Monthly Archives: March 2019

AWS Costs Piling Up

Posted on March 11, 2019 by larry

Need to review my AWS usage, I think I am piling them up too quick. There are a couple of them I can get rid of. Will look at them through the next few days.

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Screwy AWS Instance

Posted on March 10, 2019 by larry

Uploaded an custom instance on to AWS, didn’t look like i was working OK. Making some new images. Hoping it works. Spent most of day at mall… kind of not working on. Need to get on it.

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X2GO Performance

Posted on March 9, 2019 by larry

Wow, I am super impressed by X2ORG, I was able to create an instance on AWS and install MATE desktop and google. And I was able to run youtube relatively clean on it. With audio. And all through SSH.

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New Desktop Sharing

Posted on March 8, 2019 by larry

Trying to RDP in and get desktop sharing working. In the past I used vnc, it is insecure, well kind of secure if you use SSH, but then I discovered x2go. Seems like it should work. Weight: 284.8

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More Snow

Posted on March 7, 2019 by larry

At least it was a quick one. Snowed again this morning, was hoping to go to Y before lunch and get my workout in and just work straight. Snow messed up those plans. But I did get my swim workout … Continue reading →

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Getting Procedures To Add to Kickstart

Posted on March 6, 2019 by larry

I really should document this, but using yumdownloader, I can download what I need for a kickstart and keep it all contained on a USB flash drive. I did this foe nrpe, xrdp, google chrome, etc. Makes is all self … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Again

Posted on March 5, 2019 by larry

Not sure why, but feeling tired. While I was at work felt so sleepy. Did untimed Cedar River, couldn’t move. Slept with CPAP as well. Hopefully will sleep well tonight.

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Stepping Back On Project

Posted on March 4, 2019 by larry

Taking a day or two break from Linux docs. Spoke to my financial aid guy today, gave me some good ideas on a business plan. But afterwards I felt like I have to define what I need to do.

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Nice Days Coming

Posted on March 3, 2019 by larry

There was a nice day today. No one in the family wanted to go out, so I took the dog out and went by myself. Phone acting up though. May need a new one.

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Untimed Cedar River Run

Posted on March 2, 2019 by larry

Back on the track again.. doing a real run. My back is actually holding up. I need to strengthen my core. Ran it in about 20 minutes. I think my endurance needs to pick up. Also had a fun movie … Continue reading →

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