Apolonio Blog

At about midnight last night (a little past), Comcast went down again.

I successfully switched to my mobile hotspot via ddwrt router and was able to get some internet functionality back.

By coincidence this device came in today.

It goes under the name KuWFi 4G LTE USB WiFi Modem Mobile.

When you plug it in, it gives you an RFC 1918 IP address (you can configure this)

From there you can connect to the Internet.

It does appear as an ethernet device in Windows. I am going to try this with Linux, but online reviews said after a while it reverts to a “modeswitch to a GSM modem”. I vaguely recall what that is, but I am going to do more research on it.

For those researching, I basically got a t-mobile SIM, activated it using a normal smart phone (in my case a Pixel Pro 7) then moved the SIM into the device.

The SIM actually goes into the USB portion.

So when you get it plugged in like I said you get an IP address via DHCP, the default gateway is the device and you can connect to it with a browser.

From the browser you can send and receive SMS messages.

We will see though, I am going to connect my Linux box to it and see how it behaves for a few weeks.

Weight: 345.0

Day full of meetings and I feel so tired.

I slept for 7 hours but I dont think it was enough.

Should sleep well tonight.

Found a way to install Windows 11 on a Windows 10 VM

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2103104/windows-11-simple-trick-bypasses-cpu-tpm-lockout.html

setup /product server

Going down, I am sleepy.

Weight: 344.8

I know I am gonna be tired tomorrow, usually when I don’t sleep well it hits they day after. So I was OK today, but I think I am really going to feel it tomorrow.

Debating if I should go in tomorrow.

Will see how I feel tomorrow.

Weight: 347.4

Got my steps done at the airport again. First time my son walked with me. It was fast, I actually wished we walked longer, I enjoyed the walk.

Lost an hour of sleep, but got some stuff done. Still behind, and did not get a lot done.

One of the things I did do was test out an upgrade on some Windows 10 desktops. It works, so life is extended on those machines.

Weight: 348.2

I moved the original 512GB M.2 SATA back into the laptop. It’s will just be a simple daily driver laptop for me now.

Maybe a step up to the larger 7490 with bigger screen.

Going out for fun tonight, got 11 floors and my steps sit at 9299 as I post, pretty sure I will make 10k.

If not will edit this post if I didn’t,

Weight: 347.6

Found what was wrong with my new laptop, or found out why it was cheap, it was because the monitor was not 1080P it was 1366×768.

But that is not a show stopper, it still does the original goal, something light to carry around.

For the most part everything works though.

Weight: 346.8

Got my new laptop in and am running through some things.

Pretty decent speed, I though it was not going to come with a battery but low and behold there was a battery.

I did replace the 512GB SATA with a 2TB NVME.

Struggling through a Windows 11 install, hoping it goes in.

Not sure if we weighed in this morning but it was listed at 347.6 but here is my weight after dinner.

Weight: 348.2