Category Archives: Technical

Low Cost Utility Laptop

Posted on March 9, 2024 by larry

I moved the original 512GB M.2 SATA back into the laptop. It’s will just be a simple daily driver laptop for me now. Maybe a step up to the larger 7490 with bigger screen. Going out for fun tonight, got … Continue reading →

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No 1080P

Posted on March 8, 2024 by larry

Found what was wrong with my new laptop, or found out why it was cheap, it was because the monitor was not 1080P it was 1366×768. But that is not a show stopper, it still does the original goal, something … Continue reading →

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New Laptop In

Posted on March 7, 2024 by larry

Got my new laptop in and am running through some things. Pretty decent speed, I though it was not going to come with a battery but low and behold there was a battery. I did replace the 512GB SATA with … Continue reading →

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Daylight Basement Cleaning

Posted on March 3, 2024 by larry

Got 1/2 my steps done in the morning to free up my afternoon from getting my steps in. Looks like I did not need that much time. With my son’s help got it done pretty quick like 2 hours and … Continue reading →

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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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