Connecting to Gmail via PHP

How I ended up fixing phpBB’s connection to smtp.gmail.com, and getting the-spot.net’s email back online.Read More

Google Project fi vs AT&T Unlimited Data Plan

A cost-benefit analysis between a 2-line unlimited data plan on AT&T versus Google’s new Project Fi. The winner is a disappointment…Read More

SKYWARN – Storm Spotter Status – v2

In a section of this site called the “PizzyLabs,” you’ll find a link to a service I created called “SKYWARN Storm Spotter Status“.

A little over a year ago, I wrote about my creation of a service to check Hazardous Weather … Read More

How to disassemble Samsung Galaxy S4 Desktop Dock (EDD-D200BE)

Around mid-November I got the Nexus 6 from Google. My previous phone was the Samsun Galaxy S4, and when I purchased the S4, they threw in the Desktop Dock for free.

Since it served me so well, I decided I’d … Read More

How to get a REAL “Most Recent” feed in Facebook

If you’re like me, you prefer to see your news in chronological order and not filtered, delayed or curated by an algorithm based on what it thinks it knows about you and your preferences. And, if you’re like me, you’ve had to put up with the Facebook version of “Most Recent,” even though it’s not recent, and not relevant, and definitely not all of the “news” you care to see. Well, here’s how to fix it, step-by-step, thanks to a suggestion from “Martin, from rainy England” Read More