Category Archives: Technical

Accidentally Purchased A Laptop

Posted on March 2, 2024 by larry

Its weird, I bid low on ebay for a laptop and won. It is for a Dell Latitude 7290. Should be compatible with Windows 11. It cost me a whopping 77.07 with taxes and shipping. Cheaper than the NVME card … Continue reading →

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MQTT at AWS

Posted on February 29, 2024 by larry

Couple years ago I set up an MQTT server on AWS. MQTT is meant more like a private server to me. But there was a need. So for my future self This was needed to set it up allow_anonymous false … Continue reading →

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AWS was a good deal

Posted on February 27, 2024 by larry

It was fun while it lasted, still learning, and I have to accept things change. No I have to review my network, done it before, getting rid of DSL, moving stuff to AWS, virtualizing. The thing is, AWS was so … Continue reading →

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AWS and IP Addresses

Posted on February 26, 2024 by larry

This was the first month of the new pricing for AWS IP addresses and it really hurts. It more than doubled my monthly cost. Not sure how I am going to reconcile things, maybe there are other things I can … Continue reading →

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Rocky 9.3 Amazon AMI

Posted on February 25, 2024 by larry

Finally started getting my base AMI into Amazon. There are some challenges, also played with pricing. Hoping to clear out the old and start fresh. Weight: 349.4

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Forced Cleanup of Zoneminder

Posted on February 24, 2024 by larry

I didn’t delete any recordings, but I messed up the database a bit for zoneminder. So the good news is I am going to clean up my zoneminder database, it will look clean again. Anyway got my steps in late, … Continue reading →

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Feeling Better But Still Sick

Posted on February 21, 2024 by larry

Been feeling better, hoping I dodged a bullet. Still feeling weird though. I did get through a productive day. I think maybe because I got some sleep. Code some cool coding done, getting deep into python. Weight: 347.8

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At Least Code Coding Done

Posted on February 19, 2024 by larry

Looks like I enjoy coding. For my day off I spent the day figuring out some code for nagios. Looks like I got something cool going on. Cleaning it up, also passed pylint. All is good. Weight: 348.2

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Portable Demo Lab Cleanup

Posted on February 18, 2024 by larry

I got a GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 connected on my portable lab. Also cleaned it up a bit and it look better. Hoping to get it presentation ready. Once set up, I think I can continue with documentation. Weight: 342.6

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Better Mailer for Nagios

Posted on February 16, 2024 by larry

Been using the stock nagios mailer for years, changed things around and decided to use a custom python mailer. Looks like I can use environmental variables and other custom settings to add more information to the email. I am thinking … Continue reading →

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