Raspberry Pi audio streamer
Here is a shot of the audio streamer I recently put together. Here are the deets: Raspberry PI 3B+ / 1 GB RAM Allo BOSS DAC v1.2, with RCA outputs to the hifi amplifier I’ve got MicroSD card images of both the Volumio streamer and...
WAFO-6 Market Square Balcony
After grabbing a pizzolo from Mosi across the street, I came over onto the 2nd floor balcony of Market Square to work. This bench is under overhead cover, so provides cover from the rain, and some glare. It is still pretty bright in this location,...
WAFO-5 Imagine Ice Cream @ Breakwater
On Thursday morning, I wound up working just outside the Imagine Ice Cream shop, which is below the Breakwater Cafe. While there may be Wifi available here, I chose to tether with my iPhone so I could get decent enough bandwidth to spend 90 minutes...
WAFO-4 Picnic Coffee
Among my favourite patio spaces in the downtown core, at 1021 Fort Street. Great eats and coffee beverages, plus much more if you check out the menu! A very creative gang is at work in the kitchen. Have you tried the charcuterie boxes? I digress….!...
WAFO-3 Home patio
All the convenience of home, in this location on the back patio! This is a fair-weather location only, as there is no overhead canopy to keep the rain off. I use the portable umbrella on the table to keep the glare off the screen. I’ve...
WAFO-2 Macchiato Café
The café is located at the corner of Blanshard and Johnson in downtown Victoria. I came over for a late lunch, and grabbed a seat out on the Johnson Street side of the patio. The WIFI network called “Mac Guest” is available out on the...
WAFO-1 Market Square courtyard
I came downtown on a rainy afternoon to grab a coffee at MOSI on Lower Johnson, then park somewhere out of doors and undercover to avoid the raindrops. This bench is down on the courtyard level of Market Square. I grabbed WiFI from #TELUS, although...
Working Away From Office (WAFO) blog series
A series of posts to feature places and spaces that I have been working in during these most-challenging times. Since the post on my mobile IT worker kit in Summer 2020, I have continued to find creative places and spaces in which to work. I’ll...
seasonal fermentation project
Was at the James Bay Market last weekend and noticed some great looking pickling cucumbers available at the Saanich Organics booth. I’ve never done a cucumber fermentation project, but I know people that have, and it doesn’t sounds all that difficult! I decided to take...
Mobile IT worker kit
Working from home over long periods of time isn’t really my jam. As a subscriber to agile methodologies, I figured I would embark on an experiment to see if I could find ways to work out of doors in these challenging times! Working away from...
What I did on spring vacation
Dates: May 29 – June 7, 2020 Location: Victoria, BC Activity: Staycation Ok, so here is what I have been up to on the last few days off, poking around the house… Backyard weeding The back corner of our lot attracts a lot of growth...
Father’s Day 2019
Father’s Day came and went this past June. I think we were at a swim meet with the kids. I was thinking of my Dad, of course. Although he passed on in 2008, I continue to dream about him frequently. We’re often working at the...