Mr. Petey’s FreeNAS Project Log
A shout out to the great gang that put together the Run BSD sticker drive. our donation went to the FreeBSD Foundation.
FreeNAS Server as it is currently
- SuperMicro X9SCL-F E3-1230 Xeon
Zip Bang there went another week.
I have been working through an odd error with the Micro:bit. With the rotary encoder if it moves too fast, it errors out with “20 out of memory”. Otherwise progress is moving right along. Plans fell through on the custom … the rest of the story. . .
Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns
My definition of a shiny penny moment follows:
‘joyous exploration” is define as “the recognition and desire to seek out new knowledge and information, and the subsequent joy of learning and growing.” – Todd B. Kashdan
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Repurposed PCB – BAM
Work is being done on both the hardware and software. Personally I like the hardware aspects more, but the software is a necessity as well. For this post I am focusing on power for the project.
B.A.M. moving forward
I received the hardware from digitalspace.com! Shipping was quick (I’m slow – LOL), the packing was well done. Sorry I am not one for unboxing photos. Here is one with pieces and parts setup for testing.
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My NeXT item(s)
Some days I surprise myself with what I have collected, kept, and am just now digging up. The latest find is a series of NeXT marketing slicks. They aren’t that slick, but printed on matte, heavy stock paper.
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A twist in every tale.
I removed, from public, some of my recent content. It will be back but in an expanded form. Sorry if anyone is looking for the BSD articles that were here. Check back soon.
BSD v Linux – Battle for My Desktop
Well Apple has done it to me; they are making me look elsewhere for my OS needs. I have been with Apple since an Apple Plus and have used Apple products my whole career. … the rest of the story. . .
More blinking lights
I have been working on and then sitting on the latest design for my WS2818 LED controller board. It is designed to work with the NodeMCU variety of ESP-2866. When I was getting ready to send off the snowman, I … the rest of the story. . .
First post of the New Year – not really, just kidding’
My prayers go out to the good people at PCBway.com that helped make this project possible as well as other effected. And anyone effected by the outbreak.
The first post of the New Year and it is covering my (last … the rest of the story. . .
Changing the wireless MAC in Mac OS X
I had an earlier script I was using to change my MAC address. Just one good idea of many when out and about in the wild west of public wireless.The couple of times I checked the address had changed just … the rest of the story. . .
Quick update
WOW! It has been more than a little while since I have been here. Well, here I am for a quick update.
I have a couple of holiday posts about ready to go up as well as an article for … the rest of the story. . .