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Network Performance Troubleshooting
January 23, 2023 · in Technology · 6 min read
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ConnectX-3 Set Port Mode to ETH/IB
January 23, 2023 · in Technology · 2 min read
I just swapped my TrueNAS from a Dell R720XD over to a Dell r730XD. During this migration, I moved over my NVMe drives, NICs, and everything else relevant.
Solar-Assistant with Solark 12k
January 23, 2023 · in Solar · 6 min read
Per my home solar project, I needed a method to collect data from both my batteries and inverters, in near-real-time, with no dependency on the internet.
ConnectX-3 Configuration
January 23, 2023 · in Technology · 2 min read
A quick guide on how to set common options with the ConnectX-3, via linux, without using the OFED driver.
Home Solar Project - Part 3 - Installation
January 14, 2023 · in Solar · 6 min read
Installation of my home solar project.
Death of my PowerEdge r720XD
January 13, 2023 · in Technology · 3 min read
My r720XD took its last breath earlier this week…
Automating the galaxy
January 5, 2023 · in Home-Automation · 4 min read
Tonight, I wanted to do a small, random side-project. I automated the galaxy!
Home Assistant - Work Days / Work Hours sensor
December 15, 2022 · in Home-Automation · 2 min read
Creating simple sensors to determine if we are “at work”. Includes setting up a work_days sensor, time of day sensor, and a template sensor to tie everything togather.
EG4 Rack Assembly
December 10, 2022 · in Solar · 3 min read
As apart of the Home Solar Project, I purchased and assembled an EG4 battery rack.
Home Solar Project - Part 2 - Battery Selection
December 9, 2022 · in Solar · 7 min read
For the second part of my Home Solar Project, I researched possible solutions and ordered batteries.
Home Solar Project - Part 1 - Introduction
December 8, 2022 · in Solar · 4 min read
One of my projects I have been working on over the last two years, is adding solar panels to my house to offset some/most of my electrical usage.
Kasa powerstrip as PDU
December 2, 2022 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 4 min read
Using a Tp-link kasa HS300 as a low-cost switchable PDU. This product has features for per-outlet power monitoring as well.
Reasons to avoid cloud-based automation products
December 1, 2022 · in Home-Automation · 11 min read
On this blog / my house, I try to use 100% local control products whenever possible. Many people don’t understand the reasoning behind this…. So, I am dedicating this page to reasons as to why you should ONLY buy products which are 100% local control only, with no cloud dependency, and no proprietary hub.
2023 Home Assistant - Energy Monitoring
November 29, 2022 · in Home-Automation · 8 min read
Static Site
November 19, 2022 · in Kubernetes · 3 min read
Why am I moving away from wordpress?
Transitioning to Kubernetes
November 18, 2022 · in Kubernetes · 2 min read
Over the last few months, I decided to learn kubernetes.
TrueNAS Scale - VM Cannot Access TrueNAS
October 28, 2022 · in Technology · 2 min read
How to address Virtual Machines and/or containers not being able to access the TrueNAS Scale server hosting them.
TrueNAS Scale - Enable apt-get
October 28, 2022 · in Technology · 2 min read
A quick guide on re-enabling the apt-get functionality.
Parsing SCCM Collections
October 26, 2022 · in Development · 7 min read
This post details how to extract useful information from the SCCM Schedules format.
C# - Get Display Attribute Value from Enum
October 4, 2022 · in Development · 2 min read
Every now and then, I have a use case where decorating an Enum’s values with Attributes comes in handy. Things such as… Adding Display Names, Descriptions, etc.
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