Monthly Archives: November 2019

Documented Raspberry Pi and CentOS Builds

I finally got documentation that works on installing my project on a Pi. Working on Linux for years, so it was pretty easy. Documentation is rough, and needs some refining but it is good enough at this stage. Building CentOS … Continue reading

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Black Friday 2019

What a boring black Friday, the magic is gone off of this shopping day. But I did buy a new computer (actually used) but it is ok. Testing it out now to see if it is 100%, it will probably … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving 2019

Got a lot to be thankful for, still it was a pretty eventful year. The good were the the trip to Hawaii, the trip to the Philippines, watching my daughters compete in sports. Got a new phone, new car, new … Continue reading

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Good Bye Old Stove, Hello New One

Our stove came in today. Our old one was long in the tooth, way before I started blogging, I think it is older than my youngest kid. Served us well for over a decade. We got a new LG stove, … Continue reading

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New Home Monitoring Server

I decided to take advantage of the Black Friday deals early and found a replacement for my home monitoring server. Not a laptop, but a Small Form Factor PC. It is the HP 260-P026 based on a I3 processor. It … Continue reading

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Making Graphs Look Good

Spent a good chunk of the evening setting up an RRD graph for my BLE Sentry project. It is starting to come together. I know can view different time lines.

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Our Honda CRV

Liking the car We got the car yesterday and took possesion late at night, too dark for any picutures. Here it is today. Purchased some accessories, like USB cables, a cover, but the most pricey was the floor mats. They … Continue reading

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New Car

This is really a new car, not pre-owned. We are the original owner. Anyway got a 2019 CRV Touring model. It is sweet and top of the line for the CRV. Spoiled myself. Also came up with a name for … Continue reading

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Gave Hyundai A Look

To be fair with our purchase we decided to look at a Hyundai. We checked out the Santa Fe and Tucson, nice cars, but we seem to be a Honda House, will stick with the CRV. It is really really … Continue reading

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Huge Step In Buying New Car

Took a huge step in buying a new car. Mentally I purchased it, but getting preapproved for a car loan sure did edge me closer to buying a car. Was surprised how easy it was, all over the phone. Today … Continue reading

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