Monthly Archives: November 2025

Planning For 2026

Posted on November 30, 2025 by larry

If there was a phrase to describe this month it is “Planning for 2026”. I mentioned a bunch of network changes and some new hardware, but I also thinking of a new dog. Today I started building my first production … Continue reading →

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New File Storage On The Way

Posted on November 29, 2025 by larry

My plans for the new NAS2026 and other improvements for 2026 storage are in motion. Here is the kicker, I need to slowly stage the storage and upgrade storage. Phase 1 is the JBOD(s) plural. I need to get them … Continue reading →

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Black Friday 2025

Posted on November 28, 2025 by larry

I really wanted to sleep in today, but had to get up for a Doctor’s appointment. At least that did force me up. My Black Friday haul was based on things I want to do in 2026 for my network. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2025

Posted on November 27, 2025 by larry

I slept late last night, I actually fell asleep about 5AM. But rest of family started out 2025 Thanksgiving feast. They did wake me up at 10AM and we got to work cleaning up and organizing Had a single guest … Continue reading →

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Pre Thanksgiving Prep 2025

Posted on November 26, 2025 by larry

Doing a quick post, but family all here. Gonna get ready for tomorrow, pretty sure everyone will be home the entire day unless picking up things or people. House needs to get cleaned but a lot of things already in … Continue reading →

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Hump Day Tuesday

Posted on November 25, 2025 by larry

Shortened week so today is the middle of the week. I still got a lot of things to work on, am working late to try and catch up. More to hope tomorrow is more quiet. Doing a quick post. Got … Continue reading →

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Feeling Weird

Posted on November 24, 2025 by larry

Been really tired lately, part of the blame is lack of sleep. But also just feeling weak in general. Maybe it is the zepbound, or weather. Could be both. Taking heavy advantage the online sales this time of the year. … Continue reading →

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KVM over IP

Posted on November 23, 2025 by larry

Had this little device for a while now finally put it to use. Amazing how nicely it works. Provides out of band access to one of my computers. Speaking of computers, got my mediacenter upgraded and am going through some … Continue reading →

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Office Nice and Clean

Posted on November 22, 2025 by larry

I finally got my office really cleaned up, looks much better. Feels open again. Going to slowly return and reshape my office. Still a lot to go, but the progress is significant. Feels clean also. I was going to replace … Continue reading →

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Network And Data Reorg

Posted on November 21, 2025 by larry

Gonna spend the weekend trying to reorganize my office network. Just my office. Trying to clean up make it easier to function. In reality, I need to get rid of stuff. There are some things that do not need to … Continue reading →

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