Category Archives: New Toys

A New Office Chair

Posted on November 15, 2025 by larry

I spend hours in this chair I am sitting in. It is not unusual for me to be in my chair for 12 hours in a day. So I looked at some high end chairs The chair which looks like … Continue reading →

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Replacing Failed Hard Drives

Posted on November 14, 2025 by larry

Got a bunch drives that a needed to replace, kind of a pain. I finished one on my media center, and my backup server. It was a lot of work to get in to. I did swim today, got a … Continue reading →

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Health Of Hard Drives

Posted on November 13, 2025 by larry

Last night I had a scare, one of the archive checksums did not match up. Luckily got backups and it was discovered while I was replacing the hard drives. One thing I been on lately is checking on the health … Continue reading →

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Accidental JBOD

Posted on November 12, 2025 by larry

This JBOD backplane came in yesterday from aliexpress. I didn’t have plans for it but it was cheap and was worth a look. Turned out to burn a hole in my wallet. Has huge promise, got a few things to … Continue reading →

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Back To Swimming Routine

Posted on November 10, 2025 by larry

Back in the pool today, got to admit, I was kind of off, almost was late, forgot my locker combination, almost forgot my swimming headphones, had to think about what I needed. Also to add to the confusion it was … Continue reading →

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Living Room Rack

Posted on November 9, 2025 by larry

Here is another rack I just finished. This one services the living room entertainment area. Note the Rpi on the top, I am considering using one of the blank areas below for it. As I was building this, I was … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 Rebuilt

Posted on November 8, 2025 by larry

I finally rebuilt my desktop, I spent most of the day getting my data backed up and restored. Ninite is awesome, got a lot of my apps installed quickly. Remember the launcher from a few days ago, that helped a … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on November 4, 2025 by larry

First time in the history of our household we all voted. Very happy for my family we can do that in our country. Was a pretty overcast day, got my fitbit steps done. Was speaking to a coworker telling her … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2025

Posted on October 31, 2025 by larry

It has been raining today, not light either, so I was surprised when one little girl, I think she is our neighbor down the street, came with her parents for some candy. I would like to reflect on a tough … Continue reading →

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Having Fun With The 3d Printer

Posted on October 28, 2025 by larry

Holidays are here, kicking off with Halloween, so tried my hand at some decorations Been two weeks since we let Toto go, but as we move on, the pain is getting masked by the joyous memories. I do need to … Continue reading →

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