Category Archives: Technical

Ubuntu 16.04 beta

Posted on March 30, 2016 by larry

I was told today that the class I am holding at Linuxfest will be on Ubuntu 16.04 so I have to try it out. Looks pretty good, boots up fast. Still going through some tests though. Life getting really busy, … Continue reading →

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Sleep Returning

Posted on March 24, 2016 by larry

I am still not getting to bed early enough, but I am getting to sleep. So it may make sense for me to go to bed early tonight. Saw Batman vs Superman, I liked it.  Kind of cool seeing a … Continue reading →

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More Focus

Posted on March 23, 2016 by larry

Still not sleeping well, but I did sleep better. Today I had better focus at work. Hoping to get some better sleep tonight. Got my Raspberry Pi 3 going.  It does work with the serial connection.

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Zoned Out Today

Posted on March 22, 2016 by larry

I am trying to get myself off of ambien, last night I had a hard time sleeping. I eventually fell asleep but by then damage was done.  I was on minimal function. When I got home I slept, and slept … Continue reading →

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Presentation on IoT Security

Posted on March 21, 2016 by larry

Today I had a successful meetup.  It was on security on Internet of Things. There were about 10 people but it was well received. I am surprised I got it done, I started it early this morning. But now I … Continue reading →

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Running Behind on my Tasks

Posted on March 18, 2016 by larry

I am behind in a lot of things, my schedule has been really impacted this week. Hope to get back on schedule, there is a lot of things I need to do.  I got couple days to try and catch … Continue reading →

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Dell Lattitude E6410

Posted on March 17, 2016 by larry

I got another one this week, so now I have 3 Dell E6410.   I have an E6400 this is the same format so it will do, but I also have a E4310 and an E6510 (I think those are … Continue reading →

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Arduino IoT Teaching Platform

Posted on March 14, 2016 by larry

I am trying to decide what platform to teach these Internet of Things class on. Either the NodeMCU or this interesting piece. I may have to do a little bit of both. Should be fun.

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Presentation Done

Posted on March 12, 2016 by larry

After doing this a year ago, I felt kind of rusty.  I relied too much on my past, also my recent experience influenced the class. I should have stuck to basics. Also I should do more examples. I will work … Continue reading →

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Arduino Docs Still Valid

Posted on March 11, 2016 by larry

I thought I would be up late working on documentation, but the past docs I have is still valid.  Just need a few tweaks here and there to modernize and add a few things regarding ESP8266. Printing as we speak. … Continue reading →

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