Over the years I have been a fan of the alternative OS; NeXTstep, SunOS, vms, and of course my daily driver MacOS 1-9, Mac OS X, Mac os. The past few revisions it is clear Apple has lost its way … the rest of the story. . . “Haiku OS”
Read moreTrueNAS
One will notice a BSD theme that runs through my computing bubble, world. In the past I have messed around with FreeNAS, more for testing, naw more for playing around. It is a good way a way to learn a … the rest of the story. . . “TrueNAS”
Read moreFriday Surprise
After a long, busy week Friday was welcomed. When I got home the kids let me know I had a package, from overseas. Huh, I haven’t ordered anything lately. It was pizza night so the package was forgotten for a … the rest of the story. . . “Friday Surprise”
Read moreWiiU4Pi Gamepad
From here on out I am going to keep all updates and new tidbits on the WiiU Gamepad with a RPi CM4 with RetroPie project. I will try and keep big updates pointed out, but it is going to … the rest of the story. . . “WiiU4Pi Gamepad”
Read moreWiiu4Pi – Compute Module
This is a project that has been off and on the past few years, mostly off. My first attempt a few years ago was a Sony PSP with a RPi Zero W and custom motherboard. That didn’t go so well. … the rest of the story. . . “Wiiu4Pi – Compute Module”
Read moreCustom Art Deco’ish RPi case
I recently put together a Raspberry Pi media player with a 2.5″ hard disk to go with it. Just the Geekworm board and Pi look a little lonely and not very aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a case, but … the rest of the story. . . “Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case”
Read moreEspoTek Labrador Board
Oscilliscopes have always caught my attention, but not having a real need for one there is little excuse for the price they cost. A while back I saw this USB board and some software that created a simple, yet useful … the rest of the story. . . “EspoTek Labrador Board”
Read moreVolumio – little black box
Updated
Recently I put together a media player. My house hasn’t seen a stereo in years and I was getting tired of always having to have ear buds in to listen to anything. In the back of my workshop was … the rest of the story. . . “Volumio – little black box”
Read moreMr. 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
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
In the … the rest of the story. . . “Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns”
Read moreB.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.
I decided to go … the rest of the story. . . “B.A.M. moving forward”
Read moreFirst 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. . . “First post of the New Year – not really, just kidding’”