Category Archives: New Toys

Father’s Day 2025

Posted on June 15, 2025 by larry

Another Father’s day, normal Sunday though where I rest, but did a bit more than usual. Kids were all here, was kind of nice for a bar b que. Posting late because I was speaking to one of my kids … Continue reading →

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Another Week Down

Posted on June 14, 2025 by larry

End of another week. Felt like I was busy but I know I was not. Today I stayed in bed for the most part. I did get up and get my 10k steps, but really didn’t want to venture out … Continue reading →

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Testing R10 builds

Posted on June 12, 2025 by larry

I admit I am getting ahead of myself, but I am testing out some initial Rocky 10 builds. Couple things I noticed Still way to early and there is a lot of testing to be done. With that said, I … Continue reading →

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Incomplete Weekend

Posted on June 8, 2025 by larry

I did get a tremendous amount to this weekend, but unfortunately need some core things. I wanted to establish a schedule and plan for the next few weeks. For one thing it was too hot. Kind of just lounged around … Continue reading →

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Eventful Day

Posted on June 7, 2025 by larry

A lot happened today, also got a lot done in contrast to yesterday. The first thing was an early wake up call to watch my daughter participate in the swim portion of a triathalon relay. I got a bunch of … Continue reading →

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Rocky Linux 9.6

Posted on June 4, 2025 by larry

Found out it was out today, I downloaded the ISO and upgraded a few of my machines. Currently syncing the full repo. I did test my kickstart and UEFI Secureboot worked as well. Gonna be in this weird phase when … Continue reading →

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Burned Out Units

Posted on June 2, 2025 by larry

I am starting to convince my self that something, a power surge could have burned out some of these RF units I set up. A reboot did not fix things. I took the carcass of one of them to look … Continue reading →

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RF 433Mhz Good

Posted on May 29, 2025 by larry

For the most part, the house is zigbee, but got couple other protocols in the works. Like I mentioned in the Sonoff works well, so I have very stable 433mhz and low powered too. I purchased one more sonoff and … Continue reading →

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Sonoff White

Posted on May 28, 2025 by larry

Recall I am pretty happy with a sonoff black I have, and the tasmota DIY devices I setup didnt last. While cleaning up I did come across a Sonoff White R2. I flashed it, pretty easy, didnt to the hardware … Continue reading →

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Pergola On Back Deck

Posted on May 24, 2025 by larry

Today we decided to put in a simple pergola on the back deck. Budget was 200 but I think we will exceed it when we paint it. Also took time to power wash back deck. Couple other things, after this … Continue reading →

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