TITAM - Technical issues that affected me

HTTPS is already the de facto standard.  With Google Chrome now shaming non-HTTPS websites , little guys/gals like me running legacy insecure web servers are now on the wrong side of the line and risk losing business / traffic. Fortunately, Synology DSM 6.x has a baked-in solution using the free certificate services from Let's Encrypt.  It looks scary at first, but it's very easy once you know all the steps.  Things to know: -  It's perfectly free, no cost.  -  It works with dynamic DNS services.  You do not have to renew the security certificate if your IP changes. -  It works with virtual hosts. -  It is maintenance-free, as it auto-renews itself. -  DON'T read the "Get Started" information at Let's Encrypt.  It will just confuse the hell out of you.  -  Did I mention it is free? This article assumed you have Web Station set up and your website(s) are running correctly.  If not, you obviously have ot...

I still get to ride occasionally.  As I was renting a bike with a GPS, I wanted in-helmet audio. Reviews on all in-helmet Bluetooth devices are mixed, no doubt because different helmets, bikes, and riding styles all affect how we perceive the volume levels. I ride exclusively with 32 NRR earplugs in.  I can't understand how people ride without earplugs; seems to me you'd go deaf very soon. I also have an "older" Uvex helmet I purchased in Germany.  (My HJC was killing me on my rental supermoto, which has much more wind exposure - the wind was pushing the front edge of the helmet into my forehead.)  Uvex has long since stopped making motorcycle helmets, but my helmet is still A-OK. The Uvex includes a motocross peak (sun shade), which I always have on - even on the highway.  It adds some noise. My Uvex has no speaker cutouts, so I had to make some.  This would place the speakers right on the shell, but I used the Cardo spacing pads to move them clo...