https://www.dominicferrara.com/ Tech, travel, and living well after 50 — honest notes from Dominic Ferrara. en-us Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/best-ebike-trails-in-the-us/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/best-ebike-trails-in-the-us/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Nine of the best e-bike friendly trails in the US, with verified e-bike class rules, surfaces, seasons, and honest advice for riders over 50. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/become-a-snowbird-without-being-rich/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/become-a-snowbird-without-being-rich/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Four realistic ways to winter somewhere warm on a regular retirement budget, with real monthly costs for RV parks, rentals, and public land. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/covered-call-etfs-retirement-income/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/covered-call-etfs-retirement-income/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 What covered call ETFs like JEPI, SPYI, and QQQI actually do, the real tradeoffs, and how a retiree might think about monthly income from them. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/starlink-backup-for-rv/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/starlink-backup-for-rv/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Starlink has been flawless for us except during power surges. The cheap backup I actually run: an EcoFlow to stop surge-reboots and an AT&T hotspot. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-i-sleep-better-after-50/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-i-sleep-better-after-50/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 The free habits and small bedtime stack I use to sleep through the night after 50: morning sunlight, less late sugar, magnesium glycinate and glycine. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/best-haircuts-for-men-over-50/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/best-haircuts-for-men-over-50/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 A no-nonsense guide to haircuts for men over 50: the one rule that makes it simple, the right cut for thinning or grey hair, and what to tell your barber. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-i-build-muscle-after-50/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-i-build-muscle-after-50/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 I own a home gym I stopped using. The easy 20-pound dumbbell and weighted-vest routine I actually use to build muscle after 50. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/5-supplements-i-kept-after-50/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/5-supplements-i-kept-after-50/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:00:00 +0000 After trying way too many, I cut my supplements to five that actually earn their spot after 50. The list, the real doses, and the quality that matters. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-much-solar-to-work-from-rv/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-much-solar-to-work-from-rv/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 The honest watt-hours math for running a laptop, monitor, and Starlink on solar in an RV, and how many watts you really need to stay online off-grid. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-to-take-video-calls-while-boondocking/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-to-take-video-calls-while-boondocking/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Reliable video calls while boondocking come down to internet, power, and a backup. Here's the exact off-grid setup and settings I use from the RV. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/off-grid-rv-power-no-shore-hookup/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/off-grid-rv-power-no-shore-hookup/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 How to run an RV fully off-grid with no shore power hookup: battery capacity, solar input, and the one thing it can't run. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/ai-voice-scam-family-code-word/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/ai-voice-scam-family-code-word/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 AI can clone a loved one's voice from seconds of audio for phone scams. Here's the 10-second family code word that beats it. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/the-two-rv-office-why-one-rv-is-not-enough-when-two-people-work-full-time/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/the-two-rv-office-why-one-rv-is-not-enough-when-two-people-work-full-time/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Why one RV isn't always enough when two people work remote, and how a two-RV setup solves noise and call conflicts. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/mice-mud-and-meetings-the-stuff-nobody-tells-you-about-working-full-time-from-an-rv/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/mice-mud-and-meetings-the-stuff-nobody-tells-you-about-working-full-time-from-an-rv/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:38:44 +0000 Mice in the walls, mud season, and video calls with the camera off. The unfiltered reality of working remote from an RV. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/generator-math-what-full-time-boondocking-actually-costs-in-fuel/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/generator-math-what-full-time-boondocking-actually-costs-in-fuel/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 What does running a generator to boondock actually cost in fuel? Real weekly numbers, plus where solar cuts the bill. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/the-72-hour-clock-water-waste-and-work-interruptions-when-you-boondock-full-time/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/the-72-hour-clock-water-waste-and-work-interruptions-when-you-boondock-full-time/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fresh, gray, and black tanks force a dump run every few days when you boondock. Here's the real tank math and timeline. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/your-ac-will-kill-your-starlink-the-power-surge-problem-nobody-warns-you-about/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/your-ac-will-kill-your-starlink-the-power-surge-problem-nobody-warns-you-about/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 An RV air conditioner's compressor surge can knock Starlink offline on generator power. Here's why, and three fixes that work. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-to-use-ai-to-plan-an-rv-road-trip-real-prompts-real-routes-and-what-actually-works/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/how-to-use-ai-to-plan-an-rv-road-trip-real-prompts-real-routes-and-what-actually-works/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:34:56 +0000 Real prompts for planning an RV-safe road trip with AI, from route stacking to what it gets wrong. Copy-paste templates included. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/i-use-4-ai-tools-every-day-here-is-what-each-one-is-actually-good-at-in-2026/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/i-use-4-ai-tools-every-day-here-is-what-each-one-is-actually-good-at-in-2026/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:49:16 +0000 Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok compared for real daily work: what each tool actually does best and how they stack together. https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/agentic-in-the-terminal-manual-at-the-spigot-the-gritty-reality-of-full-time-boondocking-in-2026/ https://www.dominicferrara.com/articles/agentic-in-the-terminal-manual-at-the-spigot-the-gritty-reality-of-full-time-boondocking-in-2026/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:29:38 +0000 What's it really like to work remote from an RV? Real numbers on power, water, and internet, from someone who's actually done it.