Rob Pickering
Leader, Mentor, Challenger, Educator, Network Engineer, System Administrator, Developer, Hacker, Writer, Diver, and Technology Explorer
2020 What I've Read
Reading
My 2020 reading recap. 22 books finished, hitting my GoodReads goal, with genre breakdowns and notes on every title I completed.
14 min read
How to use an Apple TV with Hotel WiFi (Captive Portal)
How-To
Apple TV can't log in to hotel captive portal WiFi. How to get it online by spoofing its MAC address from a Mac in Terminal, step by step.
Silence is Violence
Opinion
On Juneteenth, George Floyd, and why Black Lives Matter needs no rebuttal. Staying silent, or deflecting with 'all lives matter', does harm.
Believing ...
How-To
Watching Pixar's Onward with my son on World Down Syndrome Day, during lockdown, and what Mindset, Grit, and 75 Hard taught me about belief.
2019 What I've Read
Reading
My 2019 reading recap. 16 books finished, up 77% over 2018, with a shift toward self-improvement titles and notes on each one.
Recover a lost Admin account on macOS with FileVault 2
How-To
How to recover a lost Admin account on macOS when you have FileVault 2 enabled
2018 What I've Read
Reading
My 2018 reading recap. Only 9 books this year after a move and job change, with genre breakdowns and notes on titles like American Kingpin.
What I wish I knew going to Disney's Aulani Resort for the First Time
Reviews
Aulani opened on August 29, 2011. What I wish I'd known before our first stay, from the expensive and limited food to what we'd do differently.
12 min read
Network Shenanigans in MacOS Mojave
Apple & macOS
Apple removed telnet and ftp from macOS Mojave. How to restore the old Sierra binaries or use netcat to port-check devices instead.
World Down Syndrome Day
Personal
Marking World Down Syndrome Day as the dad of a son with Down syndrome, and why March 21st matters to our family every year.
Free up over 100GB of space on macOS High Sierra using Storage Manager
How-To
How to reclaim disk space with macOS High Sierra's Storage Manager. Deleting old .ipa files and iOS backups freed over 100GB for me.
World Down Syndrome Day
Personal
March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day, named for Trisomy 21. Why my family celebrates it, and the gifts my son with Down syndrome shares.
2017 - What I've Read
Reading
The 22 books I read in 2017, from The Expanse to Walter Isaacson's The Innovators, with genre breakdowns and my 2018 reading goals.
Rest in Peace - Christopher J. (Chris) Utley
Personal
Remembering Chris Utley, my first hire at Cincinnati Bell's Fuse Internet service, golf partner, and friend of 22 years. A personal tribute.

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