Category Archives: Technical

Need to get off my butt and move

Posted on August 20, 2012 by larry

I been so lazy lately.  I need to get out and do more physical stuff. Still got a lot done today, upgraded one of my servers to 16GB of RAM, added  128GB SSD to it as well and changed out … Continue reading →

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Not As Hot

Posted on August 6, 2012 by larry

But still hot and I went running anyway.  Was as bad as I expected, maybe cause I ran so late, also it was a simple 1 lap. Time: 12:34.3 It did feel good to go running again.  Soon I will … Continue reading →

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Broken, Fixed It, Then Broke It Again

Posted on August 1, 2012 by larry

Was up till 4AM this morning figuring out how to dual boot two Windows 7 instances.  Its not as easy as XP, so this was full of frustration. Took a break from it and went to bed.  Continued to work … Continue reading →

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Arduino Chips

Posted on July 27, 2012 by larry

Last week I ordered some raw Arduino Atmel328P chips which is the chip that powers the Arduino. These came out to $2.08 each.  Pretty cheap and worth the risk to try. In late March I purchased a USBasp AVR programmer … Continue reading →

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Good Day At The Gym

Posted on July 23, 2012 by larry

Finally hit the gym on my own again.  Felt good although maybe I could have done more. Total time in there was about an hour, shorter than my usual 90 minutes to two hours, still I am looking to cut … Continue reading →

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Interconnect Assembly is Done

Posted on July 22, 2012 by larry

Woohoo the interconnect Assembly is done!!! Here is a close up pic of it Here it is connected to a 16×2 LCD display as well as a Uno + Ethernet + Protoshield Stack I can retire from my workbench now … Continue reading →

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Prototype 3 Coming Along

Posted on July 21, 2012 by larry

Looking good, by this time tomorrow I should have a prototype for software development. I plugged it into an arduino and it works. Couple new things about this version, I kind of want to stick with this layout, also it adds … Continue reading →

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Focusing More Heavily On Arduino

Posted on July 20, 2012 by larry

Starting on Version 3 of my arduino project. Although I did have a good workout in the gym today with my personal trainer, I feel like I am behind schedule with my arduino project. So I am cutting off some … Continue reading →

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Working On Arduino

Posted on July 17, 2012 by larry

Last night I started working on my arduino project again, after work I felt like continuing the project so I went home instead of going to yoga. I have to get back to the hardware which I seem to have … Continue reading →

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Collection Complete

Posted on June 14, 2012 by larry

Each of my kids have given me a father’s day t-shirt when they started school.  Today I hang up my youngest child’s shirt to complete my collection. I am so glad I kept this.  I guess I am a sentimental … Continue reading →

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