Category Archives: Reviews

New Zoneminder Rig

Posted on August 25, 2017 by larry

I never did a proper review of my new Zoneminder Rig which is based on an older Dual Socket Xeon Proc with 4 cores each. Currently this box has Dual Xeon Quad Core E5606 CPUs and 12GB of Registered DDR3 RAM … Continue reading →

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Disappointed in New Antenna

Posted on August 24, 2017 by larry

Had this sitting on the floor for months now Pretty disappointed at it though, channel 13.1 is so hard to get. I set it up on a cheap PVC pipe mount. Hopefully it will work better in the attic.  

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Tired Even After Rest Day

Posted on July 2, 2017 by larry

I have been trying to rest today but I think something is really screwy with my sleep schedule. I don’t think I have been sleeping right, tonight I hope to get some good sleep. Thinking of getting better sleep will … Continue reading →

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UW Night Market

Posted on May 13, 2017 by larry

Today was a long long day Went shopping, got our packet for tomorrows color run and in general was a busy. The finale of the night was the night market.  Went to UW for a night market thing, was fun, … Continue reading →

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Orange Pi Zero

Posted on February 21, 2017 by larry

Got my Orange Pi in today, took about three weeks to come in. Was pretty excited, but my enthusiasm was soon tempered. There wasn’t much in the box, the device itself wrapped in anti-static bag and a useless insert. One … Continue reading →

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New pfSense Build

Posted on February 13, 2017 by larry

So I am contemplating converting to a pfSense firewall for my regular network. Here are some Intel NICs I am thinking of using.   I ordered some low profile brackets.  I have an optiplex to test this on as well. … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Beyond

Posted on July 22, 2016 by larry

Saw Star Trek beyond today, it was OK, I will buy the BluRay, but that is because I like the franchise. I have a feeling it will do good, but not blockbuster status. Ran Cedar River again for the 3rd … Continue reading →

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Mounts for ESP-01

Posted on December 29, 2015 by larry

One of the problems with the ESP-01 is mounting it on a breadboard, another is programming it, and finally getting 3.3V power to it when most of your power is 5V. I think I solved all 3. I had this … Continue reading →

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Arduino IDE 1.6.7

Posted on December 28, 2015 by larry

Today I loaded up the Arduino IDE 1.6.7, I liked how the way it updated my libraries, but something in the built in wire library seemed broken. That was a show stopper. Here is a simple sketch that puts text … Continue reading →

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Star Wars VII

Posted on December 18, 2015 by larry

Saw the new Star Wars today, I liked it although one of my favorite characters died. That was in the morning,  this afternoon I took our dog to the vet and this evening the family and I are out and … Continue reading →

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