Category Archives: Technical

New Phone

Switched to my new Samsung Galaxy 24 ultra. I purchased it last week but been too busy to switch over. There is always trepidation over change and this was no different but am exicited. Also got to continue setup of … Continue reading

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Organizing Myself

Been trying to add things to my life to make it secure and easier. Like a new personal laptop and a yubikey for easy logins. I also need to remove stuff, in fact removing stuff will simplify my life more … Continue reading

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More New Toys

Woohoo finally got my Samsung S24 Ultra, still playing with my new yubikey. Too many toys!!! Going to have fun tomorrow. The yubikey is cool, a bit to learn though. Weight: 345.4

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New Toys

Wow, got some cool stuff today. Wasn’t expecting this, was looking for a keyboard (sorry see future posts on keyboard) and was shown this. Couldn’t help myself and got it. Then this came in Amazon, going to try it tonight. … Continue reading

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Wasted Weekend

So many tasks, not much completed. Yesterday I woke up late, although I fixed a huge AWS problem I had. Today although I did not wake up super late, I slept in and woke up to some powered off ESXi … Continue reading

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Casino Strategy

Went to casino late last night, looks like gambling can be a problem if you do not know when to quit. I was ahead I should have gone home. Need to change my strategy plan. Came home late, slept late. … Continue reading

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Struggling to Update AMI Kernel

Been working on this for couple of hours, but the Instance I have can’t seem to update the kernel. Fully functional. just not the kernel. Not sure what is going on. Anyway, watched son run today, not an official race, … Continue reading

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AWS Extranet Instance

Trying to get a new VM automated to get alternate connectivity from my network. It is pretty streamlined, using aws and ansible to get it up. What is nice I can pretty setup quickly. Went to gym today, felt pretty … Continue reading

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Comcast Went Down Again

At about midnight last night (a little past), Comcast went down again. I successfully switched to my mobile hotspot via ddwrt router and was able to get some internet functionality back. By coincidence this device came in today. It goes … Continue reading

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Got Some Sleep

Day full of meetings and I feel so tired. I slept for 7 hours but I dont think it was enough. Should sleep well tonight. Found a way to install Windows 11 on a Windows 10 VM https://www.pcworld.com/article/2103104/windows-11-simple-trick-bypasses-cpu-tpm-lockout.html setup /product … Continue reading

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