Category Archives: New Toys

NVME to SATA

Posted on March 10, 2026 by larry

I give up, I tried two 9 port NVME to SATA connectors, I have decided to stick with the 6 port one which is more stable. The one you see here is a True ASMEDIA controller, the two 9 port … Continue reading →

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Weekdays For Tasks

Posted on March 9, 2026 by larry

My week is usually busy, I got work, then a workout, some rest in between. But I got a lot on my plate, today after work I wanted to go to the gym but got no time. My NAS has … Continue reading →

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Dymo Printer Spool

Posted on March 4, 2026 by larry

Ah yes, I used my 3D printer to solve a problem on my label printer. I wanted to buy another Dymo label printer from ebay. I noticed some of them were missing the print spool. So I printed a model … Continue reading →

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Looking for Quality Labels

Posted on March 2, 2026 by larry

Getting fed up with bad printing on my Dymo LabelWriter Twin Turbo, but the sides of the current batch I purchased are burnt. I had to enhance the picture a bit to emphasize the side burn in. May have gotten … Continue reading →

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Simple Move Took Longer

Posted on March 1, 2026 by larry

Was supposed to move some parts of a server from one case to another. Took longer than expected. Some hard drives have a 3v pin that it detects and doesn’t power on. Drove me nuts trying to fix that. The … Continue reading →

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The Right Tool

Posted on February 21, 2026 by larry

Purchased this to remove pins last year, to assist in pin removals. It sucked!!! Got 1 pin removed with great difficulty Maybe I did it wrong, I think may have been a knock off, but later paid twice that Today … Continue reading →

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Sysprep Done Using Ansible

Posted on February 19, 2026 by larry

I got sysprep working at a minimal level the way I want. I now have a base windows 11 image I can use to rebuild a box relatively quickly. After a reboot I rename it and add it to the … Continue reading →

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Ran Out of Time

Posted on February 16, 2026 by larry

Wow, didn’t think I would run out of time on a 4 day weekend, yet here I am. I woke up later, but not really late today. Let’s see what I did I dont think I will be going to … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Minor Remodel

Posted on February 15, 2026 by larry

Started working on a minor remodel of our bathroom downstairs. First step is the wall, and getting rid of black mold. Wasn’t alone on this though, oldest son helped me a lot. Next one is the toilet, and finally the … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines Day 2026

Posted on February 14, 2026 by larry

Last year I made a small heart, this year I made a little rose with a tea light in it. Recall a few days ago I got a remote site working with my son. Today I got a hard drive … Continue reading →

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