Author Archives: larry

Liking this new Laser

Posted on December 29, 2016 by larry

I like this new multifunction laser printer I got.  Yes it is black and white but the prints are crisper than anything else I got. The printer I got is the Canon MX416DW. It is a little big for household … Continue reading →

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End of Year Cleanup

Posted on December 28, 2016 by larry

Doing my end of year cleanup.  Getting a lot of stuff cleaned up to start 2017 fresh. I got my bedroom cleaned, emailed cleaned, reconcile my bank accounts.  All is going well. Also got my new laser printer/scanner working.  Also … Continue reading →

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Updating WordPress

Posted on December 27, 2016 by larry

On slashdot today there was news of a vulnerability to a popular library called phpmailer.  I know I have it on my systems due to wordpress being installed.  I think the issue is that there is now checking for an … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day 2016

Posted on December 26, 2016 by larry

Went driving around today.  Was kind of crazy near the malls. Other then that, I just chilled out during these four days. Not much productivity.

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Merry Christmas 2016

Posted on December 25, 2016 by larry

Christmas was OK this year, in the past we had better gifts, this year we were a little tight on cash. Kids got something decent, wife and I kept it light. Hopefully next year there will be better gifts, but … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2016

Posted on December 24, 2016 by larry

I nice chill day.  Went shopping a little bit, it was easy.  Not into the crazy shopping bit. But we did eat a bunch of food during dinner and open some gifts. There were some negatives, Seahawks lost, can’t find … Continue reading →

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Up Late Watching Movies

Posted on December 23, 2016 by larry

Had a hard time sleeping last night.  I was up watching movies and could not get to bed. I was not tired, not sure why, I think cause I had some curry and it had something in it that kept … Continue reading →

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Start of Christmas Weekend

Posted on December 22, 2016 by larry

Woohoo, week is over, got an official day off tomorrow and Monday, plus light work week next week.  I need the rest. I took some time to get back to Arduino, I picked up on another reason not to like … Continue reading →

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Pigtail Cables

Posted on December 21, 2016 by larry

Got some pigtail cables today that combine ethernet and power in to 1 cable.  If this works I may get more of them.  I envision couple WAP satellites running from my makernet case using a single cable. Hoping to get … Continue reading →

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Winter Is Here

Posted on December 20, 2016 by larry

Today is the first day of Winter, which means tomorrow is the Winter Solstice, which means its days are going to get longer. Finally, been kind of tough.  So cold, so much to do. Also looking forward to a 4 … Continue reading →

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