Category Archives: Technical

Cool Cool Cool soooo Cool

Posted on February 27, 2013 by larry

I finally got my usb wifi to work. Wow simply wow.  I am at awe. I am so happy, I went beyond getting the wifi to work, I was actually able to crack a WPA key. I have to admit … Continue reading →

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Longer Workouts

Posted on February 24, 2013 by larry

My workouts so far have been about 1/2 an hour, not including the Lake Washington runs of course. But if I want to be in decent shape when I run the Rock and Roll Half or even closer, the Seattle … Continue reading →

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USB Wireless for Linux

Posted on February 22, 2013 by larry

This was going to be a review for the Sabrent USB-A11N which is a USB Wireless N adapter. I been trying to find a small, Linux compatible USB adapter, and this one certainly fits the billing. Here is the back … Continue reading →

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Confirmation on Wyse Issue

Posted on February 1, 2013 by larry

I got another Wyse Thin client today, also got a GB of RAM for it. I spoke to Gene at the local PC recycle place and he said that the Low density chips work with better with some systems. Basically, … Continue reading →

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Wyse Ram Problem

Posted on January 31, 2013 by larry

OK, I finally figured out what the heck was going on with my Wyse clients,  so a little background… I was wondering what the heck was going on with my Wyse thin client, it was not booting up to Thinstation … Continue reading →

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Better Day

Posted on January 30, 2013 by larry

I got a huge monkey off my back, I finally got corosync clustering working on Linux. I should do a writeup. Anyway, feeling good, gonna enjoy tonight. Done with my workout, I did a warmup run then tried to do … Continue reading →

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Another Fast Day

Posted on January 28, 2013 by larry

Staying up late last night cleaning my office (it looks way better) didn’t help, but it made for a fast day. I woke up a little late today and my cable Internet was extremely slow. I checked it out and … Continue reading →

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Rig Almost Done

Posted on January 26, 2013 by larry

I got the OS and all the apps I need on there, now I need a few pieces of hardware like screws in order to finish it. I tested the VGA screen capture didn’t work with my hauppage card, it … Continue reading →

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Amazon Instant Videos

Posted on January 25, 2013 by larry

I purchased some videos online from Amazon for the first time. Kind of cool, works for me.  If this is the future, I am OK with it as long as I can back it up and reinstall movies if needed. … Continue reading →

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Continue With New Building My Rig

Posted on January 24, 2013 by larry

I continue to build my replacement rig. Starting with what was going to go into my new ESXi Rig and AMD 6100 6 Core CPU with 16 GB DD3 1600 RAM   Add 2 that a 120GB SSD Hard Drive … Continue reading →

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