Category Archives: New Toys

Errands Day

Posted on May 23, 2025 by larry

Working on my 4 day weekend to do list. Got the finances done, kids fafsa form, my new server is getting staged, took wife to dentist and got my son to mow the lawn. Was thinking tomorrow will have more, … Continue reading →

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Last Kid Home

Posted on May 21, 2025 by larry

My youngest son is home for the summer from. Cool, he can help me with my weight loss, but even more so, do work around the house. On another note, at a burger, onion ring and a shake from Carl’s … Continue reading →

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Nearstore Ahead Of Schedule

Posted on May 16, 2025 by larry

I was thinking of building this box next weekend, but I am so far ahead I think I will take a crack at some of the steps this weekend. I got the OS installed, need to do some hard drive … Continue reading →

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ZFS it is

Posted on May 15, 2025 by larry

I been checking out ZFS, got it working in a lab. Side note with the lab, with my use of images instead of kickstart, my builds and rebuilds are faster. Was able to document ZFS on Rocky 9, the install, … Continue reading →

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JIT Battery

Posted on May 14, 2025 by larry

The UPS battery came just in time, the UPS that needed its battery replacing was a major one holding up a bunch of network gear. The battery came in today and it was installed after it became clear, the unit … Continue reading →

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UPS Dying

Posted on May 13, 2025 by larry

My lastman project worked, got a bunch of SMS messages when the UPS for my stack of switches died. I looked at when I purchased this UPS, July 2021, so yeah 4 years, need to be replaced. I got quality … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day 2025

Posted on May 11, 2025 by larry

Yesterday my wife was treated by our kids, but today I am so glad we have the Ring Camera with 2 way going. I was able to contact my mom through that. Eventually found out her cell wasn’t paid and … Continue reading →

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Easter 2025

Posted on April 20, 2025 by larry

Just needed to chill a bid, weather did suck. I just wasted time most of the day watching Youtube. But I did get the zigbee coordinator working on whit will be my mom’s home assistant instance. Here is what I … Continue reading →

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Back From The Past New Shoes

Posted on April 17, 2025 by larry

Wife and I went to Road Runner today and we each got two pairs of shoes. I been rocking Brooks Glycerin GTS 20s the past few months (Recall I got two pair from Outlet store) This time around I got … Continue reading →

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Planning Trip

Posted on April 15, 2025 by larry

Recall April 2 I was planning a trip to Molokai to do some work. One of those things was a Home Assistant install. Today I got my tickets and purchased the UPS. I have not posted on the box itself … Continue reading →

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