Category Archives: Weigh In

Concern Over Corona Up

Posted on March 15, 2020 by larry

I am officially more concerned over the Corona/Covid-19 virus. Whereas 1 week ago I was level 2 of 10, I am not 5 of 10. I think we are woefully unprepared as a nation. In out household, I think we … Continue reading →

Posted in Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

First Dent On CRV

Posted on March 14, 2020 by larry

I little bummed today, my less than year old CRV has a small dent. Not sure where it came from, but it is tiny. But I did got a new tiny x86 PC, a Dell Optiplex 9020M Weight: 303.4

Posted in New Toys, Technical, Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Everything Will Come to a Grinding Halt

Posted on March 13, 2020 by larry

I am expecting things to quiet down a lot. There will be nothing going on, people will remain home. So I picked up a few things to see if I can make the time go faster, maybe work on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Working From Home for Weeks

Posted on March 12, 2020 by larry

Looks like I will be working from home for the next few weeks. Also got notice my kids will be not be in school longer than I will not be at work. Now it is starting to impact a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Corona Virus

Posted on March 11, 2020 by larry

I did not mention anything of this since it stared two months ago, looks like it is hitting home and we have to say something. Just heard the U.S. is stopping travel between Europe and the US. Things are going … Continue reading →

Posted in Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Long Day At Work

Posted on March 10, 2020 by larry

I knew today was going to be long but not this long. I am posting this while sitting at food court where the prices are outrageous. Day officially started at 10AM so closing in on 12 hours. I don’t think … Continue reading →

Posted in Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Need Clarity on Backups

Posted on March 9, 2020 by larry

My backups are so convoluted. It is confusing. I think I need to setup a spreadsheet matrix on what the data location and their backups. Another thing that is happening at home is UPS replacement. Kind of wish I got … Continue reading →

Posted in Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Daylight Savings 2020

Posted on March 8, 2020 by larry

Today was the start of daylight savings. It was the spring forward of 2020. Nice having a later sunset. Looks like my server consolidation project is delayed. In order to get full cut over, I need to get two more … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical, Training, Virtualization, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Memory Upgrade

Posted on March 7, 2020 by larry

I decided to consolidate an ESXi host, purchased 6 x 16GB sticks of ECC Registered RAM. Next is to get some hard drive space to move some VMs off. Been consolidating some disks to prepare a spot. Hoping to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment

Home Server Uses

Posted on March 6, 2020 by larry

Been doing some quick research and it seems that there are two types of people that run home servers. The first is what I thought was the highest use case, home automation. Apparently there is a huge home media group … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical, Training, Weigh In | Leave a comment