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Netdocs - My Own .NET Static Site Generator
July 27, 2026 · in Development · 5 min read
Notice anything different?
Mikrotik - Auto-create unknown user-manager entries
June 29, 2026 · in Technology · 2 min read
The goal- I wish to use Mikrotik's user manager, as the radius server for allocating VLANs for my Unifi network deployment.
Project Offgrid - Garage Build, Part 2
June 2, 2026 · in Project-Offgrid · 10 min read
In the last part, most of the trench work was buried back up and the GridBoss and FlexBoss21 were mounted on the wall. This post picks up where that left off — getting the remaining panels mounted, running EMT, terminating cable, and getting temporary power back into the …
Project Offgrid - Garage Build Begins
May 30, 2026 · in Project-Offgrid · 10 min read
With the outside trenching mostly wrapped up, it was time to start the part of this build I was actually looking forward to — mounting gear on the garage wall. Strut channel, the EG4 GridBoss and FlexBoss21, a properly-sized feeder to the shop, and a side-quest to fix the water …
Project Offgrid - Days 3-4 - Playing in the Mud
May 24, 2026 · in Project-Offgrid · 7 min read
Day 1 left off with about 300 ft of ditches dug in the front yard. This post documents the next couple of days — digging the remaining ~300 ft, running cable, and tunneling under the sidewalk (round 2).
Project Offgrid - Initial Planning & Digging Ditches
May 23, 2026 · in Project-Offgrid · 6 min read
Now that I've collected most of the hardware for Project Offgrid, it's time to start the actual work — gathering materials, planning the panel rack, and digging a lot of trench.
Project Offgrid - Starting Over at the New House
May 17, 2026 · in Project-Offgrid · 7 min read
About 6 months ago, I moved to a new house. The original solar project was never intended to be the end-all, be-all solution — we had already been planning on moving for a few years when it was installed. But I did want to get something going to gain hands-on …
Home Solar Project - Part 6 - Removal
May 16, 2026 · in Solar · 3 min read
Continuation (and conclusion) of the home solar project. As the house was sold in Q4 2025, the system had to come down. This post walks through the removal — roof, garage, and exterior — and what's happening to the hardware next.
Using Kubernetes as a Reverse Proxy
April 29, 2026 · in Kubernetes · 13 min read
Using Kubernetes as the reverse proxy of choice, for non-kubernetes services.
PBS - Full Disk
January 22, 2026 · in Technology · 5 min read
I was recently greeted with backup failures, from what appeared to be a full disk.
Installing POE Doorbell
January 20, 2026 · in Home-Automation · 6 min read
Tonight's project was to install a POE doorbell.
Acurite Tower Discovery Script
January 20, 2026 · in Home-Automation · 2 min read
This post provides a home assistant script, which will automatically discover Acrite tower sensors.
New Home, New Projects
January 10, 2026 · in News · 9 min read
Wondering where all of the posts have been? Well…
New Home, New Homelab
January 10, 2026 · in Technology · 4 min read
So, December of 2025, I moved to a new home.
Mikrotik Backup Script
October 12, 2025 · in Technology · 8 min read
Problem: I have a handful of Mikrotik RouterOS based devices, and I would like a source-controlled versioning solution.
Cheap Deutsch Connectors
October 12, 2025 · in Automotive · 5 min read
So, for Project Ram, I am starting to dive into more electrical related projects. As connectors are an essential part to making something maintainable- I really felt I needed to upgrade the connectors I was using.
Proxmox - Unraid ZFS
August 13, 2025 · in Technology · 12 min read
So, recently I decided to acquire a new Lenovo P520, which will be for running Unraid. Before, My unraid ran as a VM on my r730XD.
Dodge Ram w/Cummins Generations
July 19, 2025 · in Automotive · 5 min read
This, is a short post containing knowledge I gathered on the various generations of Dodge Ram trucks w/Cummins Turbo Diesels.
ProjectRam: KDP & Timing
July 13, 2025 · in ProjectRam · 9 min read
This is part 4 of the Project Ram Series
ProjectRam: Fueling Upgrades
July 11, 2025 · in ProjectRam · 9 min read
This is part 3 of the Project Ram Series
ProjectRam: Gauges
July 10, 2025 · in ProjectRam · 7 min read
This is the 2nd part of the Project Ram Series
Introducing Project Ram
July 3, 2025 · in ProjectRam · 4 min read
This, post introduces my newest automotive project.
Git - Delete Merged Branches
June 12, 2025 · in Development · 1 min read
I use git for source control when writing these posts. Eventually- my local editor ends up with 50 branches which have already been merged into origin/main, and I end up needing to manually go through and remove the old branches.
The Hoodcat Chronicles
June 12, 2025 · in Misc · 7 min read
This- is the tale of hood-cat. The cat who decided to break into my house, assert dominance over my cat, pee on my chair, and make himself at home.
Building a Shop Table - Part 2
June 10, 2025 · in Shop-Talk · 12 min read
In Part 1, I built a solid steel shop table from plate and angle-iron.
Learning About Computers & Electronics
May 9, 2025 · in Technology · 4 min read
Want to learn about how a computer works?
KVM Assistant
May 8, 2025 · in Home-Automation · 6 min read
This year, I automated a cheap KVM switch by disassembling it, and installing a micro controller inside of it running ESPHome.
Mikrotik Outbound Wireguard
April 5, 2025 · in Technology · 11 min read
This post outlines how to accomplish the following activities:
Mellanox Configuration Guide
March 15, 2025 · in Technology · 25 min read
This post centralizes data for configuration of Mellanox ConnectX Series NIC (Tested with CX3, and CX4)
DIN Mount Closet Part 2
March 15, 2025 · in Technology · 3 min read
This is part two, of a three post series.
Hacking KVM with IP Control
February 24, 2025 · in Home-Automation · 13 min read
I picked up a PiKVM a few months back. I finally got to use it earlier this week when Comparing Link Speed to Power Consumption.
Link speed versus Power Consumption
February 22, 2025 · in Technology · 9 min read
Will changing the link speed of your current NIC, affect Power Consumption?
DIN Mount Closet Part 1
February 13, 2025 · in Technology · 7 min read
So… Near the end of 2024, I ended up cleaning up my rack, and making everything nice and tidy.
Proxmox - Delete pve/data pool
February 8, 2025 · in Technology · 5 min read
Have… a full root partition on proxmox?
Migrate from Virtualbox to Proxmox
February 8, 2025 · in Technology · 3 min read
Just a short guide on how to migrate a VirtualBox VM on Windows, to Proxmox.
2024 Homelab status
December 28, 2024 · in Technology · 31 min read
This post will go over my lab, as a whole as of December 2024.
Gitea - Slow Dashboard
December 26, 2024 · in Development · 4 min read
For a few weeks now, I have noticed my Gitea instance takes nearly two minutes to load.
Edgemax - Git Backups
December 26, 2024 · in Technology · 5 min read
Many years ago, I had setup a system which would automatically sync my Edgemax's configuration to a local git repo.
My history with Unraid
December 25, 2024 · in Technology · 5 min read
I have swapped between Unraid, and TrueNAS a few times over the years.
2024 10G Or Faster
December 18, 2024 · in Technology · 10 min read
Want connectivity faster then 10G?
Rancher / K3s. How to upgrade
December 13, 2024 · in Kubernetes · 5 min read
This post outlines the steps needed to upgrade rancher + k3s.
2024 Network Revamp
November 23, 2024 · in Technology · 7 min read
This month's goal, is to update the network to provide isolation, and separation between LAN subnets, and my server subnets.
Building a Shop Table - Part 1
October 22, 2024 · in Shop-Talk · 5 min read
Part one of my shop-table project. This occurred in Oct 2024.
Bathroom Floor Replacement
October 10, 2024 · in Home-Improvement · 18 min read
Recently, it came to my attention the floor in my middle bathroom had become a hazard, and was rotting out.
Windows 11 - Restore Context Menu
September 28, 2024 · in Technology · 1 min read
Want the old right-click context menu back?
Surge Protection
September 19, 2024 · in Technology · 5 min read
A few months back, I noticed one of my ESP32s, got smoked during a few nasty thunderstorms.
Proxmox - Install HAOS
August 12, 2024 · in Home-Automation · 9 min read
Recently, I needed to spin up a HAOS VM for testing an integration I am developing.
Metered, Switch PDU
August 9, 2024 · in Technology · 10 min read
For years- I have been using a combination of Sonoff S31 Plugs and a Kasa HS300 Strip to monitor, and measure my power consumption.
Synology Multipath
July 22, 2024 · in Technology · 11 min read
So… normally when you want faster networking, you can just upgrade to faster NICs (10g, 25, 40, 50, 100g.. etc…).
Unifi - Debugging DDNS
July 22, 2024 · in Technology · 6 min read
This is a very short post on how to debug DDNS for Unifi.
Rant: Unifi Layer 3
July 15, 2024 · in Technology · 18 min read
I have a love-hate relationship with Unifi.
Kubernetes - Edit Files in Containers
July 13, 2024 · in Kubernetes · 3 min read
This is a short post- documenting a few ways on how you can modify contents of files inside of a container's storage mounts.
Proxmox - Random Error Fixes
July 11, 2024 · in Technology · 4 min read
This- is a short post which details how to resolve a few random errors you may experience with proxmox.
Detecting a packetloss / latency issue
July 10, 2024 · in Technology · 16 min read
So- I recently installed a Quad 100G Mikrotik CRS504-4XQ-IN RouterAmazon affiliate linkAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you; using this link helps support the site. into my lab recently and moved a few servers over to 100G NICs.
Proxmox - Debian Cloud Init Templates
July 2, 2024 · in Technology · 14 min read
This post documents the steps needed to create a minified debian cloud image template, which you can easily clone, and have a running VM in seconds with no configuration needed.
Proxmox - Reinstall host without losing cluster configuration
June 12, 2024 · in Technology · 22 min read
So, literally ONE DAY after writing My backup strategies post, I encountered a need to completely reinstall proxmox.
Backup Strategies
June 11, 2024 · in Technology · 13 min read
This- is a short post explaining my personal backup strategies for VMs, Kubernetes, Personal Devices, etc.
Balancing Power Consumption and Cost: The True Price of Efficiency
June 7, 2024 · in Technology · 8 min read
Too often- I see the all too familiar post on reddit.
Proxmox - Import OVA
April 8, 2024 · in Technology · 1 min read
A random thing I recently came across while testing out LibreNMS-
Reattaching NVMe from VFIO
February 24, 2024 · in Technology · 1 min read
So, I have a VM on proxmox, which has 4 individual NVMe drives directly passed in.
Removing Stripe from ZFS Pool
December 13, 2023 · in Technology · 3 min read
In my quest to optimize on power usage, One of my servers has a zfs pool consisting of 4x 8T disks, in striped mirrors configuration.
Using EMC Drives in other systems
December 9, 2023 · in Technology · 5 min read
So, I picked up a EMC-branded 1.92TB PM1633 SAS drive off of ebay, to toss into my ceph cluster.
Proxmox - Coral TPU USB Passthrough
December 1, 2023 · in Home-Automation · 2 min read
This is a very short guide, on passing a USB Coral TPU through to a Proxmox VM.
Adding more NVMe to my r730XD
August 13, 2023 · in Technology · 2 min read
Adding 4 more enterprise NVMe drives to my r730XD.
Proxmox - Building a ceph cluster
August 13, 2023 · in Technology · 31 min read
My adventures in building out a small clustered ceph environment for redundant VM / Container storage.
Proxmox - Add Disk to Existing Thin Provisioned LVM
July 28, 2023 · in Technology · 3 min read
A very short guide on adding a new disk to an existing LVM pool.
2023 Prime Day Deals
July 11, 2023 · in Technology · 6 min read
Interested in home automation? Here are a few of the prime day deals I would personally recommend.
Home Solar Project - Weather Disaster - Lessons Learned
June 22, 2023 · in Solar · 10 min read
Continuation of the home solar project.
What happened to reddit?
June 19, 2023 · in Technology · 2 min read
Why is everyone angry at reddit??
Join the Fediverse
June 16, 2023 · in Technology · 3 min read
Want to learn more about how to use the fediverse?
Feline Area Denial Device
June 3, 2023 · in Home-Automation · 8 min read
My wife presented me with a unique challenge recently.
Pioneer Mini-split ESPHome
May 20, 2023 · in Technology · 7 min read
Around a year and a half ago, I installed a Pioneer Mini-split and integrated it with Home Assistant
2023 Network Revamp, and Homelab History
April 1, 2023 · in Technology · 11 min read
Going over the history of my home network from the previous three years… and…
ESPHome on critical infrastructure
March 20, 2023 · in Technology · 6 min read
Sonoff S31 - Low Cost Energy Monitoring
March 17, 2023 · in Technology · 5 min read
Everyone wants to monitor energy consumption. Everyone wants to automate their home.
Home Assistant - Split Sensor
March 14, 2023 · in Technology · 1 min read
This is a very quick post on how to take a sensor- such as sensor.grid_power and split it into sensor.grid_power_in and sensor.grid_power_out.
Home Assistant - Energy Flow Diagram
March 14, 2023 · in Technology · 6 min read
This is a quite guide on creating a real-time sankey diagram to show your current energy usage.
Off grid AC
March 5, 2023 · in Solar · 10 min read
Starting your A/C compressor generates a massive inrush current. Many inverters will have issues getting the motor spinning.
Home Solar Project - Next Steps
February 18, 2023 · in Solar · 2 min read
Continuation of the home solar project.
Home Solar Project - Part 3 - Monitoring
February 17, 2023 · in Solar · 10 min read
Part 4 of the home solar project. Adding monitoring tools and hardware.
Network Performance Troubleshooting
January 23, 2023 · in Technology · 6 min read
Last week, I added a 10G Unifi aggregation switchAmazon affiliate linkAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you; using this link helps support the site. to my network.
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.
How to run public wordpress securely, from your home.
August 23, 2022 · in Technology · 7 min read
TFS / Azure Devops - Semantic Versioning
July 14, 2022 · in Development · 2 min read
I publish nuget packages. Alot of nuget packages.
Fire Tablet as Home Assistant Kiosk
July 8, 2022 · in Home-Automation · 10 min read
r720XD / TrueNAS continued power reduction
May 2, 2022 · in Technology · 3 min read
TrueNAS – iSCSI – GPT Protective partition
April 29, 2022 · in Technology · 1 min read
While migrating from TrueNAS Scale to Core, I ran into an issue when remounting my existing iSCSI shares.
Moving From TrueNAS Scale to Core
April 29, 2022 · in Technology · 4 min read
Home Assistant Alarm
April 24, 2022 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 6 min read
So, you want to have an alarm for your house. But, you don’t want to give your money to ADT/Ring/SimpliSafe/etc… and you want to build it yourself, with components you can easily service and replace, right? If so, this is the article for you.
Reolink RLC-520 - Set Custom NTP
April 24, 2022 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 1 min read
I have a few Reolink cameras. Recently, I noticed the time of many of the cameras was not set correctly.
Embedded Door Sensors
April 24, 2022 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 2 min read
The default directions for installing doors sensors, involves using the included double-sized tape directly stick the sensor to doors and windows.
First Alert Z-Wave Combo CO/Smoke Detector
April 20, 2022 · in Home-Automation · 3 min read
This is a simple review, with a few steps for the First Alert Z-Wave CO/Smoke detectors.
Attempting to Reduce Power Consumption and Improving Performance
April 10, 2022 · in Technology · 5 min read
Pioneer Mini Split - Home Assistant
March 27, 2022 · in Home-Automation · 9 min read
TrueNAS Scale - Infiniband
March 26, 2022 · in Technology · 10 min read
Well, I have been wanting to get infiniband working for a while. I decided today was as good of a time as any…. So, I made it happen.
Programmable Thermostat GUI
March 25, 2022 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 5 min read
A while back, after converting my primary thermostat over to z-wave, I found a creative way of managing my thermostat’s schedules using the scheduler-card.
40Gb Ethernet Cost and Benchmarks
January 26, 2022 · in Technology · 6 min read
40Gb Ethernet Cost and Benchmarks
January 26, 2022 · in Technology · 5 min read
A while back, you may have seen my post for my 10/40GBe Network Upgrade. However, you were likely disappointed like myself, due to the lack of any actual 40GBe test results.
R720XD Bifurcation
January 8, 2022 · in Technology · 8 min read
Wait, the R720XD doesn’t support bifurcation?
Is power consumption the best metric for selecting a server?
January 4, 2022 · in Technology · 6 min read
Multiple times per day, I end up browsing reddit and running into…. MANY posts from people trying to hit the lowest possible power draw, no matter what the hardware costs to get there.
TrueNAS Scale - Use Vanilla Docker
December 15, 2021 · in Technology · 3 min read
How to enable and leverage the vanilla docker built into TrueNAS Scale.
Reducing Power Consumption Without Reducing Performance
December 12, 2021 · in Technology · 8 min read
Attic fan automation
December 5, 2021 · in Home-Automation · 6 min read
Unraid Vs TrueNAS SCALE 2021
November 10, 2021 · in Technology · 2 min read
Often, I see a bunch of posts where someone is having a tough time considering between Unraid, or TrueNAS. so, I am going to write a quick summary based on my experiences, and recommendations.
MicrosoftIdentityWebChallengeUserException
November 10, 2021 · in Development · 2 min read
An MsalUiRequiredException was thrown due to a challenge for the user. See https://aka.ms/ms-id-web/ca_inc
Rack Em Up
November 5, 2021 · in Technology · 5 min read
I have a few pieces of enterprise gear for my home network. I have my server, a few 10/40G POE switches, and some other odds and ends. So far, its been stacked on boxes and buckets inside of my spare bedroom’s closet.
Home Assistant - Programmable Thermostat GUI
October 30, 2021 · in Home-Automation · 3 min read
So, after converting my thermostat over to Z-Wave earlier today, I was trying to determine how to best setup heating/cooling schedules for my thermostat.
Fireplace Automation - Part 3
October 30, 2021 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 4 min read
The goal of this article, is to simplify everything as much as possible. Simpler automation, is more reliable automation generally.
Full local Z-Wave HVAC Control
October 30, 2021 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 8 min read
10/40G Home Network Upgrade
September 4, 2021 · in Technology · 9 min read
This is the original documentation for when I deployed 10G out to my network.
Portable 2.4Kwh Power Supply / UPS
June 12, 2021 · in Technology · 11 min read
So, I am planning a camping trip later this year… and I thought, it sure would be nice to have a fan blowing on me while I am sleeping….
How to convert your physical gaming PC into an Unraid VM w/Passthrough
March 20, 2021 · in Technology · 4 min read
Table Of Contents
2021 Server AND Gaming PC Build
March 16, 2021 · in Technology · 15 min read
My Home Automation Setup - Devices
March 12, 2021 · in Home-Automation · 8 min read
Automating an… enchanted rose?
February 23, 2021 · in Home-Automation · 3 min read
An anonymous request was received in between authentication handshake requests
February 5, 2021 · in Development · 1 min read
I was receiving this error while hosting a webapi project on .net 5, using kestrel.
Home Assistant - 433mhz Automation
January 25, 2021 · in Home-Automation · 15 min read
433mhz Automation
January 25, 2021 · in Home-Automation · 8 min read
How to get started with 433mhz based automation and sensors.
Automated Holiday Lighting
November 25, 2020 · in Home-Automation, Technology · 5 min read
This week, I started installing WS2813 individually addressable LEDs around the house. I made a few simple patterns containing colors relevant to Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Rant - You likely* don't need a 2,000$ server for your home.
November 17, 2020 · in Technology · 9 min read
Unraid vs Proxmox - My Opinions
October 20, 2020 · in Technology · 5 min read
Fireplace Automation - Part 2
October 20, 2020 · in Home-Automation · 6 min read
Last week, in Part 1, I built a device to control and turn on/off my natural gas fireplace.
Fireplace Automation
October 16, 2020 · in Home-Automation · 6 min read
HTPC / Retro Gaming Build
September 29, 2020 · in Technology · 10 min read
DIY Garage Door Opener (Home Assistant)
July 29, 2020 · in Home-Automation · 7 min read
500$ Closet Mini-Server Build
July 24, 2020 · in Technology · 5 min read
Introduction: Project “Low Rider”
July 18, 2020 · in Automotive · 5 min read
So, on a spur, on Independence day weekend, I found saw a for-sale AD, for a 1964 Chevrolet Bel Air.
My New Old Atlas Lathe
July 18, 2020 · in Shop-Talk · 2 min read
A few months back, I picked up an amazing deal on a 1940s Atlas lathe, which was mostly intact, and came with many extra parts, and chucks.
Converting a fan, into a smart fan!
June 26, 2020 · in Home-Automation · 4 min read
HASS - Node Red - Installation
March 17, 2020 · in Home-Automation · 2 min read
Splunk - Adding TrendLine for Percent Change
March 11, 2020 · in Development · 1 min read
So- Just a quick example on how to execute a trendline for the percentage change on a chart.
Splunk – 8.0.1 Metrics vs Events Licensing Comparison - Updated with Metrics MK
February 11, 2020 · in Development · 9 min read
Note- this page is hidden from view due to inaccuracies discovered long after this article was published. The below method is flawed, and actually only records the first instance from each perfmon category collected.
Searching Splunk From Browser Bar
January 14, 2020 · in Development · 3 min read
So-
Splunk – 8.0.1 Metrics vs Events Licensing Comparison
January 7, 2020 · in Development · 5 min read
So- over a year back, when metrics was a new concept to Splunk, I ran a licensing and storage comparison HERE.
C# - Dynamically Invoking Method on RuntimeTypes
December 20, 2019 · in Development · 4 min read
I have an interesting project I set out to create today-
Unknown error (0x80005000) – Getting AD Group Members
November 7, 2019 · in Development · 2 min read
Earlier today, somebody asked me to help troubleshoot a piece of code which was randomly erroring out- with a very undescriptive exception, only containing Unknown error (0x80005000)
Office Links Broken
November 7, 2019 · in Development · 1 min read
Here is an unusual issue.
Visual Studio / Git - Moving commits to another branch via Cherry-Pick
October 29, 2019 · in Development · 1 min read
Ever have the problem where you were not paying attention, and you created a few commits on the MASTER branch, instead of a feature branch?
14 bolt FF swap – Part 2
October 25, 2019 · in Automotive · 3 min read
This is a continuation of part 1 of me swapping out a 14bolt SF for a 14 bolt FF rear end.
Splunk - 8.0 - Restrict SourceTypes for Roles
October 22, 2019 · in Development · 2 min read
Splunk - 8.0 Upgrade - SplunkWeb Not Running
October 22, 2019 · in Development · 2 min read
So-
2019 Computer Build – Part 2 – Budget Gaming PC Build / Results
October 12, 2019 · in Technology · 3 min read
UserBenchmark - Results InConclusive
October 12, 2019 · in Technology · 1 min read
So- I have ran into an issue where user benchmark files to complete the benchmark, due to incomplete results of the sequential read / write tests.
2019 Computer Build – Part 2 – High End Gaming PC Build / Results
October 11, 2019 · in Technology · 5 min read
Table Of Contents
WarBOT - Future
October 10, 2019 · in Development · 1 min read
c# - Paging Urls using abstraction and generics
October 8, 2019 · in Development · 4 min read
Despite the nasty sounding title, this post will demonstrate an easy method to abstract the paging of an applications URL.
c# – Logging Directly to Splunk
October 7, 2019 · in Development · 8 min read
This is a portion of my Logging libraries, to allow me to log data to Splunk using the HEC. The data being logged can either be a simple string, or a full-blown object. Code examples are below to also handle exporting Metrics to Splunk.
2019 Computer Build - Part 1 - Specs
October 6, 2019 · in Technology · 4 min read
So-
ServiceNow - Query Every Asset A user has ever been assigned to
October 3, 2019 · in Development · 2 min read
So, an interesting request came across my desk earlier today, to query every asset a user has ever been assigned.
SCOM - Locate Computers in Maintenance
October 1, 2019 · in Development · 1 min read
I ran into an issue today where a important production server was not being monitored. As well- when the user placed the object into maintenance mode, they did not include comments. Lastly- the UI does not show who performed the action by default without digging.
Lawn mower rear fender rust repair
September 30, 2019 · in Shop-Talk · 3 min read
Warning: I have very little experience doing body-work. I am also not very experienced stick-welding.
Splunk – RGB Value Based on Percentage - Part 2
September 30, 2019 · in Development · 2 min read
This is an updated version of Part 1 updated with feedback provided by this Reddit post.
Moving to WordPress
September 27, 2019 · in News · 1 min read
After running the XtremeOwnage.com forums for the last 10 or 15 years, active membership has dropped to pretty much nothing.
14 bolt FF swap – Part 1
September 26, 2019 · in Automotive · 2 min read
So, my rear end is starting to make death noises because I failed to properly set the pinion crush / preload.
Dash Fabrication – Part 3
April 26, 2019 · in Automotive · 2 min read
If you missed Part 2, please go read it first! For part 3, additional gauges and switches will be added, as well as a slightly better point job.
Splunk - RGB Value Based on Percentage
April 8, 2019 · in Development · 1 min read
New Transmission – First Drive
March 23, 2019 · in Automotive · 1 min read
A few weeks back- I noticed the transmission was “throwing out of gear” during hard acceleration.
Catch Can Install
March 14, 2019 · in Automotive · 1 min read
So, while I am waiting to put the transmission back in, I have been taking care of a few odds and ends.
Dash Fabrication – Part 2
March 11, 2019 · in Automotive · 1 min read
It is time to make the dash functional, and attractive!
Splunk - 7.2 Metrics vs Events Licensing Comparison
October 19, 2018 · in Development · 4 min read
Aeromotive Eliminator Install
September 13, 2018 · in Automotive · 2 min read
Backstory- My holley 12-1800 died, and I needed a replacement which could handle the occasional trip to work.
Convert Silverado DBW Pedal to DBC
June 8, 2018 · in Automotive · 2 min read
As a continuation from building a throttle cable bracket.. It was time to install a compatible throttle pedal assembly.
Attempted throttle cable bracket fabrication
June 6, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
I am going to assume nobody has noticed in the previous posts and videos….. The gas pedal was not connected or functional.
Cast aluminum alternator bracket repair
May 30, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
Today's project was to see if I could successfully repair a busted bolt-hole on my alternator bracket. A bolt which was too long broke it.
Cold Side Fabrication – Part 2
May 28, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
Since the driveshaft was broken, I decided to focus on resolving some of the known issues. At the top of the list was correcting an issue where the cold side would blow apart around 20 psi.
Traction Issues and the first round of broken parts
May 27, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
After getting the cold side finished, and functional… I discovered the truck was going to have a few traction issues….
Cold Side Fabrication – Part 1
May 25, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
When I brought the truck back home from the shop, the cold side was not 100% completed.
More Tuning
May 14, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
Not a whole lot to share here. But- I completed more tuning, fixed a bunch of other issues, and took a drive.
Dash Fabrication – Part 1
April 29, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
Since the interior was gutted, I needed a way to mount critical electronics and gauges. I decided to fabricate my own dash out of sheet metal.
Turbo downpipe fabrication
April 17, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
While originally it was discussed to direct the exhaust straight out the hood. I changed my mind and decided to utilize a full-exhaust system. The first job was to fabricate a downpipe to direct the hot exhaust under the cab, instead of out the hood.
New Aluminum Driveshaft
April 2, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
So- I finally got around to replacing my broken driveshaft. I worked with Performance Driveline to have a new 75″ inch long 5″ driveshaft fabricated with billet 1350 ends, and a billet yoke.
Initial starts / Tuning
March 30, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
It was time to get the new combination fired up, and to get the holley EFI tuned. Still many more issues to iron out.
LS – How to turn on the alternator
March 20, 2018 · in Automotive · 1 min read
Since I completely removed the factory wiring harness- I discovered I would still need to engineer a solution to turn on the alternator.
Project History and Initial Build – Part 2
February 28, 2017 · in Automotive · 2 min read
So- after part 1, the truck sat around for a few years as I toured the US working on various contracts. After arriving back in my home state a few years later, I started the next phase of the project…. Stripping everything down, and starting from scratch.
Collection Membership based on Folder Existing
February 3, 2015 · in Development · 1 min read
Here is an old example I created back in 2015, to populate a collection based on devices who have a folder present. As apart of the migration to this new blog- it has been reposted here.
Project History and Initial Build – Part 1
September 21, 2014 · in Automotive · 2 min read
So, I have had my 2004 silverado since 2008, and it has seen quite a bit of action.
Because, Racecar – Specs
January 1, 2014 · in Automotive · 1 min read
Here are the current specs for the “because, Racecar” project.
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