Mike Lapidakis · Writing

Building a Mac MCP server that lets my autonomous AI agents reach iCloud-hosted content over a Tailscale network, with per-token ACLs and a real trust boundary between agent and OS.

Tired of broadcasting multiple WiFi networks for IoT devices?

Which self-hosted photo and video platform is right for you?

Revisiting the state of Custom Domains on iCloud Mail two years after launch.

A guide on using Zapier to pull bookmarks in from Mastodon and send them to Readwise Reader.

A brief comparison of Mastodon and GoToSocial from a systems administrator

Why I set out to build a trusted source for up-to-date information on Fediverse relays

A compilation of lessons learned while installing and tuning a small Mastodon server on AWS.

A quick guide to adding a quick capture share extension for Logseq to Feedbin

A guide for setting up Cloudflare Zero Trust with Home Assistant for secure remote access

My impressions of the Garmin Epix after seven years with an Apple Watch

The personal weather station market is full of ugly, complicated contraptions.

Apple's Hide My Email feature is one of the most under-rated privacy launches of the past year, and here's why.

Insights on Apple's iCloud Mail Custom Domains after three months of heavy use.

Roam Research has changed the way I take notes through networked thought

Sharing the experience of using HEY for Work for a personal, custom domain name.

Learning to embrace simplicity and bask in the speed of static websites with Gatsby

Initial impressions of Levels Health continuous glucose monitoring to improve metabolic health

A year later, and NextDNS is faster and quicker to set up

Microsoft is lowering the barrier to entry for the next generation of its gaming console.

My overview and thoughts on HEY, a new and opinionated email service from the creators of Basecamp.

A how-to guide on setting up NextDNS on a RaspberryPi for your home network.

Creating a workflow for importing RAW photos from a Fuji X-T2 to an Apple iPad

Two Lambda functions for AWS housekeeping: propagating EC2 instance tags to attached EBS volumes, ENIs, and snapshots, plus daily volume snapshots with automatic cleanup.