Category Archives: Technical

Mostly Weird Day

Posted on July 14, 2020 by larry

Unlike yesterdays mixed bag of a day, today was mostly weird. I got my car in to get checked, double whammy in that the windows was not covered so I had to pay $400 and we will be out a … Continue reading →

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Getting Things Hooked Up

Posted on July 10, 2020 by larry

During the floor fix, a lot of things got disconnected. Going through what is needed and what is no longer needed. It is a lot of stuff. There are lot of things I really don’t need. Hoping things will look … Continue reading →

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Last Day Of Class

Posted on July 9, 2020 by larry

Finally got through class. Really draining. But the class was really interesting. I screwed up the lab though, so I decided to replicate some of it in my home lab. Finally went around RTC again. Need to work on that … Continue reading →

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Living Room Floor, Walls, and Ceilings

Posted on July 8, 2020 by larry

Living room floors are done, ceiling and walls are painted. Still needs to paint trim and install, but in the picture is my new compressor as well. Weight: 316.6

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Microsoft AD Certs Class

Posted on July 7, 2020 by larry

First day of three on learning Certificate Services for Microsoft AD. Kind of interesting, as always it is to fill some gaps in my knowledge. Most of it is review though. Weight: 316.2

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Lots of New Toys

Posted on July 6, 2020 by larry

I got a bunch of new toys today. Got a new USB Capture Device Two new 1080P cameras An air compressor A case for my Atomic Pi Better then Christmas Worked out with the Medical trainer today, I am hurting … Continue reading →

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Casino Visit

Posted on June 28, 2020 by larry

Things are opening up, wen to snoqualmie casino today. Maybe should not have, easy to get in, really empty, but lost. I think machines were hungry. Also got this new toy. A uniden BC75XLT radio scanner. Price was right $5.99 … Continue reading →

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Bluetooth Rabbit Hole Again

Posted on June 27, 2020 by larry

Trying to loop back in to zoneminder but my mind got distracted by Bluetooth again. This time trying to get python to talk back and forth with my BLE device. Learned a lot today, biggest was that something is wrong … Continue reading →

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New Cheap Media Center IR USB

Posted on June 24, 2020 by larry

Purchased these things on ebay Really cheap, these things were listed as USB Receiver for Media Center RC6 MCE and were 5.49 each. Worked with Libreelec and my MCE remote. Weight: 312.6

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Fathers Day 2020

Posted on June 21, 2020 by larry

Good day today, ate too much though. Family left me alone to work on my media center. One thing I saw was the dreaded low votlage thunderbolt. I put on a proper power supply and it worked good. I think … Continue reading →

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