Engineering, Cloud Architecture & Tech Insights by Barry Searlehttps://thetechrambler.com/en-ushttps://thetechrambler.com/blog/nest-hello-doorbell/https://thetechrambler.com/blog/nest-hello-doorbell/  My wife and I both work and we frequently have to negotiate access to the property for a myriad of  service providers.  We also have guest from far-flung places, so rather than proving keys we have invested in the Schlage lock to control access to the front door.  We used to have one of ...Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://thetechrambler.com/blog/secure-web/https://thetechrambler.com/blog/secure-web/We live in a time when the internet provides us access to an incredibly valuable trove of information.  Unfortunately, along with this access to data comes exposure to risks that we definitely need to mitigate.  We all have computers, smartphones, and even digital assistants that increase our exposure to technology, and this can seem very ...Sun, 13 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://thetechrambler.com/blog/setting-up-a-gce-based-linux-machine-with-multiple-persistent-disks-gui/https://thetechrambler.com/blog/setting-up-a-gce-based-linux-machine-with-multiple-persistent-disks-gui/Create a Machine Create a machine with your required specifications and label it “vnc-server”. Your machine comes with a boot disk automatically but once you add an additional persistent data disk, you need to think about formatting and mounting as part of the process. Uncheck “delete boot disk when instance is deleted”  so you can ...Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT