it, the current generation of Airport Extreme (802.11ac version) officially supports Time Machine backups to drives connected to the USB port. But which drive to get?  Some drives work strangely with the USB port on the … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the iPad Mini 4

Posted on 2015/09/25 by richardykuo

The iPad Mini 4 is out!  And while it’s not the quantum leap that the iPad Mini 2 was over the original iPad Mini, it’s by far better than the strange iPad Mini 3 (seriously, why was that even released?). … Continue reading →

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Stupid Apple Tricks – WatchOS 2.0

Posted on 2015/09/23 by richardykuo

Here’s a list of the things that have gone wrong with Watch OS 2.0 since it came out and I upgraded. My watch entered super power drain mode after the update.  I got home with 10% battery life … normal would … Continue reading →

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Experiences with the HP Z27q 5k monitor on the Macbook Pro

Posted on 2015/09/07 by richardykuo

It’s been a while since the HP Z27q was first released in the US … about 4 months or so.  I’ve been chomping at the bit to go Retina on the desktop for a long time, so the relatively reasonable … Continue reading →

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Why I’m (not) geeking out about eero

Posted on 2015/02/21 by richardykuo

After reading an article that Bruce Snell wrote called “Why I’m geeking out about eero“, I sat down for a moment and contemplated why I had exactly the opposite reaction. First of all, what eero is doing is not particularly … Continue reading →

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Your Airport Extreme and/or Time Capsule might be screwing up your network

Posted on 2014/11/19 by richardykuo

My iTunes library recently developed a problem wherein the Home Sharing would spontaneously die within a few hours of starting up the library.  This was extremely annoying because I’ve built up a whole networked home entertainment system over the years … Continue reading →

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Tesla P85D thoughts

Posted on 2014/10/11 by richardykuo

Basically, a dual motor version of the tesla that can, at the high end, accelerate from 0-60 in 3.2 seconds. A lot of promises also around autopilot and active safety features. I love the idea but I’m skeptical this is … Continue reading →

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iPhone 6 thoughts

Posted on 2014/09/12 by richardykuo

I honestly didn’t find much compelling in the way of features on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.  The industry seems to be reaching a bit of plateau in the innovations they can bring to the mobile phone market.  But … Continue reading →

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Airport Extreme bugs (and guest network performance problems)

Posted on 2014/09/02 by richardykuo

The Airport Extreme is my favorite consumer grade access point.  I’ve had well over 10 different models go through myself or to various friends and family, and all of them are still running. Unfortunately, while the hardware and firmware are … Continue reading →

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