Self-Publishing to Kindle vs Nook Press vs Smashwords
Originally, I published my book “An Expat’s Guide to Ireland” exclusively on Amazon for Kindle since they are the market leader in e-books. When publishing the second edition I decided to give the Barnes & Noble Nook and Smashwords a try. One reason for this…
Using the FutureBit Moonlander 2
I have been experimenting with mining cryptocurrency over the past few months. My latest experiment is with The FutureBit Moonlander 2 a USB miner. Here are the instructions to install and use the miner, as well as, my results with it. Things you will need: FutureBit…
Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 6 How Much Am I Making?
I’ve been playing around the last couple of months with crypto mining on my computer and phone. Now that I have some stats it is time to see if I am actually making any money from it. The places I have been trying this are…
Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 5 Mining Apps
The main way to make money crypto mining is with dedicated mining machines such as ASIC miners. However, it is possible to install mining apps on a phone or to mine on a computer. The question, of course, is can these be profitable when calculating the…
Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 4 – Hash Rate
My next post on cryptocurrency mining is going to involve the hash rate I am getting from devices. For reference here are the hash-rates from lowest to highest. 1 kH/s is 1,000 hashes per second (often written KH/s or Kh/s). 1 MH/s is 1,000,000…
Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 3- Wallets
What is a crypto currency wallet? It is basically the same as the wallet in your pocket. A cryptocurrency wallet holds your currency. There are three main types of wallets. The first is an online wallet with an exchange. The second is an app for…
Playing with Cryptocurrency: Part 2 – Coin Exchanges
Since Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies can be traded like stock, I decided to try the process out. My first stop was to the stock trading app Robinhood. I also to look at dedicated cryptocurrency coin exchanges such as Coinbase and Bitpanda. Coinbase When…
Playing with Crypto: Part 1 – The Bubble Will Pop?
The first time I heard about crypto and Bitcoin I rolled my eyes like many others have done. “It won’t last,” I said. “How can you have a currency that isn’t backed by anything of value?” That was a few years ago when it was possible…
