Author Archives: larry

Body is Off

Posted on December 1, 2022 by larry

Too heavy, not enough sleep, sluggish. I think I need a reset bad. Hoping tonight I will truly get to bed early. Weight is crazy. Weight: 323.2

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Network Upgrades Coming Along

Posted on November 30, 2022 by larry

Lets see what I got so far Everything is coming along. Going to have to make things a little bit cleaner. Found a large supermicro I think I can use as a NAS. Weight: 322.4

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First Snow of 2022

Posted on November 29, 2022 by larry

Its snowing in our area again I really like being home, with a hot water dispenser, Internet, a supply of snacks, feels cozy. Backups not happening correctly, going to try a source code install. Maybe that will do it. Weight: … Continue reading →

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Trying Out Backups

Posted on November 28, 2022 by larry

Kind of interesting, but frustrating at the same time, there are some huge gaps on how urbackup works. I read some documetation, but looks like will need to dive deeper. Officially over 320, it was inevitable, eating so much salty … Continue reading →

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Rethinking My Backups

Posted on November 27, 2022 by larry

Got some decent work on a backup system called urbackup. I installed it on Rocky 9. Preparing to go that route in 2023. Also got LDAP working, some pretty big changes afoot. Still researching options, but liking what is possible. … Continue reading →

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Yardwork Pain

Posted on November 26, 2022 by larry

Now I know I been slacking, I did some yardwork today, now I am in pain. Maybe I should get back in to the gym. Got some discovery done on my network as well. On my production I found 20 … Continue reading →

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Black Friday 2022

Posted on November 25, 2022 by larry

Not gonna mention some of the things I got, kids may be reading this, don’t want to spoil Christmas. But stuff for me and the network, it seems like storage is the name of the game. Looks like I got … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2022

Posted on November 24, 2022 by larry

Lots of great food today, had fun. Started the day getting ingredients for the family. But relaxed afterwards and just figured out LDAP. I have figured it out in the past, but there are some changes with new distributions. For … Continue reading →

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Found a great camera

Posted on November 23, 2022 by larry

Just installed the Amcrest 4K PoE Camera AI, product IP8M-T2669EW-AI. This is the best camera I have so far. Not the fact that it is my only 4K, but the view outside at night is pretty stunning. Being a 4K … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Deals

Posted on November 22, 2022 by larry

Starting to see some great deals. Got another AMD for a new machine. Not sure what I am getting, I should take some time tomorrow to plan. But looking at a nice weekend. May be spending more this year. Weight: … Continue reading →

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