TL;DR The Steelcase Leap Chair is a well-built, highly adjustable, and extremely comfortable office chair. Despite being far more expensive than anything you’ll buy at a big-box office store, it’s well worth the investment! The Story I’ve had a variety of office chairs in my 20+ years working in offices. Most were cheap and uncomfortable,… Read More My Favorite Office Chair: Steelcase Leap V2
TL;DR Cisco AnyConnect VPN software fails to connect with the error “Hostscan is waiting for the next scan” when there are too many certificates in your Personal Certificates folder. Fiddler creates a LOT of certificates when you allow it to intercept HTTPS traffic. Clearing these certificates will resolve this error. Jump to The Solution or… Read More Solution: Cisco VPN connection error, “Hostscan is waiting for the next scan”
UPDATE (September 6, 2025) It’s been almost 6 years since I wrote this. In the meantime, I’ve found a better-for-me alternative. I purchased a standalone USB-C media controller from Amazon (currently $29.99 USD): https://a.co/d/2BuDtpE It has 4 buttons, in addition to a dial that can also be pressed. It works with most Windows media software… Read More Configuring Contour ShuttleXpress for Media Controls
TL;DR The Contour ShuttleXpress is a well-built and highly-customizable USB controller that perfectly meets a need in my daily workflow. Learn about how I Configure the Contour ShuttleXpress for Media Controls. Update (June, 2023) After successfully using the ShutleXpress for several years it stopped working, seemingly caused by a software update to Windows or the… Read More USB Device for Controlling Media
Welcome to my blog. I’ve put off starting a blog for several years because I didn’t know exactly how to get started or what to say. I’ve finally overcome this by deciding to start with simplicity and add enhancements over time. I plan to use this space to capture helpful tips that I encounter during… Read More Origins
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