Category Archives: New Toys

New Laptop In

Posted on March 7, 2024 by larry

Got my new laptop in and am running through some things. Pretty decent speed, I though it was not going to come with a battery but low and behold there was a battery. I did replace the 512GB SATA with … Continue reading →

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Daylight Basement Cleaning

Posted on March 3, 2024 by larry

Got 1/2 my steps done in the morning to free up my afternoon from getting my steps in. Looks like I did not need that much time. With my son’s help got it done pretty quick like 2 hours and … Continue reading →

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Accidentally Purchased A Laptop

Posted on March 2, 2024 by larry

Its weird, I bid low on ebay for a laptop and won. It is for a Dell Latitude 7290. Should be compatible with Windows 11. It cost me a whopping 77.07 with taxes and shipping. Cheaper than the NVME card … Continue reading →

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Rocky 9.3 Amazon AMI

Posted on February 25, 2024 by larry

Finally started getting my base AMI into Amazon. There are some challenges, also played with pricing. Hoping to clear out the old and start fresh. Weight: 349.4

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Forced Cleanup of Zoneminder

Posted on February 24, 2024 by larry

I didn’t delete any recordings, but I messed up the database a bit for zoneminder. So the good news is I am going to clean up my zoneminder database, it will look clean again. Anyway got my steps in late, … Continue reading →

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Portable Demo Lab Cleanup

Posted on February 18, 2024 by larry

I got a GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 connected on my portable lab. Also cleaned it up a bit and it look better. Hoping to get it presentation ready. Once set up, I think I can continue with documentation. Weight: 342.6

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Superbowl 58

Posted on February 11, 2024 by larry

Last year I had no skin in the game, this year I was not 49ers. It was a great game, I wasn’t going to watch, but saw on social media that my old coach was TV. Lahainaluna was honorary co … Continue reading →

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Last Day of Swim

Posted on February 10, 2024 by larry

My son swam his last meet swim. This is my last time seeing him swim in High School competition. Kind of sad. He did well, his team did PR. Nice end of the season/career gift. I got my mobile home … Continue reading →

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Sunset Walk

Posted on February 9, 2024 by larry

Sunset is starting to get later and I like it Had an enjoyable walk. On a techie note, I tested out my firewall and Gig connections all around. The only thing positive was that it is faster than 1G Weight: … Continue reading →

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Don’t Touch The Mikrotik

Posted on February 5, 2024 by larry

I have no idea why Mikrotik does not have an easy way to flash back to factory. Just warning that when in Switch OS, mind your VLANs, leave the management port as is. So they will all be reserved with … Continue reading →

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