Category Archives: New Toys

Right Knee A Problem

Posted on April 8, 2023 by larry

It was my left knee, now it is my right knee. I am getting a feel of life with good knees. I can do stuff which is great. On the tech side, I am starting to upgrade my machines to … Continue reading →

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Pulled The Trigger on Rocky 9

Posted on April 6, 2023 by larry

I finally put my core monitoring server on Rocky 9. Going to proceed with more in the near future. But this was a big one. Really important server. Another thing I figured out was how to import and upgrade the … Continue reading →

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Cortisone Shot

Posted on April 5, 2023 by larry

Got my first cortisone shot today, was thinking today was the last day of rest, but the shot will not take effect till this weekend. So another day or two of rest. Found out why I have not been sleeping … Continue reading →

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Perfection is the Enemy of Progress

Posted on April 4, 2023 by larry

I need to move on my upgrades. I pulled out the new replacement for my core home server and started planning the build process. Waiting on the new hard drive, when it comes in I am going to upgrade the … Continue reading →

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Inadvertent Upgrade

Posted on April 3, 2023 by larry

I was messing around with installing pihole today on Rocky 9. I figured it out with my prior notes. At the same time I decided to upgrade my pihole on CentOS 7. It failed miserably. It wanted some glibc that … Continue reading →

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Emergency Trip

Posted on March 5, 2023 by larry

Had to schedule a last minute trip to Canada for Emergency reasons. Was thinking about how to manage network from home. Looks like I will be brining my personal laptop there. Anyway losing weight got my fitbit goals done. Slept … Continue reading →

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Physical Therapist 2023

Posted on January 26, 2023 by larry

Wow, saw the PT today, and I think they nailed what is going on with me. We believe it is a muscle in mu buttocks. She had me do a clamshell exercise and I do feel the pain. Also got … Continue reading →

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Been Feeling Better

Posted on January 25, 2023 by larry

Hitting my fitbit goals, and even though it is 10k been hitting 12k. I think this is the part I get stronger and lighter. Got most of the parts for my new disk add ons except the most important one, … Continue reading →

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Case for Storage

Posted on January 21, 2023 by larry

Found a large case with a bunch of 5.25″ external interface ports so I can install multiple hot swappable disk trays. It is not going to look pretty but it will be secure. Tomorrow I got some down time, so … Continue reading →

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Light Coming Out

Posted on January 17, 2023 by larry

The sun is still out when I begin my walk, but it has been getting darker. I walked around RTC three times, started at around 5PM got done at 6:30, almost an exact pace of 30 minutes a lap. Was … Continue reading →

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