Monthly Archives: March 2020

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Went Running Today

Posted on March 5, 2020 by larry

First time this year, in fact for a long time since I went running. Just did half a mile on Cedar River. Easy low stress run. Felt Good. Weight: 302.8

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Calm Before The Storm At Work

Posted on March 4, 2020 by larry

Things have slowed a bit at work, but it really looks like things are set to explode. There looks to be a a big set of things about to happen at work. Tomorrow I get a break during the day, … Continue reading →

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Western Digital My Passport

Posted on March 3, 2020 by larry

So last week on Amazon there was a sale for this 5 TB Western Digital Drive for $99.99 plus tax. I purchased this primarily to backup files and bring them to work. Having 5TB in a small package seemed cool. … Continue reading →

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Learning About Melatonin

Posted on March 2, 2020 by larry

Last night did not go well with Melatonin. I did not sleep with my first dose, and that was a mistake, when I took it I should have gone to bed. I took a second dose couple hours later, and … Continue reading →

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