Category Archives: Technical

Day 1 Linuxfest 2015

Posted on April 25, 2015 by larry

Was a good day at Linuxfest. Kind of tired though. Tried a new hotel, kind of like it. Wish I was more prepared for Linuxfest. Just doing pushups and situps.

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Linuxfest Tomorrow

Posted on April 24, 2015 by larry

I will bring a bunch of things, hopefully it is enough. But I know I am not prepared. Just gonna do my best. Doing pushups and situps.

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Base Training Kit

Posted on April 23, 2015 by larry

I finally got what I want as the base training kit. Here are six of them. Here are the contents Power Supply 5v 2.1 Amp USB Micros SD Cable 28/24AWG Half Breadboard 400 Tie Point Logic Level Converter 2 Channel … Continue reading →

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Kit is Coming together

Posted on April 22, 2015 by larry

My Arduino/Raspberry Pi kit is coming together.   I was informed that there are Saturday slots  for my workshop. woohoo. Still getting some stuff ready. Ran a 5k today Time: 49:19 Best time this year, I cracked 50 minutes.  To … Continue reading →

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One Connection Raspberry Pi Display

Posted on April 20, 2015 by larry

I finally figured out the pins needed to get the Raspberry Pi connected to a DVD Slave display using a simple 4 pole 3.5mm connection.   The Pi is a Raspberry Pi 2 but should work with a B+ as … Continue reading →

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Trying To Get My GPS Working

Posted on April 17, 2015 by larry

Its interesting, but frustrating, I am trying to get my GPS shield to work. I have it outside now and hopefully my sketch is right. But I think the problem is the speed between the arduino and the shield.  It … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi and Updates

Posted on April 15, 2015 by larry

I got my USB3 and SSD drive put together and I tried it on a Pi.  Kept disconnecting, I did some research and found the B+ versions need the firmware updated. I did the two commands apt-get update apt-get upgrade … Continue reading →

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Taxes Due

Posted on April 14, 2015 by larry

Ack, call me Mr Procrastinator. Taxes due tomorrow, gonna pull an all nighter if I have to and get these taxes done. Unfortunately, there is an issue with my mail server I need to deal with. Just doing pushups and … Continue reading →

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Still Redoing My Network

Posted on April 11, 2015 by larry

Network really coming together, so much flexibility and possibilities. But hoping setup is not too complex.  Looking to simplify key security systems. Freezer had a stink smell today, cleaned the back and it helped a bit, hope the smell is … Continue reading →

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New Switch On My Network

Posted on April 10, 2015 by larry

I got a new switch going on my network. It is the TP-Link SG2424, I am using the VLAN features and it looks like it is working extremely well. It is almost a single point of failure, so I hope … Continue reading →

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