Author Archives: larry

Dyson Filters

Recall one of the things I want to do is clean the house and reduce the allergens. Today I think it was the first time I replaced the filter in our really old vacuum Note how the filter on the … Continue reading

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Revisiting Selling Servers

I am thinking about selling home servers again. Need to find what kind of value I can provide that will be compelling. Maybe just sell a book, and add to that hardware. Weight: 331.6

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Still Disorganized

Surprisingly my HDHR4-2US (4th gen HDHR) came in today. Still need to test it out Also found out from a reddit post that the first four numbers of an HDHR identifies the version you have. So apparently, I now have … Continue reading

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Rest And Cruizing

Today I went cruising around the area with my pets. Not as fun in a minivan as an SUV, but it was still a bit refreshing. Itching for a new car. Air is much better then the past few days, … Continue reading

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Semi-Rest Day

I took today as a chance to relax, but did a little bit of maintenance. I rebooted the server room. I should do it more often, because there were a lot of todo’s and the order of startup mattered. Anyway … Continue reading

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Silicondust HDFX-2US Flex Duo

Finally opened up a Silicondust I had It is tiny, interesting looking. Hopefully it will fit right in to production. Weight: 328.4

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Problems With Zoneminder

Not sure why but my zoneminder database has been growing like crazy. I keep trying to shrink it, but something in it is taking up space. Will keep an eye on things to see what happens, if it keeps growing. … Continue reading

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Gonna Be Hot Again

Maybe not as hot as a few weeks ago, but it will get hot. Ordered some windows fans and should come in just in time. Not sure why my zoneminder was flaky. I tried new graphics card, cables, RAM, removed … Continue reading

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Shrinking Zoneminder Database

Not sure why, but my zoneminder database is huge. I will try to clean it up and document it here. First off I shut off zoneminder itself. Then I ran zmaudit.pl If it does not shrink it a lot I … Continue reading

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Weight Dropping

Wondering if weight loss would help my illness, I think it will. Finally weight is going down. Hoping to push and get it down more. Parts coming in for kitchen remodel. Possible last pic before it gets torn apart Weight: … Continue reading

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