Mar - 24th
Proxmox VE 7.4 released
Posted at 5:48 pm | Filed Under blog, words
Proxmox is an open-source bare metal virtualization system I use in my homelab. Proxmox supports clustering, high availability and backup using industry standard tools running on relatively mod-free Debian Linux, qemu and kvm. It supports any hardware supported by Debian, which makes use in a lab environment practical – after running VMWare’s vSphere and Nutanix […]
Feb - 9th
gordy’s camera straps
Posted at 10:25 am | Filed Under coolpix995
I’ve got a couple of these sturdy hand straps from https://gordyscamerastraps.com on a couple of my cameras and love the feel, the size, and being able to match strap and camera colors is pretty neat.
Dec - 20th
Books
Posted at 12:02 pm | Filed Under android, art
Dec - 18th
LEGO Detail
Posted at 11:51 am | Filed Under android, journal
Nov - 23rd
Proxmox VE 7.3 released
Posted at 4:12 pm | Filed Under blog, words
Proxmox is an open-source bare metal virtualization system I use in my homelab – based on Debian and qemu, it supports a wide variety of hardware. Proxmox VE version 7.3 has been released and the upgrade from 7.2 went without a hitch using apt. I’m looking into it now, there’s support for ZFS dRaid pools, […]
Nov - 17th
Proxmox First Steps
Posted at 4:08 pm | Filed Under blog, words
TechnoTim has a great homelab how-to channel on YouTube. This video shows all the steps he’d do when creating a Proxmox server for the first time. Setting update sources, reconfiguring storage, setting up networking and VLANs, updating ISOs, preparing for clustering, and more – all the things I wish I knew after my Proxmox server […]
Aug - 28th
Cheap Home Office Fix – HDMI audio with multiple PCs
Posted at 5:43 pm | Filed Under blog, words
Many people are working from home exclusively or a couple of days a week as part of a hybrid work environment. With a few tweaks, a home office can do double-duty nicely. My home office has evolved recently, as I’ve written about previously. I have a desktop PC with a 34″ ultrawide monitor and work […]
Aug - 22nd
Sensorio @ Paso Robles
Posted at 10:32 am | Filed Under android, art
Bruce Munro’s “Sensorio” exhibit, Paso Robles, CA
Aug - 16th
Home Office Fix – HDMI Audio With Multiple PCs
Posted at 11:45 am | Filed Under consulting
Many people are working from home exclusively or a couple of days a week as part of a hybrid work environment. With a few tweaks, a home office can do double-duty nicely.
May - 25th
Proxmox helper scripts
Posted at 6:05 pm | Filed Under blog
I use Proxmox as the basis for my homelab. Proxmox is an open source bare-metal hypervisor with support for a wide array of hardware (if Linux runs on it, it’ll probably run Proxmox…) Proxmox offers many enterprise-level features, like clustering, backup, advanced networking, certificate management, application support and support for ZFS, NFS and CIFS shares. […]
May - 18th
Bring Your Own Device
Posted at 4:54 pm | Filed Under blog
Work/life separation is important to me, but being able to effectively manage responsibility in a fast-pace environment is a key to success. A key to that success is being able to be reached quickly and easily when I’m working. Over the years, the means to be reached has changed significantly. At first, there was the […]
May - 2nd
Logitech Zone wireless headsets
Posted at 4:32 pm | Filed Under blog
In an earlier post, I talked about how I built an effective home/work office by using Logitech’s MX Keys keyboard and MX Master mouse with 2 unifying receivers. I put one receiver in my home PC, one in my work laptop, and connect both systems into one monitor. Switching between home and work environments is […]
Apr - 3rd
Gary Numan
Posted at 11:33 pm | Filed Under android, photo
Mar - 31st
Vacation, Hawaii
Posted at 7:24 am | Filed Under android
The view out of our living room window on vacation. That was about as clear as the sky got the week we were there.
Mar - 29th
The Worst Part of Working From Home Is Now Haunting Reopened Offices
Posted at 6:05 pm | Filed Under blog
slate.com has an excellent article entitled The Worst Part of Working From Home Is Now Haunting Reopened Offices that’s worth a read. I’m concerned with “return to office” rhetoric that sounds too much like trying to go back to the way things were before the pandemic. The pandemic didn’t change the way we do things […]
Mar - 6th
Goodbye, Remote Desktop!
Posted at 1:32 am | Filed Under blog
I’ve discussed my office updates In a previous post. I bought a Logitech MX Keys keyboard and Logitech MX Master 3 mouse, and am happy with the results. The keyboard feel provides just enough feedback without noise. The mouse has more buttons than I know what to do with; being able to horizontal scroll in […]
Feb - 24th
Remote execution exploit for DSM 7.0 and 6.2 reported by Synology
Posted at 1:57 am | Filed Under blog
I’m a Synology NAS user, as are a lot of people running their home labs. There’s been a reported remote execution exploit announced by Synology. While a lot of people resonate with the idea of replacing cloud-based services with a system that they own, opening the system up to the internet is inherently risky. it […]
Feb - 21st
Lockbit Ransomware targets VMWare ESXi hosts
Posted at 3:36 pm | Filed Under blog
An article on duo.com describes a ransomware vector of great concern – exploit a vulnerability in an ESXi host, encrypt the data storage for dozens, possibly hundreds of hosts simultaneously. The LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has over the past year targeted various organizations globally, including ones in Chile, Italy and the UK. Researchers with Trend Micro in […]
Feb - 21st
Installing OpenWRT and Wireguard VPN
Posted at 7:36 am | Filed Under blog
Most home routers sold today are running Linux under the hood with a proprietary web GUI intended for home users. There’s been a movement over the past several years to create a more featureful environment for these routers by creating third-party firmware. I installed OpenWRT on a Linksys WRT1900ACS router acting as my internet gateway. […]
Feb - 20th
State of the Home Office, 2022
Posted at 6:48 am | Filed Under blog
I upgraded my workspace for 2022. I used to have a dual monitor setup with a 23″ 16:9 monitor and a 19″ 4:3 monitor. This worked adequately for several years, but the mixed geometry made moving windows from one screen to another difficult. I replaced two monitors with a single LG 34″ ultrawide flat screen […]
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