I’ve been using the Microsoft Surface Pro for a few years now (first the 3, then the 4) but I have a recurring issue where if the device is low on power and needs charging at the same time my phone is…
Author: Erik Szewczyk
Technology, science, building things and experiencing the world. What more could anyone ask for? FreeLearner.how founder and doer of many things
Trialing Bing Ads
by Erik SzewczykI recently created a new Webmaster account with Microsoft and as part of the new account they gave me a $100 credit for Bing Ads. I figured I would use FreeLearner to trial out the capabilities and show you all a bit…
How fast is the Samsung SSD 960 EVO 500 GB? (review)
by Erik SzewczykA couple of months ago I replaced my home and lab servers with a single new server. Because it’s a virtual host I wanted to ensure I had plenty of IO capacity to work with so this felt like a great time…
What does owning a rental house look like on your taxes?
by Erik Szewczyk2016 is the first full tax year where I’ve owned an investment (rental) house and for those of you interested in how this ends up applying to your US Federal taxes I thought I would share how this gets applied. Now I’ll…
Free Learner is now fully encrypted!
by Erik SzewczykHello friends, As traffic continues to grow on the site we wanted to ensure that everyone has a secure browsing experience. To that end we have moved to the entire site to SSL encryption for all traffic. This is similar to the…
Converting a generator to run on hydrogen
by Erik SzewczykOldie but a goodie from when we were running the renewable energy non-profit – how to convert a generator to run on hydrogen presented by Leif Schneider. Enjoy! Erik SzewczykTechnology, science, building things and experiencing the world. What more could anyone ask…