Larry Land

UPDATED DEC 17, 2016: Removed mention of the Azure Preview (since it’s now GA), linked to easier method to disable monitors, updated driver link PLAYING OVERWATCH AT 60FPS, 2560X1600, EVERYT...

https://lg.io/2016/10/12/cloudy-gamer-playing-overwatch-on-azures-new-monster-gpu-instances.html

UPDATED NOV 27, 2018: Updated credentials for new unifi versions (uses a new username) UPDATED JUL 31, 2016: Moved away from letsencrypt-auto and switched to certbot, updated the auto-renewal scr...

https://lg.io/2015/12/13/using-lets-encrypt-to-secure-cloud-hosted-services-like-ubiquitis-mfi-unifi-and-unifi-video.html

I REALLY WOULDN’T MIND MOVING FROM DROPBOX TO S3, GOOGLE CLOUD STORAGE, AZURE STORAGE, OR ANY OTHER PROVIDER Recently at work I’ve been using the fancy new 4K iMac , yet when I’m at home ...

https://lg.io/2015/10/25/real-world-benchmarking-of-s3-azure-google-cloud-storage.html

PLAYING WITCHER 3, A GPU-INTENSIVE GAME ON A 2015 FANLESS MACBOOK I’ve written about using EC2 as a gaming rig in the past . After spending some time and getting all sorts of feedback from ma...

https://lg.io/2015/07/05/revised-and-much-faster-run-your-own-highend-cloud-gaming-service-on-ec2.html

It’s a bit of a sensationalistic title, but hear me out. And sorry for the boring-ish example in this article. This is designed to only excite people who really get it. :) AWS Lambda lets yo...

https://lg.io/2015/05/16/the-future-is-now-and-its-using-aws-lambda.html

NOTE: THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY MY MORE RECENT ONE HERE HOW TO USE EC2 GPU MACHINES + STEAM IN-HOME STREAMING + A VPN TO PLAY AAA TITLES ON A SHITTY LAPTOP You might have tried a s...

https://lg.io/2015/04/12/run-your-own-high-end-cloud-gaming-service-on-ec2.html

UPDATED JAN 17, 2015: Moved the dynamic DNS away from a scheduled task to the new custom- service method UPDATED APR 3, 2016: Added dynamic DNS instructions for iwantmyname UPDATED JUL 24, 2016: ...

https://lg.io/2015/01/11/the-ubiquiti-edgerouter-configuring-this-extremely-lowcost-enterprisegrade-router-for-home-use.html

This winter vacation, I had a bunch of spare time at home with my parents. It turns out that my parents call to Romania a lot – especially during the holiday season. Since Romania is far away f...

https://lg.io/2015/01/01/creating-a-long-distance-phone-dialer-with-twilios-twiml.html

NOTE: This is a repost of my TechInferno Forum article from July 28th, 2013. Methods have changed and are somewhat easier these days. Make sure to check out that forum for more info. TLDR: By ...

https://lg.io/2013/07/28/gtx-570-egpu-on-a-2013-11-macbook-air.html

If you’re a frequent flyer (like i’ve oddly enough become recently) you probably have status with your airline that gives you lounge access for when you’re flying. Also, if you’re a frequ...

https://lg.io/2012/06/16/using-your-airline-status-for-free-party-nights-out.html