Category Archives: New Toys

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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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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