Monthly Archives: April 2017

Presentation Not Done

Posted on April 30, 2017 by larry

I got a huge amount of my presentation done. Already closing in at 40 slides.  Got a few more pages to go. Then I need to setup the actual gear. Tired need some sleep.

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Fridge, Tulips, and Buzzers

Posted on April 29, 2017 by larry

A lot went on today. First up, I figured our fridge has a fried controller.  Dropped $100+ to get that   part.  If it doesn’t fix it, I am not sure what we are going to do next.  But looks … Continue reading →

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Fridge Motor Replaced

Posted on April 28, 2017 by larry

What a pain and time suck.  I got the the new motor in, this is the old one. I thought I ordered the wrong part, apparently you are supposed to cut some cables. If this doesn’t work I am going … Continue reading →

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IoT Exhibit

Posted on April 27, 2017 by larry

Got my IoT Exhibit up, got the units up. Got the Uni and the Pi capable of going on the Internet.  I will change the words that are displayed for now, but I will probably not focus on this after … Continue reading →

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Two Down One to Go

Posted on April 26, 2017 by larry

Another presentation down.  Today I actually had to do 4 identical presentations but short.  Day was still long though. Was a nice day, but I am hurting in the hips.  I should have at least went walking.

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Getting Demos Ready

Posted on April 25, 2017 by larry

I just realized that I am going to have gone through three presentations in two weeks. It has been a struggle getting my exhibits up. Kind of a pain. The magic mirror sucked up a bunch of time. Looking for … Continue reading →

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Dragging So much to Do

Posted on April 24, 2017 by larry

So tired, but I got through my meetup presentation. I am tired though, still a lot left to do. Fridge broken

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Meetup Tomorrow Missing Presentation

Posted on April 23, 2017 by larry

Hopefully I can cobble something together for tomorrows presentation I did get all of the units I needed built, but I came across three that were bad.  There are probably more but I have to go through all the batches. … Continue reading →

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Lightning Strike

Posted on April 22, 2017 by larry

Of all the years I have been doing IT, I don’t recall a lightning strike hitting my gear close enough to fry any surge protectors, yet today, while I was out I lightning struck close enough to take out at … Continue reading →

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Rushed Night

Posted on April 21, 2017 by larry

Day was ok pace, then suddenly boom, a lot of stuff. Had to get my wife’s smart phone fixed, my daughter needed some stuff for a track meet tomorrow, and I needed some parts. Thought it was going to be … Continue reading →

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