Category Archives: Technical

Lab Startup and Shutdown Steps

Posted on February 23, 2026 by larry

Making use of lab but it does not need to be on all the time. So I figured out how to power on things, I can probably script it all, but I want to make sure things are started in … Continue reading →

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Ansible Presentation Tomorrow

Posted on February 22, 2026 by larry

Got a quick presentation tomorrow that requires a heck of a lot of preparation. It is late, past 10:30PM and I got most stuff done, but got a bit more to go. One hurdle is missing notes on how I … Continue reading →

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The Right Tool

Posted on February 21, 2026 by larry

Purchased this to remove pins last year, to assist in pin removals. It sucked!!! Got 1 pin removed with great difficulty Maybe I did it wrong, I think may have been a knock off, but later paid twice that Today … Continue reading →

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Sysprep Done Using Ansible

Posted on February 19, 2026 by larry

I got sysprep working at a minimal level the way I want. I now have a base windows 11 image I can use to rebuild a box relatively quickly. After a reboot I rename it and add it to the … Continue reading →

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Managing Windows With Ansible

Posted on February 18, 2026 by larry

Spun up a couple of cloned Windows 11 VMs and used sysprep on them Would like to streamline the sysprep process, so may work on creating a sysprep file. That is later though, meanwhile I got 3 windows boxes I … Continue reading →

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Ran Out of Time

Posted on February 16, 2026 by larry

Wow, didn’t think I would run out of time on a 4 day weekend, yet here I am. I woke up later, but not really late today. Let’s see what I did I dont think I will be going to … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Minor Remodel

Posted on February 15, 2026 by larry

Started working on a minor remodel of our bathroom downstairs. First step is the wall, and getting rid of black mold. Wasn’t alone on this though, oldest son helped me a lot. Next one is the toilet, and finally the … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines Day 2026

Posted on February 14, 2026 by larry

Last year I made a small heart, this year I made a little rose with a tea light in it. Recall a few days ago I got a remote site working with my son. Today I got a hard drive … Continue reading →

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New Stuff, A lot done

Posted on February 13, 2026 by larry

Got couple things going on today, figured out how to install ZFS on Rocky 9.7 (note required upgrading from ZFS 2.1 to 2.2 Also installed some fresh UPS batteries, didn’t know some were replaced already and still good. Kind of … Continue reading →

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Four Day Weekend

Posted on February 12, 2026 by larry

Good weekend coming up, no football, extra day off, and got a few tasks. Allows me to start minor renovations that I had planned. One of my goals for February was to make the last bathroom nicer. Got some material … Continue reading →

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