How to plan, estimate, and build an MVP with Scrum

I now have two pages in my PM*Framework.

How to Plan and Estimate an MVP: Explains how to figure out what you want to build, break it down into User Stories, and estimate with reasonable accuracy how long it will take to build.

How to build an MVP with …

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How to enable 5GHz on your wifi router

I mentioned in my videoconferencing guide that 5 GHz bands on wifi are vastly better than 2.4 GHz bands. Here's a list of common routers and where the setting is located.

Asus

Left pane: General → Network Map Under System Status, choose 2.4GHz or 5GHz tab and enter "Network …

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Using email aliasing to detect hacks and protect your privacy

I've maintained very strict control over email for over a decade. When I purchased jonpurdy.com in 2006, I did so with the intent of having a lifelong domain and email address. But the longer one uses an email address, the more spam and unwanted email tends to collect.

Plus-aliasing …

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How to improve your Zoom/Skype teleconferencing game

Teleconferencing seems like an easy thing to get right, especially with webcams and good noise-canceling microphones being built into most laptops these days. If the environment is quiet and and lighting is good, it can be fine. But I've participated in a lot of meetings where I could hear myself …

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Using Homebridge to connect non-HomeKit devices to the Apple ecosystem

My wife and I are staying with my folks for a couple of weeks before we move to SF. My father mentioned that it'd be nice if he could get his non-HomeKit power outlet switches working with HomeKit somehow, despite not being supported.

I figured there was a way to …

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