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Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Back in 2024 I completed the CERT training course, and the kit they give you for free is really basic and could do with some upgrades. Its best described as a placeholder kit. This post details my upgraded kit and why I chose the things
This post is about my new to me 2015 Magnum/Generac MLT3060K Light Tower & Generator and how I came to the conclusion to buy it. Its has an 1800RPM Liquid Cooled, Diesel, 1.0L 3 Cylinder engine running at 1800RPM and a 6kw Generator end with a massive 30
TL;DR? No. Back in February of 2024 I found a great deal on an APC AP7753 ATS PDU. These PDU's take 2 power inputs, and can switch between them like a UPS switches between grid and battery. Its a really cool device and I had high hopes
2024 is not even over yet, but so we have already endured two massive storms that caused widespread destruction. This posts goes through the lessons I learned in the first of those 2 storms 2024 Houston Derecho On May 16th 2024, a Derecho hit the Houston area which had very
This post is just some small updates to past projects, and some smaller projects that don't really warrant their own full post. Garage Compressed Air Setup Updates Original post: Garage Compressed Air Setup I find myself needing compressed air for nail and staple guns, filling up tires, blowing
At the end of last year we got an EV. This post details the install of an Emporia EVSE in my garage. It won't be very long, but it may give you an idea of how you might install yours. At first I was just charging it with
If you saw my earlier post, you'll have read about my issues with my MyQ, and how I switched to OpenGarage to gain full local control of my garage door opener Ditching MyQ for OpenGarage - Open Source Garage Door Control This posts details how I ditched Liftmaster MyQ
This posts details how I ditched Liftmaster MyQ and switched to a much better, completely selfhosted and local way of controlling my garage door with OpenGarage, and the problems I ran into with both solutions, and how I overcame them. MyQ In my garage I have a Chamberlain Liftmaster Garage
My last post detailed all the hardware I am running, so this post will list all the software that I run in VM's and containers. All of the following are virtual machines running on top of ESXi 7.0 U3 on three hosts. All containers are run within
In this post I will hopefully detail my entire home network. Some of this has been in separate posts explaining single items, but nowhere do I have all of the network in one post with all the changes since last year. Here is a full shot of the rack in
For over 3 months now one of my UPS's has been complaining about its batteries. Being lazy, I just ignored it. This is a short post about what happens when you do that. It started telling me the battery is not installed properly every day or so after
At the end of 2021, I moved my blog into Linode. The main goal for this was to keep it up in case of disaster or outage at home, and utilize the much better networking of Linode. Here is the post: Moving my Blog from Home to Linode A while
Around 3 years ago I made a post about TinyPilot, a Raspberry Pi based KVM over IP device which solved the problem of controlling computers/servers that don't have IPMI/BMC. TinyPilot lets you view and control the console and mount virtual media, etc with a very easy
I needed another Raspberry Pi for a project, but with the limited availability I couldn't find one. The project doesn't need a very fast CPU, but it must have ethernet. I have an old Raspberry Pi Zero W, but being limited to wireless is a real
A while ago I bought a utility trailer to tow around my motorcycles, and the original goal for it was to be able to take them to remote places like Big Bend National Park, and ride them there without having to endure the long drive on the bikes themselves with