# Jason Tucker > Crafting Digital & Wood Wonders from LA: IT Director, Web Builder, Podcaster & Streamer Public Ghost content for AI and LLM tooling. Use `/llms-full.txt` for consolidated page and post context. Append `.md` to any post or page URL to get the content in Markdown (for example, `/example-post.md`). ## Pages - [About Jason](https://jasontucker.blog/about.md) - IT professional, homelab enthusiast, and chronic over-engineer based in Whittier, CA. I write about what I'm building and breaking. - [Accounts](https://jasontucker.blog/accounts.md) - [Archive](https://jasontucker.blog/archive.md) - [Categories](https://jasontucker.blog/categories.md) - [Membership](https://jasontucker.blog/membership.md) - Frequently Asked Questions Is this free? It is, I write my blog so I can find what I've done in the past and make it easy for me to remember, look back and then update the post if I found a better way. You get to see the content as well, for free. If you want to pay that works for me too, you have… - [Now](https://jasontucker.blog/now.md) - Whats going on my life "now" - [Sign In](https://jasontucker.blog/signin.md) - [Sign Up](https://jasontucker.blog/signup.md) - [Subscribe](https://jasontucker.blog/subscribe.md) - [Watch](https://jasontucker.blog/watch.md) - What I'm watching on TV ## Posts - [Quartermaster: A Homelab Remote That Doesn't Pick a Side](https://jasontucker.blog/quartermaster-homelab-stack-review.md) - A new iOS app tries to cover both your media stack and the infrastructure underneath it, from Radarr and Jellyfin to Unraid and Home Assistant, without picking a side. - [Callsheet: The Companion App for Jellyfin (and Plex, If You Must)](https://jasontucker.blog/callsheet-jellyfin-integration.md) - I asked Casey Liss on Mastodon if Callsheet had added Jellyfin support. Turns out it shipped in May and I just hadn't noticed. Two month since Jellyfin was added to Callsheet and it's been a hit. - [From Plex to Jellyfin Part 7: Watching Habits—Tautulli to Streamystats](https://jasontucker.blog/from-plex-to-jellyfin-part-7-tautulli-to-streamystats.md) - Streamystats is the stats tool for Jellyfin. Watch history, library analytics, AI recommendations, custom watchlists, and a Year in Review that shows you exactly what you watched. - [From Plex to Jellyfin, Part 6: Rebuilding the Home Screen with Posterizarr, Maintainerr, and Moonfin](https://jasontucker.blog/from-plex-to-jellyfin-part-6-rebuilding-the-home-screen.md) - Aggregarr did three jobs on Plex for me: collections, artwork, and home screen rows. Here's how that splits across Posterizarr, Maintainerr, and what Moonfin already does natively, plus where Seerr quietly covers more than I expected. - [From Plex to Jellyfin, Part 5: Migrating Audiobook Progress to Audiobookshelf (Since Nobody Else Had)](https://jasontucker.blog/from-plex-to-jellyfin-part-5-migrating-audiobook-progress-to-audiobookshelf.md) - Plex stores audiobook progress at the track level, splits it by account in ways that don't survive a re-scan, and nobody had built a tool to move it to Audiobookshelf. So I wrote one, hit a couple of bad title-matching bugs along the way, and open sourced it. - [From Plex to Jellyfin, Part 4: How WatchState Syncs Watch History Between Plex and Jellyfin](https://jasontucker.blog/from-plex-to-jellyfin-part-4-how-watchstate-syncs-watch-history-between-plex-and-jellyfin.md) - WatchState keeps Plex and Jellyfin watch history in sync. Here's how the matching and webhooks actually work, and what skipping the docs on day one cost me. - [From Plex to Jellyfin, Part 3: Clients - Moonfin on Apple TV and the Moonbase Plugin](https://jasontucker.blog/from-plex-to-jellyfin-part-3-clients-moonfin-on-apple-tv-and-the-moonbase-plugin.md) - Let’s start exploring Jellyfin apps for the Apple TV on this one. We’re going to explore Moonfin and it’s moonbase plug-in. - [Nautiline vs. NaviBeat: Two iOS Apps worth considering for your Navidrome Library](https://jasontucker.blog/nautiline-vs-navibeat-two-ios-apps-worth-considering-for-your-navidrome-library.md) - The Navidrome iOS client ecosystem has been quietly getting good. Nautiline has been my go-to since Part 2 of this series. Then NaviBeat showed up. Here's how they compare. - [Streaming Navidrome to Yamaha MusicCast with upmpdcli (No Shared Filesystem Required)](https://jasontucker.blog/streaming-navidrome-to-yamaha-musiccast-with-dlna-no-opensubsonic-required.md) - Navidrome doesn't speak DLNA natively, and MusicCast doesn't speak OpenSubsonic. upmpdcli bridges that gap cleanly. It talks to Navidrome via the Subsonic API and advertises itself as a UPnP media server on your network. - [From Plex to Jellyfin, Part 2: The Case for Navidrome (and Why Jellyfin Doesn't Get My Music)](https://jasontucker.blog/from-plex-to-jellyfin-part-2-navidrome.md) - Jellyfin handles music. It just doesn't handle it well. Here's the argument for splitting the stack and running Navidrome as a dedicated music server so Jellyfin never has to touch your music library at all. - [Ghost + Newsletter for $15/Month: Why I Left PikaPods for MagicPages](https://jasontucker.blog/ghost-newsletter-for-15-month-why-i-left-pikapods-for-magicpages.md) - Ghost on PikaPods was perfect until I wanted a newsletter. Here's how I solved the email problem without paying Mailgun retail prices, and what I learned switching to a managed Ghost host - [How to Run Backblaze Personal Backup on Unraid](https://jasontucker.blog/how-to-run-backblaze-personal-backup-on-unraid.md) - Getting Backblaze Personal running on Unraid is pretty straight forward, and it's the cheapest way to get "unlimited" offsite backup for a homelab NAS. Just don't be a jerk about it, backup what you cant replace and call it good. - [From Plex to Jellyfin, Part 1: Why I'm Finally Taking This Seriously](https://jasontucker.blog/from-plex-to-jellyfin-part-1-why-im-finally-taking-this-seriously.md) - Is enough, enough to switch to Jellyfin? Lets find out together. - [How I Turned My Security Cameras Into an Automatic Bird Identification System with BirdNet-Go](https://jasontucker.blog/how-i-turned-my-security-cameras-into-an-automatic-bird-identification-system-with-birdnet-go.md) - I turned three security cameras into an automatic bird identification system using BirdNet-Go. Now my wife and I can track every bird species that visits our yard in real-time. - [Podcasts I'm listening to 2026 edition](https://jasontucker.blog/podcasts-im-listening-to-2026-edition.md) - What I'm listening to on the daily in 2026 between audiobooks - [Automating My YouTube Watch Queue with Google Apps Script](https://jasontucker.blog/automating-my-youtube-watch-queue-with-google-apps-script.md) - Google Apps Script + the YouTube Data API + a Google Sheet = a fully automated personal watch queue that runs itself. Here's how it works. - [Automating Our Sunday Night YouTube Routine with Youtarr (and Why I'm Probably Over-Engineering This)](https://jasontucker.blog/automating-our-sunday-night-youtube-routine-with-youtarr-and-why-im-probably-over-engineering-this.md) - I automated our Sunday night YouTube watching with Youtarr, because apparently managing a Google Sheet wasn't complicated enough. Now to see if I actually improved anything. - [Why I Ditched Heimdall and Homepage for a Custom Docker Container Launcher](https://jasontucker.blog/why-i-ditched-heimdall-and-homepage-for-a-custom-docker-container-launcher.md) - I built my own launcher for docker containers because Heimdall and Homepage didn't quite fit. Here's why rolling my own dashboard was worth it. - [Explo: Self-Hosted Discover Weekly for Your Music Library](https://jasontucker.blog/explo-self-hosted-discover-weekly-for-your-music-library.md) - I've been self-hosting my music library for a while, but discovery was always the missing piece. Explo fixes that by turning your ListenBrainz listening history into an automatic Discover Weekly playlist right inside Plex. - [Teaching an old fan new tricks](https://jasontucker.blog/teaching-an-old-fan-new-tricks.md) - How I replaced the controller in my old ceiling fan giving it new life in my smart home - [Seeing Games as They Were Meant to Be Seen: My Graphics Card Upgrade Journey](https://jasontucker.blog/seeing-games-as-they-were-meant-to-be-seen-my-graphics-card-upgrade-journey.md) - Rediscovering my Steam library one ray-traced reflection at a time - [Optimizing BIOS Settings for My New AMD RX 9070 XT GPU Upgrade](https://jasontucker.blog/optimizing-bios-settings-for-my-new-amd-rx-9070-xt-gpu-upgrade.md) - Maximizing performance from my new RX 9070 XT with proper BIOS configuration - [Fixing a Corrupted Plex Database (Unraid, Docker, or Bare Metal)](https://jasontucker.blog/fixing-a-corrupted-plex-database-unraid-docker-or-bare-metal.md) - Fix a corrupted Plex database on Unraid, Docker, or bare metal with PlexDBRepair. Step-by-step guide to stop Plex, repair, and restart. - [Build a WikiDocs snapshot of an Unraid server dynamically](https://jasontucker.blog/build-a-wikidocs-snapshot-of-an-unraid-server-dynamically.md) - How I built a script that snapshots my Unraid box (hardware, disks, shares, Docker, etc.) and publishes it as pretty Markdown pages in WikiDocs. - [Stupid Plex](https://jasontucker.blog/stupid-plex.md) - Forced password resets and logging out all your devices and losing server access - [The Hot Tub](https://jasontucker.blog/the-hot-tub.md) - This one may be a time machine, it's about 25 years old. - [Homelab - Dell EMC Poweredge T430](https://jasontucker.blog/homelab-dell-emc-poweredge-t430.md) - Upgrading from old laptops to a larger server for managing my homelab. Plex & Homebridge and a slew of other docker containers. - [Getting Beszel agent to monitor GPU usage when using Docker](https://jasontucker.blog/getting-beszel-agent-to-monitor-gpu-usage-when-using-docker.md) - I found a forum post discussing if there was any way to get Beszel the server monitoring software to be able to monitor the host computers GPU and report it back to the Beszel server. I found a comment from Arunoruto stating that they came up with a way and make a fork of the beszel-agent repo to a… - [Free Cybersecurity Courses](https://jasontucker.blog/free-cybersecurity-courses.md) - I'm looking to brush up on my Cybersecurity skills and have found these 2 so far to be something I'm going to dive into this summer. ProjectSecurity.io - Your Guide to Cybersecurity Training Through Homelabs: Build real-world homelabs, master the basics, and create a security portfolio along the wa… - [Unraid + Dispatcharr + Nvidia Quadro Video Card = Hardware Transcoding](https://jasontucker.blog/unraid-dispatcharr-nvidia-quadro-video-card-hardware-transcoding.md) - This is how I got my UNRAID setup with a Quadro card for HW Transcoding to work with Dispatcharr. No more maxed out CPU, hand it off to the GPU instead. * Edit the Docker container * Toggle Advanced View On * Go to Extra Parameters * Add --runtime=nvidia * Create the following container variables:… - [Putting eyes on the back of your Unifi G5 PTZ using Home Assistant](https://jasontucker.blog/putting-eyes-on-the-back-of-your-unifi-g5-ptz-using-home-assistant.md) - Or how to use other cameras and other outdoor sensors on your property to trigger PTZ preset changes - [Adding a tour or patrol mode to Unifi G5 PTZ using Home Assistant](https://jasontucker.blog/adding-a-tour-or-patrol-mode-to-unifi-g5-ptz-using-home-assistant.md) - Let's add a missing feature to Unifi PTZ using Home Assistant Automations - [Making Unraid usable on mobile](https://jasontucker.blog/making-unraid-usable-on-mobile.md) - Making Unraid just a tiny bit more useful on your mobile device - [Here WeGo - Google Maps alternative?](https://jasontucker.blog/here-wego-google-maps-alternatives.md) - Looking for a Google Maps or Apple Maps alternative? HERE WeGo offers offline maps, turn-by-turn navigation, and CarPlay support. In this post, I explore HERE WeGo's features and compare them to Google Maps. Check out my first impressions and share your thoughts in the comments! - [Enhancing Memory with Automation: My Journey with Forever ✱ Notes and iOS Shortcuts](https://jasontucker.blog/enhancing-memory-with-automation-my-journey-with-forever-notes-and-ios-shortcuts-2.md) - Struggling with memory, I've found solace in Forever ✱ Notes and iOS Shortcuts, creating a seamless, automated journaling system that captures daily life and builds a meaningful, searchable record. This setup has been a game-changer for managing my thoughts and productivity. - [Adding social networks to your Ghost blog navigation, including Bluesky](https://jasontucker.blog/adding-social-networks-to-your-ghost-blog-navigation-including-bluesky.md) - Ghost has an article on how to add social networks to your navigation but doesnt include Bluesky, so I added it. - [Power, Politics, and WordPress](https://jasontucker.blog/power-politics-and-wordpress.md) - We call it quits for WPwatercooler and then this happens weeks later. - [Mounting multiple Google Drives on a Mac, is CloudMounter the best?](https://jasontucker.blog/mounting-multiple-google-drives-on-a-mac-is-cloudmounter-the-best.md) - Cloud storage is the thing now days, why can I only mount one Google Drive on my mac? - [Finding the stupidly named "Windows App" on macOS using Raycast](https://jasontucker.blog/finding-the-stupidly-named-windows-app-on-macos-using-raycast.md) - Microsoft thought it was a good idea to rename "Microsoft Remote Desktop 4" to "Windows App" - [Scanning paper documents and auto sorting into folders based on content](https://jasontucker.blog/scanning-paper-documents-and-auto-sorting-into-folders-based-on-content.md) - Some notes for myself on the beginnings of a big scanning project and how to organize the files that were scanned. - [Saving maps on Apple Maps and Google Maps for offline use](https://jasontucker.blog/saving-maps-on-apple-maps-and-google-maps-for-offline-use.md) - Offline maps are a godsend when in an area that may not have cell service. Both Apple Maps and my favorite Google Maps offer offline downloads of an area so you don't find yourself without maps on your mobile device. Instead of providing you with text that will become old over time I thought I'd pr… - [Almost 12 years of WordPress Podcasting](https://jasontucker.blog/almost-12-years-of-wordpress-podcasting.md) - Almost 12 years of punditry on the state of WordPress - the people, themes, plugins and companies that made the ecosystem - [Add additional column to Active Directory for Papercut ID](https://jasontucker.blog/add-additional-column-to-active-directory-for-papercut-id.md) - I needed a column added to AD so I can see the 4 digit Papercut ID my users are using to print. With some tools and a bit of code I got it working. - [The Homelab - Aug 2024 edition](https://jasontucker.blog/the-homelab-aug-2024-edition.md) - Documenting the building of my homelab and how it's all coming together, August 2024 edition. - [Automating YouTube Playlists generation with YouTube API](https://jasontucker.blog/automating-youtube-playlists-generation-with-youtube-api.md) - Each week, my wife Jen and I enjoy watching our favorite YouTube channels together. Using a Python script generated by ChatGPT, I automated the process of curating a playlist of unwatched videos. Now, our custom playlist updates every Sunday, making our viewing routine seamless and hassle-free. - [What tools I use produce & promote WPwatercooler](https://jasontucker.blog/what-tools-i-use-produce-promote-wpwatercooler.md) - I've been thinking about the video production stack I use for recording, streaming, transcribing, subtitling, repurposing, and promoting WPwatercooler on social media. I thought I'd share what I'm using. If you've used something different, I'd love to know what you are using. If you have any questi… - [Apple Vision Pro Demo - my thoughts](https://jasontucker.blog/apple-vision-pro-demo-my-thoughts.md) - Today I did a demo of the Apple Vision Pro at the local Apple Store and wanted to share my thoughts. I wear glasses and was told to bring them to the demo so they could pull the prescriptions off of them and then using that information can get the correct ZEISS Optical Inserts for me to use for the… - [Kitchen Stove Hood Makeover](https://jasontucker.blog/kitchen-stove-hood-makeover.md) - Another project in my kitchen renovation is to change up our stove hood instead of buying a $600 one I’m going to fix up our old one. With the hood removed I stripped down, cleaned, sanded and primed the hood to get it ready for paint. I’m going with this spray automobile primer that also does some… - [Transforming Our Kitchen: From Outdated to Outstanding](https://jasontucker.blog/transforming-our-kitchen-from-outdated-to-outstanding.md) - I’ve been working on our latest home improvement adventure. We've taken a big leap in transforming our kitchen, and I can't wait to share the progress with you all. We've recently converted our stove top to a sleek gas range and said goodbye to our old wall oven. But what to do with the space it le… - [Smart leak detectors you need in your home](https://jasontucker.blog/smart-leak-detectors-you-need-in-your-home.md) - I read this article You Need Leak Detectors in Your Home, and More Than You Think from Life Hacker today and they mention various places to put leak detectors in your home. Places like water heater, crawlspace, garage, toilets, under sinks, dishwasher, refrigerator, laundry, roof, boiler/radiator,… - [The wrongly accused NameDrop feature in iOS17](https://jasontucker.blog/the-wrongly-accused-namedrop-feature-in-ios17.md) - I'm a beta user of iOS, have been for many years and I use the betas on my daily drivers (iphone, ipad, macbook pro, apple watch, apple tv) and I use new features on iOS far before they come out to the general public. The one feature that is getting a lot of attention right now is NameDrop. What is… - [Automating with iOS using CarPlay and the Action Button](https://jasontucker.blog/automating-with-ios-using-carplay-and-the-action-button.md) - I've been messing with the Action Button on my iPhone 15 Pro Max and coming up with fun ways to get shortcuts to run when you press it as well as when you plug your iPhone into CarPlay. This gives you 2 different ways to make some fun things happen when you are using your iPhone and when you plug y… - [Searching history in zsh](https://jasontucker.blog/searching-history-in-zsh.md) - Honestly, trying to remember every shell command I use regularly is a headache. Repeatedly typing out those commands? Exhausting. And juggling all those aliases feels like a jigsaw puzzle sometimes. I use $ history | grep thing and needed better way. I user zsh and oh-my-zsh so this plugin is prett… - [Guys trip to Convict Lake - Hiking to Marsh Lake](https://jasontucker.blog/guys-trip-to-convict-lake-hiking-to-marsh-lake.md) - I went on a trip this past weekend up to Mammoth Mountain and camped at Convict Lake with some guys. During our first hike there, I came to the realization that I'm no longer in my 20s. I'm also overweight and not accustomed to long hikes. We hiked through Little Lakes Valley up to Marsh Lake, foll… - [Is Apple's iOS 17.2 Beta Journal App the New Day One?](https://jasontucker.blog/is-apples-ios-17-2-beta-journal-app-the-new-day-one.md) - With the latest beta of iOS 17.2, Apple unveiled its much-anticipated Journal app, which they had teased in prior announcements about iOS 17. This nifty app is designed to gather diverse data snippets from your day, courtesy of any apps that play nice with Journal. After that, it's all about crafti… - [The one about the water flosser](https://jasontucker.blog/the-one-about-the-water-flosser.md) - I’ve been on this water flossing kick after a TikTok Registered Dental Hygienist named Krysta started talking about it on there and I had to give it another try. I went to Costco and got the water flosser and travel flosser combo and both are working quite well. When I was a kid I had one, but I ha… - [F1 Academy at Austin GP](https://jasontucker.blog/f1-academy-at-austin-gp.md) - F1 Academy is racing this weekend in Austin and if you are watching on F1TV app you can select it from the list of races and practices happening this weekend. Times are US Pacific PRACTICE 1 - Fri — 06:15 - 06:55 PRACTICE 2 - Fri — 11:55 - 12:55 QUALIFYING - Fri — 15:30 - 16:25 RACE 1 - Sat — 07:45… - [Moving from Feedly over to News Explorer but will I stay?](https://jasontucker.blog/moving-from-feedly-over-to-news-explorer-but-will-i-stay.md) - I replaced Feedly which I've been using since Google Reader (RIP) died a quick death in on March 13, 2013. Wow it's been that long? I wasn't clever to switch over to this new system on that exact date but regardless I moved from Feedly over to News Explorer. As written on the tin - "News Explorer s… - [The one about the Taylor Swift concert movie](https://jasontucker.blog/the-one-about-the-taylor-swift-concert-movie.md) - Tonight my 18 year old daughter Jess and I are seeing Taylor Swift at the movies at 10:30pm, it’s gonna be a long night and last night I didn’t go to bed until 2 AM in anticipation for this, so hopefully things turn out well tonight. Tonight’s fit for the 3 hour concert movie Update: I slept from 4… - [Google Glass](https://jasontucker.blog/google-glass.md) - Reading my RSS feeds this morning I found Stuck In Customs posted about Google Glass and it compelled me to search for photos of me getting my Google Glass fitted in Santa Monica with my son and all the photos of me looking at someone trying on my Google Glass... so weird. I ended up with so many p… - [Re-introducing myself to blogging](https://jasontucker.blog/re-introducing-myself-to-blogging.md) - I’ve been blogging for well over 20 years and found that each time I set out to start blogging the website is usually the thing that stops me from being productive. I wanted to see if I could remove the fiddly bits of a website and just use something that is not only purpose built, but also doesn’t… - [Momentum - My favorite browser start page](https://jasontucker.blog/momentum-my-favorite-browser-start-page.md) - If you’re anything like me, opening a new tab can often lead to a rabbit hole of distractions. That’s where Momentum comes in its a game changing browser extension that transforms your new tab page into a personal sanctuary of focus and productivity. Instead of the usual blank slate or a clutter of… - [The turn names of Silverstone - British GP](https://jasontucker.blog/the-turn-names-of-silverstone-british-gp.md) - As an American F1 fan, I’ve been fascinated by the Silverstone Circuit, a place that’s steeped in history and tradition. It’s like the Fenway Park or Wrigley Field of motor racing, a classic venue that’s seen so much over the years. Before getting into the names of the turns lets look at some of th… - [Getting work done on the go with an iPhone](https://jasontucker.blog/getting-work-done-on-the-go-with-an-iphone.md) - During my day job as an IT Director I find myself away from my desk quite a bit and wearing many hats. My work changes directions a lot and running back to my desk to use my computer just takes too much time to get simple tasks done. Because of this, over the years I’ve had to learn to adapt and to… - [WP-WebAuthn - Passkey on WordPress](https://jasontucker.blog/wp-webauthn-passkey-on-wordpress.md) - With Google recently announcing The beginning of the end of the password I started thinking about WordPress and what plugins are available that allow for passkey support for authentication. Using only your username you can use the passkey system to use your computer or mobile device to perform the… - [YukiTube - Yuki Tsunoda's YouTube Channel](https://jasontucker.blog/yukitube-yuki-tsunodas-youtube-channel.md) - With it being 5 months since Danny Ric putting anything out on his YouTube channel Daniel Ricciardo it looks like Yuki Tsunoda and his PR team are starting up a channel for him, the first video focusing on fitness, fun in the water and fun in the desert of Dubai. Most of the video is with his Austr… - [Is Elon building WeChat for everyone else? Twitter is now X](https://jasontucker.blog/is-elon-building-wechat-for-everyone-else-twitter-is-now-x.md) - I had a feeling this is what was going to happen with Twitter. Elon is revisiting X.com which in 2000 merged with Confinity and turned into PayPal. After watching what Elon is doing lately it looks like he’s trying to build out a WeChat for everyone else (outside of China) using existing plays in v… - [F1 2023 drivers screen time on new intro sequence](https://jasontucker.blog/f1-2023-drivers-screen-time-on-new-intro-sequence.md) - I was reading around on Reddit and came across this video doing a timer on how long each driver was on screen doing the new 2023 intro for F1. F1 2023 Drivers screen time in the new intro sequence I love some of the comments on Reddit: Ok, the actions of russell and leclerc in this are cracking me… - [Geeky fun with F1](https://jasontucker.blog/geeky-fun-with-f1.md) - As a recent convert to the exciting world of Formula One racing, my wife Jen and I have been thoroughly captivated by this adrenaline-fueled sport. Since discovering our love for F1 last year, we’ve been avidly following every race, always looking for ways to enhance our viewing experience. In my q… - [What's with ActivityPub + WordPress + Cloudflare not working?](https://jasontucker.blog/whats-with-activitypub-wordpress-cloudflare-not-working.md) - I’ve been on a journey to get WPwatercooler.com to be on the fediverse and it hasn’t been as easy as I was thinking it was going to be. Folks that run a website and want to use Mastodon to build community around it have a few options for being presented on the Fediverse. This post isn’t going to he… - [Using ChatGPT to optimize YouTube content for WPwatercooler](https://jasontucker.blog/using-chatgpt-to-optimize-youtube-content-for-wpwatercooler.md) - I recently started using ChatGPT to try and optimize the YouTube content for my website, WPwatercooler. In the past, I struggled with writing descriptive text for the “in the description down below” section of my videos and found the process of creating metadata for my episodes to be tedious. I hir… - [How should I indieweb?](https://jasontucker.blog/how-should-i-indieweb.md) - Like most modern geeks on the internet that just saw Twitter go up in a big flame when Elon purchased it most of us out here are trying to go back to owning our own content again. We got burned by throwing all of our content of Facebook and Twitter and want to go back to having stuff on a website w… - [Mastodon, indieweb and the fediverse](https://jasontucker.blog/mastodon-indieweb-and-the-fediverse.md) - In reply to https://jan.boddez.net/articles/what-indieblocks-does-and-why. I’ve been working on building up my skills in our post Twitter life by trying to figure out the Indieweb. Many years back I met Chris Aldrich at WordCamp OC and we got to talking about this thing called Indieweb. At the time… - [Playing in the metaverse](https://jasontucker.blog/playing-in-the-metaverse.md) - Recently on WPwatercooler EP436 – A New Dimension of WordPress we had Anthony Burchell on the show to discuss with us the use of 3D in the WordPress block editor. I’ve been playing around with metaverse environments for the last few years with the Meta Quest 2 and found that this functionality to b… - [Streaming high school sports games for others to watch](https://jasontucker.blog/streaming-high-school-sports-games-for-others-to-watch.md) - Going to your kids sports games are hard, scheduling time around your day to go to them a well as dealing with the travel to get there in time. Some of these games happen at 2pm on a Wednesday, who can leave work to go it it? I try my best to go to every game my kid is in, she plays varsity water p… - [Some tips on taking photos of your kids before school dances](https://jasontucker.blog/some-tips-on-taking-photos-of-your-kids-before-school-dances.md) - I will say if you have the ability to take a photo of your kids and their friends before a school dance, do so. Even if your have an ounce of skill in photography you are the better one to take photos of your kids and their friends than anyone else. Over the last 4 years of high school with my kid… - [How to delete a certificate restored from an iPhone or iPad backup when switching MDM?](https://jasontucker.blog/how-to-delete-a-certificate-restored-from-an-iphone-or-ipad-backup-when-switching-mdm.md) - I’m working on migrating my office from JAMF Now to Mosyle since Mosyle provides so much more for a cheaper price tag. Ive never used Mosyle before so I thought I’d start by asking their support after poking around in their new to me interface. Submitting a ticket I submitted a ticket to Mosyle Sup… - [The problem with WordPress blocks, full site editing and custom fields plugins](https://jasontucker.blog/the-problem-with-wordpress-blocks-full-site-editing-and-custom-fields-plugins.md) - In this post I want to share with you some of my thoughts regarding WordPress blocks custom fields plugins and the recently release full site editor in WordPress 5.9 Josephine. For the last three years I’ve been using Beaver Builder as my page builder of choice and have been using the Themer functi… - [WordPress 5.9 - Testing before release](https://jasontucker.blog/wordpress-5-9-testing-before-release.md) - It’s a day before release and I wrote a twitter thread this week brain dumping some of the ideas I have for 5.9, the future of WordPress and it’s compatibility with my history with the software. WordPress the software has been an interesting journey for me, I’ve been using it very early on and befo… - [Should we replace Facebook with our personal websites?](https://jasontucker.blog/should-we-replace-facebook-with-our-personal-websites.md) - In the era of social media should we look to take back our voice from the monetized networks of social network and go back to the roots of the internet with personal websites? My website journey began building websites in HTML, tables and inline styles. The days of tags and knowing how to cr… - [How I cleaned my MailChimp mailing list](https://jasontucker.blog/how-i-cleaned-my-mailchimp-mailing-list.md) - Back in August I did a little of spring cleaning and cleaned out my mailing list for my WordPress podcast network WPwatercooler. The idea was that the number of opens and click through’s are pretty low and the number of people that were joining the show as participants was getting smaller so what I… - [Okta helps nonprofits keep passwords safe](https://jasontucker.blog/okta-helps-nonprofits-keep-passwords-safe.md) - IT is challenging and dealing with passwords and users is even more challenging. Okta has partnered up with TechSoup to provide nonprofits with their first 25 licenses for free to update passwords, provide a universal directory, single sign-on, and even multi-factor authentication. They have a big… - [Our annual tradition, Letterboxing on January 1st](https://jasontucker.blog/annual-tradition-letterboxing-january-1st.md) - On New Year’s Day, my family and I went on our annual outing of going out to a local park and go letterboxing. What’s a Letterbox? Letterboxing is an activity that you do where you go to a website select a letterbox to find and go out and find it in the real world. How does it work? The process goe… - [Applying focus to only a few personal projects this new year](https://jasontucker.blog/applying-focus-to-only-a-few-personal-projects-this-new-year.md) - Good Morning! It’s Day 1 of January the first day of the new year. I’ve been thinking a lot about all the things I’ve done, started and haven’t completed and have realized that I need to ditch a bunch of projects I don’t have time for and only focus on the ones I do. Most of these projects have som… - [WordCamp US in Nashville 2017 with my 12 year old daughter by my side](https://jasontucker.blog/wordcamp-us-in-nashville-2017-with-my-12-year-old-daughter-by-my-side.md) - This past weekend November 28 – December 3rd my 12-year-old daughter Jessalyn and I flew out and attended WordCamp US in Nashville Tennessee. As I wrote in my previous post – WordCamp US through the eyes of a 12 year old Jessalyn and I were sponsored to go to WordCamp US by the kind folks at Blueho… - [Stepping outside of my existing workflow and trying new things](https://jasontucker.blog/stepping-outside-of-my-existing-workflow-and-trying-new-things.md) - Like most people, you find what works for you and you typically stick with it, I’m looking to change that when it comes to software, hardware, and services that I pay for. I use a bunch of web development tools to get the various jobs and tasks that I do on a regular basis and I’m starting to see t… - [WordCamp US 2017 from the eyes of a 12 year old](https://jasontucker.blog/wordcamp-us-2017-eyes-12-year-old.md) - I’m attending WordCamp US in Nashville Tennessee at the end of this month. This is the first time since WordCamp SF turned into WordCamp US that I’ll be attended this event. For the last few years, aside from the local WordCamps here in California I’ve haven’t been venturing too far from home to at… - [Don't get caught looking at the clock during a live video stream - Video Streaming Tips](https://jasontucker.blog/dont-get-caught-looking-clock-live-video-stream-video-streaming-tips.md) - In this video, I’m going to show you a million dollar tip, one that makes it very easy to stay engaged with your live video stream without showing your viewers you are looking at the clock. I record about 2 hours of live video each week and I have hard starts and hard stops on these shows so I need… - [How to build a new WordPress website - https migrations, seo, contact forms, google analytics](https://jasontucker.blog/how-to-build-a-new-wordpress-website-https-migrations-seo-contact-forms-google-analytics.md) - This month at my local WordPress meet up I demonstrated how you can build a WordPress website and what tools you need to get started. I covered a myriad of topics and our plan is to cover this series for the next couple months. We hope that folks can figure out how to build WordPress websites thems… - [Videos from January 2017 OC WordPress developer meetup](https://jasontucker.blog/videos-from-january-2017-oc-wordpress-developer-meetup.md) - At the January 9th 2017 OC WordPress developer meetup Brandon Dove and Jacob Arriola did presentations that I recorded. If you are into WordPress you may enjoy and learn from these mrxuzsi. - [Live streaming with an interactive audience is hard](https://jasontucker.blog/live-streaming-with-an-interactive-audience-is-hard.md) - Bridget Willard and I started WPblab as a way for her and I to answer people’s questions about WordPress and to be able to share our knowledge with our viewers. We started this show on blab.im a new yet now sunsetted live video streaming website with some new features that we couldn’t find elsewher… - [What Is oEmbed and Why You Should Use It - WordCamp Orange County 2016](https://jasontucker.blog/oembed-use-wordcamp-orange-county-2016.md) - At WordCamp Orange County 2016 I spoke about something that I thought was going to be very simple, oEmbeds. What I found was that oEmbeds are very complicated under the hood yet make things super simple for the end user. What is oEmbed? oEmbed is a format for allowing an embedded representation of… - [Google Hangouts On Air - 3 ways on how to invite people](https://jasontucker.blog/google-hangouts-on-air-3-ways-on-how-to-invite-people.md) - I get this question a lot about how to invite other people to be on a Google Hangouts On Air call; I thought I’d share with you how I go about doing this on my YouTube channel WPwatercooler. As you may or may not know Google Hangouts is a way to get up to 10 people on a video call and interact with… - [History of online communication and why it all still sucks](https://jasontucker.blog/history-of-online-communication-and-why-it-all-still-sucks.md) - For the last few years I’ve been thinking a bit about how I’ve communicated to people online. There is a lot of history here and I think looking at the history again may help with figuring out where we will end up in the future. I have a few gripes about our current forms of communication and the v… - [WordPress with Non Profits - Women Who WP](https://jasontucker.blog/wordpress-with-non-profits-women-who-wp.md) - Nonprofit Resources I wanted to share with you some nonprofit resources that I know about that may or may not relate directly with WordPress. With most web development gigs you tend to find out that you need to be the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker. Dealing with DNS, email migration,… - [WordCamp San Diego 2016 Photos](https://jasontucker.blog/wordcamp-san-diego-2016-photos.md) - My photos from WordCamp San Diego 2016. It’s my first time shooting an event like this and I tried to have as much fun as I could without feeling like I was stalking people or annoying the audience with me taking random pics of them. People like Kari Leigh and Raquel Landefeld that take such awesom… - [Finding and saving purchase receipts in email to Google Drive](https://jasontucker.blog/finding-saving-purchase-receipts-email-google-drive.md) - It’s been that time of year again when all of us needed to find and collect receipts of various purchases we made and reconcile them against our bank statements. For either tax purposes or just staying on top of your finances it’s a good way to go. At my day gig I run the IT department and I’m ulti… - [Admiral at Brea Olinda Water Polo Tournament 2016](https://jasontucker.blog/admiral-at-brea-olinda-water-polo-tournament-2016.md) - This weekend I had the pleasure of watching my daughter play in the BOA Tournament at Brea Olinda High School in Brea California. Her team “Admiral” played Triton, BOA and Aliso and I recorded the games poolside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COR8JBtc3wU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfaE3Rw8F… - [I discuss how I like Anchor](https://jasontucker.blog/i-discuss-how-i-like-anchor.md) - I discuss how I like Anchor so far and how similar it is to apps that I’ve used in the past. - [My girl getting ready for](https://jasontucker.blog/my-girl-getting-ready-for.md) - Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Whittier, California View in Instagram ⇒ - [Thanks for the](https://jasontucker.blog/thanks-for-the-2.md) - Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒ - [It's not singing the or anything but has been pretty awesome](https://jasontucker.blog/its-not-singing-the-or-anything-but-has-been-pretty-awesome.md) - Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒ - [We're getting our on instead of the](https://jasontucker.blog/were-getting-our-on-instead-of-the.md) - Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒ - [There's my girl!](https://jasontucker.blog/theres-my-girl.md) - Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Whittier High School Vic Lopez Auditorium. View in Instagram ⇒ - [The sunset is getting pretty awesome tonight](https://jasontucker.blog/the-sunset-is-getting-pretty-awesome-tonight.md) - The sunset is getting pretty awesome tonight Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒ - [Another stunning sunset](https://jasontucker.blog/another-stunning-sunset.md) - Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒ - [Tack sharp Mardi Gras](https://jasontucker.blog/tack-sharp-mardi-gras.md) - Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Disneyland View in Instagram ⇒ - [Watching the Stormtroopers walk by](https://jasontucker.blog/watching-the-stormtroopers-walk-by.md) -