Category Archives: New Toys

Learning New Things

Posted on August 3, 2018 by larry

Got couple new things going on, I mentioned couple days about getting in to Z-Wave tech. Today I purchased 4 x 4TB drives for a new file server I am building, and it is NOT Linux or Windows, it is … Continue reading →

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Keto Working

Posted on July 12, 2018 by larry

Wow, not sure if I am at full ketosis yet but my weight is certainly starting to drop. Weird that if I don’t eat, I don’t want to eat, but I know I do, so when I eat, suddenly I … Continue reading →

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Laptop Challenges and Triumphs

Posted on July 11, 2018 by larry

This new laptop has some challenges Was a pain getting Can’t fit a 9mm hard drive (has to be 7mm and smaller) I thought it had bluetooth While docked the USB3 didn’t seem to work (granted I didn’t wait long … Continue reading →

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Finally Got New Laptop

Posted on July 10, 2018 by larry

Got my new Dell E7440.  Hoping it will last me two years, so this should be working summer of 2020. Running Windows 10 on it. RAM makes it fast. SSD not a bad touch as well. We’ll see how this … Continue reading →

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End of A Great Week

Posted on July 1, 2018 by larry

July 1 may be the first day of the month, but it ends a great week. Wife and I got back from a business/pleasure getaway. Stayed at the Angel of the Winds Casino/Hotel. Week was not done when I got … Continue reading →

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ESP8266 Friendly 315 Mhz TX/RX

Posted on June 24, 2018 by larry

After some trial and error I think I have settled on some 315Mhz Transmitter and Receivers I like The ones in blue are the 315Mhz ones I like. Although I did not get mine from ebay, I found them doing … Continue reading →

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Getting Techie

Posted on June 20, 2018 by larry

So I was able to get the new Miracast working, I guess I got a dud. But the real story today was getting deep in to programming. I got to working with MS Access with an MySQL (actually MariaDB) back … Continue reading →

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Cool Onvif Tool

Posted on June 16, 2018 by larry

One of the problems I get when I test a new camera is setting it up. Trying to figure out the IP(sometimes is it not in the DHCP logs), changing it, then figuring out what the rtsp settings are. But … Continue reading →

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Network in a Box ver 3

Posted on May 4, 2018 by larry

I coworker AJ recommended this router GL.iNet GL-AR150 Mini Travel Router This will be the basis of version 3 of my portable network. Here is the prior one, version 2 And an even older one version 1 Still will have … Continue reading →

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Samsung S9+

Posted on April 20, 2018 by larry

Household got a bunch a pair of new phones, the Galaxy S9+ Kind of fun seeing a new fun, but it is a pain setting up. Hopefully things will be OK.  

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