Category Archives: New Toys

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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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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Long Run On The Treadmill

Posted on January 12, 2013 by larry

I pushed it pretty good on the treadmill today,  this is my second long run Saturday of the year. Ran on the treadmill for an hour,  I tried to go fast, but my legs just not there yet.  I ran … Continue reading →

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New Treadmill Is Here

Posted on January 7, 2013 by larry

Finally, I tried running on it today though, I felt really heavy and out of shape to run on it though.  Only burned 299 calories but I did go over a mile. I think lunch kind of weighed me down … Continue reading →

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Another Wyse Thin Client

Posted on January 4, 2013 by larry

I decided to buy a thin client I saw yesterday at RePC. It’s a wyse one and I had my reservations. But looks like it will work for me, it has a 1.2Ghz CPU, uses DDR2 for RAM, and LARD … Continue reading →

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New Year New Treadmill

Posted on December 29, 2012 by larry

I have been researching treadmills over the past month. Our current treadmill at home has served us well but the past couple years it has been overheating and stopping. Research showed that the SOLE F80 is a good buy so … Continue reading →

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More Web Cam Stuff

Posted on December 21, 2012 by larry

My buddy AJ at work who is a photography pro gave me some tips on my photos. The first was a to use a light box. Which I hope to build in the next day or two. The second was … Continue reading →

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Interesting Linux Web Cam

Posted on December 10, 2012 by larry

So I came across some web cam software while looking for something else on the net today. It was pretty nice software called “motion” The web site for the software is here http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome What made it really easy to setup was having … Continue reading →

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Going LED lights for Christmas

Posted on December 5, 2012 by larry

Recall days of yesteryear where I had to use a Kill-A-Watt meter to make sure the circuits did not pop when I lit the Christmas Lights. This is the first year we are putting LEd lights, the power draw is … Continue reading →

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