Archives

By Year

2026

• Building a Better GitHub Stats Card
• Building SAIR: A Self-Hosted Android Test Runner That Actually Shares Devices

2025

• Android ClipboardManager Deprecated: How to fix

2024

• Configuring Plex on UGreen NAS with Docker and Ansible
• Backing up UGreen NAS NVME
• UGreen NAS SSH certs

2023

• Multicast Ipv4 and Ipv6 in Java / Kotlin
• IPFS in-memory indexing in rust
• Mermaid Sequence Diagram with Ipv6 host as participant

2022

• Github Actions Runner Docker Container with Android SDK
• Android JVM unit tests showing stdout and stderr via gradle
• Wi-Fi Direct on Android has become Annoying

2021

• Livepeer Orchestrator / Transcoder: Infrastructure as Code with Ansible / Terraform
• nginx-proxy: file upload limitation
• Android Emulator with Github Actions on Linux
• Clean shutdown of c++ sockets
• Automatically Deployable Self-Hosted Github Actions Runner via Docker & Ansible
• Partitioning for RAID in a dual boot environment

2020

• Comcast xFI Advanced Security weirdness
• Goblog: GIN powered JSON and HTML rest endpoints with a testing framework
• The Resurrection of my website

2019

• Kotlin + Android + Junit5 + Jacoco + Gradle 5.4.1
• Rigolet, Nunatsiavut — Winter 2019

2018

• Things I would do if I had more Time…

2017

• RIP Open & Free Internet, Long live the Open & Free Internet.
• Howto: Install all the decentralized p2p things: Ethereum full node, GPU miner, proxy, tor relay, golem test node, ipfs full node on Ubuntu 16.04
• p2p is missing the piece that will enable full decentralization
• ACM FCA — Progress, Rigolet Project
• The First True Peer-to-Peer (p2p) network: The Mobile Mesh
• ACM Future of Computing Academy
• The State of Connectivity in Canada’s Remote Communities
• Gitlab + Multiple Slack Service Integrations
• One Year in — our mobile mesh platform is taking shape

2016

• The State of Connectivity in Guatemala
• Real Mesh Networking and Limitations of Opportunistic Delay Tolerance, Hastily Stitched Together Tech
• Turning a netgear r7000 into an augmented traffic control router
• Favourite Yo! Features From Fresh Eyes
• The next adventure — connecting the next billion people

2015

• Come find me at Hardware Events!
• Redtree Robotics Updates

2014

• Ubuntu: Script to Check Internet Connection and Repair
• Startup Train and Startup Festival
• IEEE ICC in Sydney, Austrlia
• Redtree Robotics at Democamp Guelph 24
• IEEE AINA 2014, Victoria, Canada
• IEEEE CCECE 2014 and Cognitive Agent Simulation
• Good News! And Startups!
• Hackathons!

2013

• PhD Candidate!
• Technical Reviewing as Grad Student?
• Notes on NS3 – IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi Association
• Second Times a Charm?

2012

• Hostmonster auto update IP address of subdomain
• Blog stats
• Including Blogs in Tenure & Promotion
• Recent Computer Related Events
• IEEE ICC 2012 – Ottawa
• Toshiba Laptop + Ubuntu, Wireless Switch Problem
• OpenGL Console Library for Blackberry Native SDK (Playbook)

2011

• Creating a Bluetooth Access point (NAP) in Ubuntu 11.10
• Aircrack suite + Ubuntu 11.10 problems with monitor mode channel
• Upcoming PhD QE Progress
• Why Blanket Wireless Coverage in Waterloo Failed, and Potential Solutions
• uShare autostart – Ubuntu 11.04
• MediaWiki + Ubuntu 11.04 & Customizations
• Ubuntu 13.04 – Latex
• Tutorial: sockets – 3 ways to listen
• WordPress Tutorial: Recent Posts Block with Images
• PHP Tutorial: Replace long link text
• Some Useful Information for Setting Up Subversion on Ubuntu
• WordPress Tutorial: Featured Images
• Howto: Custom icons for Burg (Graphical Grub2)

2010

• Ubuntu 10.04, BB Storm 9530 Tethering
• IEEE Format References & Citations for MS Word
• BWCCA 2010 – Adaptive Mixed Bias Resource Allocation for Wireless Mesh Networks
• ACM Events & Website
• Research Day – Summer 2010
• Updates: Publications,Guelph ACM,Teaching,Thesis
• A Frustrating Experience with Chromium OS
• ICC 2010 – Cross-Layer Mixed Bias Scheduling for Wireless Mesh Networks
• Ubuntu 10.04 Grub-2 with Themes
• Tutorial: Install ns-3 in Windows 7 using cygwin
• Experiences as a Computer Science Graduate Teaching Assistant
• Research Progress, Recent News & The Importance of Math in CS

2009

• Why Learning Assembly is Still Important for CS Undergrads
• Coast-to-Coast Seminars
• ANN for Wireless Network Applications
• Second Beginning at Guelph & September Conferences in Ontario!
• Back after a long hiatus!
• AINA 2009 Conference Presentation
• Thesis Defense a Success!
• Update on the Lack of Updates & PhD Acceptance
• Updated: NS-2.33 and HWMP rev 183 on Intrepid Ibex 8.10
• Top 10 Reasons to Study Computer Science in 2009
• CIS Career Night @ University of Guelph
• Tips for Getting into Grad School and Receiving Funding

2008

• Ns-3.2 on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
• University of Guelph Research Day – Winter ’08
• PerWin Research Group @ the University of Guelph
• Cluster Computer Case Suggestions?
• Distributed Screen Saver Project
• Computer Science, A Science? Still debated…
• DD-Wrt Micro on Linksys WRT54Gv6
• Update: Whats Going on These Days
• Ubiquitous Computing vs Virtual Reality
• Ten Practical Applications of Wireless Networks
• Tutorial: Ns-2.33 (and nam) on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
• Fair Scheduling & Load Balancing in WMN
• Motivation, Passion and Research…
• CRM-Fields Lecture at University of Toronto
• Customized Reconfigurable Interconnection Network Paper Accepted to COCOA ‘08
• Computer Science: A Science?
• Thesis Topic
• Welcome to my Blog!

By Month

2026/03

• Building a Better GitHub Stats Card
• Building SAIR: A Self-Hosted Android Test Runner That Actually Shares Devices

2025/05

• Android ClipboardManager Deprecated: How to fix

2024/07

• Configuring Plex on UGreen NAS with Docker and Ansible
• Backing up UGreen NAS NVME
• UGreen NAS SSH certs

2023/10

• Multicast Ipv4 and Ipv6 in Java / Kotlin

2023/07

• IPFS in-memory indexing in rust
• Mermaid Sequence Diagram with Ipv6 host as participant

2022/08

• Github Actions Runner Docker Container with Android SDK
• Android JVM unit tests showing stdout and stderr via gradle
• Wi-Fi Direct on Android has become Annoying

2021/11

• Livepeer Orchestrator / Transcoder: Infrastructure as Code with Ansible / Terraform

2021/08

• nginx-proxy: file upload limitation
• Android Emulator with Github Actions on Linux

2021/06

• Clean shutdown of c++ sockets

2021/04

• Automatically Deployable Self-Hosted Github Actions Runner via Docker & Ansible

2021/03

• Partitioning for RAID in a dual boot environment

2020/07

• Comcast xFI Advanced Security weirdness
• Goblog: GIN powered JSON and HTML rest endpoints with a testing framework

2020/06

• The Resurrection of my website

2019/12

• Kotlin + Android + Junit5 + Jacoco + Gradle 5.4.1

2019/02

• Rigolet, Nunatsiavut — Winter 2019

2018/05

• Things I would do if I had more Time…

2017/12

• RIP Open & Free Internet, Long live the Open & Free Internet.

2017/11

• Howto: Install all the decentralized p2p things: Ethereum full node, GPU miner, proxy, tor relay, golem test node, ipfs full node on Ubuntu 16.04

2017/10

• p2p is missing the piece that will enable full decentralization

2017/08

• ACM FCA — Progress, Rigolet Project

2017/06

• The First True Peer-to-Peer (p2p) network: The Mobile Mesh
• ACM Future of Computing Academy

2017/04

• The State of Connectivity in Canada’s Remote Communities

2017/03

• Gitlab + Multiple Slack Service Integrations

2017/02

• One Year in — our mobile mesh platform is taking shape

2016/07

• The State of Connectivity in Guatemala

2016/04

• Real Mesh Networking and Limitations of Opportunistic Delay Tolerance, Hastily Stitched Together Tech
• Turning a netgear r7000 into an augmented traffic control router

2016/03

• Favourite Yo! Features From Fresh Eyes
• The next adventure — connecting the next billion people

2015/06

• Come find me at Hardware Events!

2015/05

• Redtree Robotics Updates

2014/08

• Ubuntu: Script to Check Internet Connection and Repair

2014/07

• Startup Train and Startup Festival

2014/06

• IEEE ICC in Sydney, Austrlia

2014/05

• Redtree Robotics at Democamp Guelph 24
• IEEE AINA 2014, Victoria, Canada
• IEEEE CCECE 2014 and Cognitive Agent Simulation

2014/04

• Good News! And Startups!

2014/03

• Hackathons!

2013/10

• PhD Candidate!

2013/08

• Technical Reviewing as Grad Student?

2013/05

• Notes on NS3 – IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi Association

2013/04

• Second Times a Charm?

2012/12

• Hostmonster auto update IP address of subdomain

2012/10

• Blog stats
• Including Blogs in Tenure & Promotion

2012/09

• Recent Computer Related Events

2012/06

• IEEE ICC 2012 – Ottawa

2012/03

• Toshiba Laptop + Ubuntu, Wireless Switch Problem

2012/01

• OpenGL Console Library for Blackberry Native SDK (Playbook)

2011/11

• Creating a Bluetooth Access point (NAP) in Ubuntu 11.10
• Aircrack suite + Ubuntu 11.10 problems with monitor mode channel

2011/07

• Upcoming PhD QE Progress
• Why Blanket Wireless Coverage in Waterloo Failed, and Potential Solutions
• uShare autostart – Ubuntu 11.04
• MediaWiki + Ubuntu 11.04 & Customizations

2011/06

• Ubuntu 13.04 – Latex

2011/03

• Tutorial: sockets – 3 ways to listen
• WordPress Tutorial: Recent Posts Block with Images
• PHP Tutorial: Replace long link text
• Some Useful Information for Setting Up Subversion on Ubuntu

2011/02

• WordPress Tutorial: Featured Images

2011/01

• Howto: Custom icons for Burg (Graphical Grub2)

2010/12

• Ubuntu 10.04, BB Storm 9530 Tethering

2010/11

• IEEE Format References & Citations for MS Word
• BWCCA 2010 – Adaptive Mixed Bias Resource Allocation for Wireless Mesh Networks

2010/10

• ACM Events & Website

2010/08

• Research Day – Summer 2010
• Updates: Publications,Guelph ACM,Teaching,Thesis

2010/06

• A Frustrating Experience with Chromium OS
• ICC 2010 – Cross-Layer Mixed Bias Scheduling for Wireless Mesh Networks

2010/05

• Ubuntu 10.04 Grub-2 with Themes

2010/04

• Tutorial: Install ns-3 in Windows 7 using cygwin
• Experiences as a Computer Science Graduate Teaching Assistant

2010/03

• Research Progress, Recent News & The Importance of Math in CS

2009/12

• Why Learning Assembly is Still Important for CS Undergrads

2009/10

• Coast-to-Coast Seminars

2009/09

• ANN for Wireless Network Applications
• Second Beginning at Guelph & September Conferences in Ontario!

2009/08

• Back after a long hiatus!

2009/06

• AINA 2009 Conference Presentation

2009/05

• Thesis Defense a Success!

2009/04

• Update on the Lack of Updates & PhD Acceptance

2009/02

• Updated: NS-2.33 and HWMP rev 183 on Intrepid Ibex 8.10

2009/01

• Top 10 Reasons to Study Computer Science in 2009
• CIS Career Night @ University of Guelph
• Tips for Getting into Grad School and Receiving Funding

2008/11

• Ns-3.2 on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
• University of Guelph Research Day – Winter ’08

2008/10

• PerWin Research Group @ the University of Guelph
• Cluster Computer Case Suggestions?

2008/09

• Distributed Screen Saver Project

2008/08

• Computer Science, A Science? Still debated…
• DD-Wrt Micro on Linksys WRT54Gv6
• Update: Whats Going on These Days

2008/07

• Ubiquitous Computing vs Virtual Reality

2008/06

• Ten Practical Applications of Wireless Networks
• Tutorial: Ns-2.33 (and nam) on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)

2008/05

• Fair Scheduling & Load Balancing in WMN
• Motivation, Passion and Research…
• CRM-Fields Lecture at University of Toronto
• Customized Reconfigurable Interconnection Network Paper Accepted to COCOA ‘08

2008/04

• Computer Science: A Science?

2008/02

• Thesis Topic

2008/01

• Welcome to my Blog!