Category Archives: Technical

Guest Wifi Password

Posted on March 22, 2017 by larry

I have setup a linux box to talk to a DDWRT capable wifi router to auto set the password. I will post more on it in the future.  But for now I got it to send an email with a … Continue reading →

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Overworked At Work

Posted on March 17, 2017 by larry

Noticed that I been going pretty hard at work the past few days. Just am too tired to work out at night. Been eating better though. Even with my busy work schedule, I still managed to get some maker stuff … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kids Hacking

Posted on March 11, 2017 by larry

Today had some kids after my workout.  They wanted to learn hacking. I gave them a simple lesson in securing a laptop and encryption.  They also took an interest in my maker projects. I did run today, cedar river Distance: … Continue reading →

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Magic Mirror First Try

Posted on March 8, 2017 by larry

I got magic mirror running on a VM and a pi, unfortunately, the display doesn’t hold that much information. Photo shows a time in GMT so this was not a late photo. The glass also came in, but only so much … Continue reading →

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Running Longer

Posted on March 7, 2017 by larry

Was on the treadmill longer and I think that is the route I have to go, longer not faster. Also got my new Raspberry Pi Zero W in But I been focused on the magic mirror project. Weight: 302.6

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Netgear GS108E v3

Posted on March 6, 2017 by larry

Yesterday I setup a new managed switch.  I needed it it for the VLAN settings, I was going to use a DDWRT one (recall couple posts back) but I ended up buying one because it was on sale.  It is … Continue reading →

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Two Way Mirror

Posted on March 2, 2017 by larry

Ordered a two way mirror today, small one to test on a small screen.  Want to show people what a smart mirror is. I did run on treadmill today, kind of pushed, was walking weird the rest of the day. … Continue reading →

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Motion Sensor Done… but

Posted on February 27, 2017 by larry

It is not working as expected. The reason for splitting all these wires is so each motion sensor can be identified.  Unfortunately each sensor lights up all the sensors. Also the solder point for data was really small. It works … Continue reading →

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Python and MQTT

Posted on February 25, 2017 by larry

I got python to subscribe to an MQTT broker from a CentOS 6 box. First off you need to install the mqtt libraries for python.  In this example we use the paho-mqtt libraries. You don’t use YUM, you use easy_install. … Continue reading →

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DDWRT in a VM

Posted on February 24, 2017 by larry

Now that I figured out the VLAN thing I want to setup a EOIP in a VM. Kind of tough, I setup an OVA in the past but it is not working. Going back to the beginning on this one. … Continue reading →

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