10 tips for the PERFECT Yard Sale
Ask yourself why you’re having this yard sale. To make extra money? Or to clean out some clutter?
Unpopular Opinion on CoVid-19
This is going to be an unpopular opinion on CoVid-19. First, I do think that the virus is serious and deadly. I was watching it back in December when it was in China and back then, I was thinking that if North America doesn’t think this is coming then they will have a surprise really … Read more Unpopular Opinion on CoVid-19
I’ve worked from home since 2003
Hard to believe how long it’s been since I started working from home. It started because my office was 40 minutes away from my house and I had a very unreliable car at the time. I mentioned it to my boss at the time and I was on 100% commission in sales so there was … Read more I’ve worked from home since 2003
Linux in the workplace
It’s 2020 and time for Linux to shine in the workplace. If you’re sitting behind a desk and reading this at work, you may not realize that a good part of your companies network already runs on Linux though. The webserver hosting your website, that runs on Apache which is a Linux based OS built … Read more Linux in the workplace
Shopping for a new phone
So it’s official, I’m shopping for a new phone. I just bought a used iPhone 8+ last spring. I paid over $600 for it. A sweet (Red) edition with 256GB of storage and it worked beautifully.. at least until I dropped it several dozen times. The last drop involved that stupid camera bump on the … Read more Shopping for a new phone
Lenovo x240 i3 long term review
Lenovo x240 – six years later. Sitting here on the couch with this tiny Lenovo x240 on my lap, I find that it’s a light machine and feels quite comfortable. The keyboard feels a bit cramped compared to my Lenovo T450s but maybe that’s just my imagination as the two keyboards seem to be similarly … Read more Lenovo x240 i3 long term review
Tech Predictions for the next decade
Five predictions for the 2020s Windows 10 was released in July / August of 2015 and is due for a refresh. I think that the next release will be more like Office 365 and will revolve around a subscription basis much like Office365. I think that we will see rumours of that by the end … Read more Tech Predictions for the next decade
Welcome to 2020
I’m not going to make any predictions or promises for 2020 but I am going to make some changes. My two YouTube channels are going to be more separate. The MikeDancy channel will focus more on the tech reviews and The Dancy Family will be the vlogs, vacations and bad driving videos. This blog will … Read more Welcome to 2020
A commitment to blogging more in 2020
In case you don’t know, I also make YouTube videos and I have a few guys who I know that make or have made daily videos. Everyone knows of Casey Neistat but not as many people know of Cody Wanner or Kostas Lazanas. Cody created this facebook group called #NoSmallCreator and it’s a group of … Read more A commitment to blogging more in 2020
I got scammed online
This story goes back about 10 years and it wasn’t my money. I was working for the same company that I’m with now, buying and selling network gear. We were part of a broker network for used telecom gear and that’s how the scammer must have got my name and email. Anyway, this guy contacts … Read more I got scammed online
Exploring abandoned buildings
This was my first time exploring an abandoned building. I met with a couple of other YouTubers a few weeks ago and they took me on an adventure to a building that was set for demolition. It was located here in Brampton so it was close. The video is below