Category Archives: Training

This is all items related to my physical training.

Home Improvements

Posted on August 11, 2017 by larry

Our house needed it bad, paint, new flooring, camera system, roof cleaning. It is all coming together albeit slowly. Kitchen floor is torn part a bit, I am hopeful it will be done this weekend. Next weekend I foresee more … Continue reading →

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Zoneminder Final Build

Posted on August 10, 2017 by larry

Getting close on finishing my zoneminder build.  I documented some of the build, but have not built it. I still need to get some more cameras. But I kind of want to get it started. I can set up stub … Continue reading →

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Camera Mount Rig

Posted on August 9, 2017 by larry

I am evaluating some cameras and needed a way to mount several of them.  So I build a simple rig to hold them. It is set to hold 6.  I can put another board to hold 3 more.  Cost for … Continue reading →

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CentOS 7 N00b

Posted on August 8, 2017 by larry

I am trying to get in to CentOS 7, I am so used to CentOS 6 though.  Trying different things, learning the OS. It has a bunch of twists and turns, but I am figuring it out and am committed … Continue reading →

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New Door Quote

Posted on August 7, 2017 by larry

Had Champion Windows come here and give us a quote, doors need to be changed for sure. I kind of suspected they were not plumb or square and the rep kind of confirmed it. Looking at different options right now, … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Today

Posted on August 6, 2017 by larry

Got up early to drop off my son to the transit center, but went home and slept. Then got up and did a few errands but when got home slept some more. Kind of tired for some reason. Didn’t do … Continue reading →

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New NVR System Coming Online

Posted on August 5, 2017 by larry

I am very impressed with this new camera system unfortunately I don’t think CentOS 7 works with BT878.  But as far as horsepower, it has it, I found another 4GB bringing the total to 12GB. This is a dual socket E5606 … Continue reading →

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New Rig For Zoneminder

Posted on August 4, 2017 by larry

I got my new zoneminder rig today, unfortunately it does not work with the RAM I have. It looks cool though, not where its at, but good enough for testing. Has potential,  it has 2 socket 4 cores, so 8 … Continue reading →

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New Zoneminder

Posted on August 3, 2017 by larry

So I have been looking at setting up a new NVR (Network Video Recorder). I have been using some IP cameras, but everything is so dated now. Funny because I think the low resolution actually helped in processing. In a … Continue reading →

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Early Wake Up

Posted on August 2, 2017 by larry

Haven’t gone early to work for a while, but I been behind and needing to balance my kids life with mine. But I did not sleep well last not cause it was hot, I am thinking of taking an ambien … Continue reading →

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