Category Archives: New Toys

New Phones

Posted on December 6, 2013 by larry

Spent a couple of hours today at the mall getting new phones for them. Its cool cause now we all have smart phones and an unlimited voice, sms, pretty decent data. Should work with the new smart doorbell I am … Continue reading →

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Starting Retrofit Program

Posted on November 1, 2013 by larry

I was supposed to post on this new retrofit program I started to day, but wow I am so tired and beat. Last night I just could not sleep and when I got home it caught up to me. I … Continue reading →

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Media Converters Are In

Posted on October 31, 2013 by larry

Yay, I got my media converters in today. These convert 5v to 3.3v and back so the arduino and raspberry Pi can communicate. These may prove to be valuable, I hope so.   I won’t be able to give them … Continue reading →

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New Personal Laptop

Posted on October 26, 2013 by larry

It is not the greatest, but it was my first personal laptop in over 5 years.  I went for what I needed which is not speed or capacity, but portable and cheap. I got an asus for sale, if it … Continue reading →

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New Cisco Router

Posted on October 25, 2013 by larry

Found this little gem at Goodwill for 7.99. I didn’t think it would work but I got it home, reset it, and flashed the firmware. I have read the reviews on this and some say it started failing.  Hopefully this … Continue reading →

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New Minivan

Posted on October 14, 2013 by larry

I have hit a breaking point with our old van. I will still repair it which will set me back about $1,000. But today we purchased a new vehicle, I Honda Odyssey. It is all good though.  Needed one, will … Continue reading →

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Playing with the Oscilliscope

Posted on October 10, 2013 by larry

Finally got my O-Scope plugged in and it sure did not disappoint. I tested the new power supplies and it was OK   Here is the power supply with no load Here it is with 1/2 load   And here … Continue reading →

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Hardware Software Not Working

Posted on October 6, 2013 by larry

My server upgrade did not go smooth, I think if I stuck with CentOS 5 I would have been fine, but I wanted to upgrade to 6.  Have a lot of problems though.  Two of the 3 apps I need … Continue reading →

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My First Oscilliscope

Posted on October 5, 2013 by larry

Finally got one of these, been wanting one for a while now.  Now I can see how well a power supply is feeding my devices. Played some football today, little sore, that is my workout and was a good one, … Continue reading →

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Getting My New Server Going

Posted on October 4, 2013 by larry

My support server been getting slammed. This weekend I am going to spend some time upgrading it.   I also am looking at changing the case for it. Also ordered my new soldering iron.  Looking good.  Things are coming together. … Continue reading →

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