Category Archives: New Toys

Planning New Poject

Posted on May 21, 2014 by larry

This weekend is a 3 day weekend and I plan to get my 8 track project off the ground. Couple things first though, I got the domain retrodvr for this project. Need to clean up my workbench Start research on … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Media Center

Posted on May 19, 2014 by larry

I am really getting into this Raspberry Pi and it being an OpenElec media center. Got the card working, video runs smoot, even got IR. That is the most basic stuff. Now need to get the LCD display going. Then … Continue reading →

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Totally Out Of Shape

Posted on April 4, 2014 by larry

I admit I am out of shape, there are a few things that can get me back on track, I did get my CPAP today and it is promising.   Bitcoin mining is doing OK, I am happy with its … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin Mining Up

Posted on April 2, 2014 by larry

First off, I need to clarify that I am in it primarily for the acedemic portion of it. If I make a profit, great, but I put in $100 with another $100 coming from a friend into these USB Ant … Continue reading →

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New LCD Display

Posted on March 28, 2014 by larry

Went to Alphatronics today and Chuck the owner asked me to take a look at an LCD 16×2 display he got.   Weird that the pins are on the side rather than top in one row. He sent me a … Continue reading →

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So Busy Today

Posted on March 7, 2014 by larry

Work kept me going today, glad I did sleep though. Still I had to sleep with ambien, gonna power through the night without it or maybe take the last 1/2 I got in the bottle. Son and I build a … Continue reading →

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Installed Quicken 2014

Posted on March 4, 2014 by larry

Finally upgraded our quicken, I realized also there is a lot to cleanup in our quicken. Not sure what new stuff I got, same old boring quicken. Gonna spend a little each week cleaning things up. Was super tired today, … Continue reading →

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Arduino Raspberry Pi Display

Posted on March 1, 2014 by larry

Took a little less than a day but I finally got my display for the Raspberry Pi to Arduino display setup. Here it is connected with a screen, usb hub, and keyboard, hub is not needed but sure does help. … Continue reading →

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CISS on new printer

Posted on January 6, 2014 by larry

Got my new Continuous Ink Supply System in today (ordered it Friday, pretty darn fast) and I installed it today. Unlike other systems I installed in the past this one required me to grind down some plastic in order for … Continue reading →

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Small Linux

Posted on December 15, 2013 by larry

I found an alternative to my Linux project LARD, and it is really similar, it is called Tiny Core Linux. Has almost the same purpose as my LARD but much much smaller.  Unfortunately it does not have openvpn, iscsi-target or … Continue reading →

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