Category Archives: Technical

Blesentry Count

Posted on January 3, 2020 by larry

For my Blesentry project I am almost at the count level I wanted to be at for Raspberry Pis I have 5 production nodes for the checkpoint nodes and couple I need for home. I wanted 9 total for the … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by larry

I just finished my goals for 2020, one thing is sad, I did not complete most of my 2019 goals. Another interesting note, if you include my lazyplayer blog, I have been blogging for a decade and this blog itself … Continue reading →

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EPG Gone

Posted on December 29, 2019 by larry

Been using Windows Media Center for a long long time now. Today I noticed that the Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) for Windows Media Center is not updating, looks like Microsoft is pulling the plug in the Windows Media Center but … Continue reading →

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Closing out 2019

Posted on December 27, 2019 by larry

Today I started the process of closing our 2019. First I had to check the the md5sums of the current archive. Then I closed out quicken, which was actually the first time I did it, normally I just backed it … Continue reading →

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Load Testing BLE

Posted on December 26, 2019 by larry

I was able to graph more than 50 BLE devices for a couple of hours on a Raspberry Pi Zero W It worked. A few more BLE and I will be at capacity.

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Pi 4 vs Thin Client

Posted on December 23, 2019 by larry

I finally set up my Raspberry Pi today, and it got me thinking which was cheaper, the Pi or a Thin Client. So I made an apples to oranges comparison, because under certain conditions, one or the other would be … Continue reading →

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End of Year Here

Posted on December 20, 2019 by larry

This was a fast year, time for reflection and to plan for next year. Almost finish with my pi project but came across another one that I thought of, a pi zero that can act as a personal firewall. Also … Continue reading →

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Bad Cables for Pi

Posted on December 19, 2019 by larry

Frustrating, but there is a bad cable in my batch. Wasted time trying to figure out why I could not get access to the usb ethernet interface. I put it away, it was a good brand too. Now to document … Continue reading →

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Learning Python

Posted on December 18, 2019 by larry

Starting to get deeper in to Python. Its not bad, trying to get a a listing of dates of when my bills are due. Rough day, son had it worse. Hoping he will learn some life lessons today.

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Getting Hard To Get Tags

Posted on December 17, 2019 by larry

These tags in boxes are getting harder to find. I am confident I will have enough. My search to find a box to contain them all continues though. I thought I finally found one at harbor freight but it had … Continue reading →

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