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If You Only Have One Backup, You Have a Problem
Backups aren’t just copies—they’re a layered strategy. By combining local speed, offsite protection, and full system snapshots, you reduce risk, shorten recovery time, and give users control. Each layer serves a purpose, and removing one creates a gap you’ll notice when it matters. Read More
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Building Reliability, Not Just Websites
Moving beyond trial hosting, I began building a dependable foundation—choosing cPanel, CloudLinux, and JetBackup to support real proposals. Inspired by FOIA insights and SBDC guidance, this shift focuses on reliability, isolation, and understanding the true value of infrastructure & time. Read More
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Restoring the Signal
Repairing relationships, rediscovering old tools, and building new systems, this project reconnects people through sound, text, and shared experience. From rotary phones to TTY machines, the exhibit restores more than signals—it brings communities, stories, and forgotten technology back online. Read More
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Voting, Waitlists, and Beanie Hats
A simple trip to vote revealed more than expected—local identity, internal party conflict, confusing systems, and quiet absences. Sometimes participation isn’t blocked, just unclear. Showing up matters, but knowing where to invest your time and energy matters too. Read More
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Building My Own Hosting Platform
Building my own hosting platform is shifting how I work—consolidating sites, reducing costs, and removing platform limitations. What started as infrastructure is becoming a way to better serve local clients with flexibility, control, and sustainable support. Read More
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Ringing a Crank Phone Digitally
This relay module enables a Raspberry Pi or Arduino to ring a 1916 wall phone by safely switching an external AC signal to the bell. A transistor drives the relay, preserving isolation while bridging digital control with original electromechanical hardware. Read More
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Detecting a Phones Hand Crank
Building a crank detection module for a 1916 wall phone, this project uses an optocoupler to safely sense magneto activity while preserving original hardware. The design highlights protection, isolation, and modular expansion toward a fully functional hybrid analog-digital telephone system. Read More
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Restoring a Second Life Identity
Revisiting my Dedric Mauriac Second Life archive, I rebuilt thousands of images into a searchable static site and blog. What began as preservation became reflection—reconnecting a virtual life with my real one, and understanding how it shaped who I am today. Read More
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Building a Switchboard for Old Phones
I built a working PBX using a Raspberry Pi to connect rotary and analog phones, enabling audio playback, voicemail, and interactive dialing. This guide walks through the setup, challenges, and creative possibilities for turning vintage telephones into a programmable experience. Read More
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Bridging a Century of Telephony
A chance encounter led to a hands-on journey through communication history—rotary dials, ringing bells, and a century-old crank phone. Now, those mechanical signals are being translated into something new, as an antique system becomes a living, interactive telephone exchange. Read More