Category Archives: Technical

Almost Got All Parts for NAS

Posted on January 20, 2026 by larry

I ordered a couple more drives, almost got all the drives I need, not quite, but they are all new. Got the 2TB NAS fast drive, so almost there. Just need one bulk drive and two more NAS drives, and … Continue reading →

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Getting Info From HA to Mysql

Posted on January 19, 2026 by larry

There is a variable in my Home Assistant that is considered when turning the lights on or off automatically. I call them light hold values. If say the kitchen hold is on, then the motion sensors will not turn the … Continue reading →

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Sleeping In Relaxing Day

Posted on January 18, 2026 by larry

Woke up late today, not only that, after I woke I, I did not do much work. Spent most of the day watching youtube videos on the Seahawks. But I did start reviewing my home assistant and looked to cleaning … Continue reading →

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Unprepared for this trip

Posted on January 16, 2026 by larry

Almost missed posting to this blog, was extremely unprepared for a quick get away. Overall gone for less tan 48 hours so I didn’t think much of it, but boy did we missed some things. First off I usually RDP … Continue reading →

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Lab Back Up

Posted on January 14, 2026 by larry

Still need a lab, not just a lab, but VMs with a minimal install. One skill I have lost was building machines from scratch that don’t have the packages I need. I am working a bit on a playbook that … Continue reading →

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Demo NAS Up

Posted on January 11, 2026 by larry

My 2026 demo project is up, recall last year was the home server, this year it is a NAS I will begin to document how to build one. Weight: 326.2

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Getting Foot Into Local LLM

Posted on January 10, 2026 by larry

Purchased an RTC 5060 ti with 16GB of VRAM with the sole intent of using it to learn openllama. Of course this leads to a rabbit hole like is my gear up to the task. I am wondering if I … Continue reading →

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Disappointed With NVME to SATA

Posted on January 7, 2026 by larry

Recall yesterdays post regarding the NVME to SATA adapter Doesn’t work as expected, it seems to struggle. Can’t even get temp or smart info. Kind of sad. Searching for a new solution. Weight: 325.0

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Demo NAS Coming Together

Posted on January 6, 2026 by larry

Made some significant progress on my demo NAS. I will have more pics later, but currently have USB SATA connections to the JBOD. Didn’t work as expected, SMART just broken Both temp and smart do not give any information. I … Continue reading →

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Back To Work 2026

Posted on January 5, 2026 by larry

Had my first official day for 2026 today, felt like a grind really sluggish. I thought as the day wore on I would gain momentum. Not so, my head was still in vacation mode. So I kickstarted it with a … Continue reading →

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