I want to get out of the way the fact that I do not know networking. I work Desktop Support at my job so I have a pretty okay understanding of hardware. I use Fedora Linux at home and I am not scared of a terminal. When it comes to networking though it is a big shoulder shrug for anything outside my LAN. I would like to know more but it will take some time.
I have a project that is coming together to make a little NAS with a Pi4 that I have collecting dust. I have the hardware figured out, I will probably use OpenMediaVault, may just set up the SMB share myself, and if all I wanted is a NAS at home I would be golden. But I want to set up a Wireguard VPN because my ultimate goal is to replace my pCloud subscription. I have watched some tutorials on YouTube from larger channels like Networkchuck and Wolfgang, but I am confused specifically around the whole DNS thing.
I get that my public IP changes from time to time. I understand the need for a dynamic DNS to counter that. I purchased a domain from a registrar service up here in Canada and after the purchase the immediate next step was web hosting. Do I need to host the domain in order to use it for the Wireguard setup?
I thought I would hate the Touch Bar when I bought the M1 MacBook Pro but I have ended up kinda liking it. I wouldn't say I love it. I think function keys are better for certain tasks, but the Touch Bar has some utility for sure.
Since applications can include the Touch Bar they can move some functionality down there. Things like switch tabs in Safari, turning on and off hidden files in Finder, and of course scrubbing through audio/video. I especially like how IINA uses the Touch Bar pulling frames from the video file makes the scrubbing area into a colourful representation of the video. I wish the Touch Bar was used a bit more actually. I find it weird that, and maybe this can be changed in Settings, you can't get granular control of volume or screen brightness with the Touch Bar. I think if you hold Option or Control, or both, you can get more fine tuned changes. I just think that should be the default for using the Touch Bar.