Category: Hardware
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Home Assistant and WAN tracking
It looks like I was not able to make good on my promise to more frequently post content I find interesting, as it has been almost two years since the last post and almost five since any actual content was posted! However, today I would like to come back and start talking about home automation.…
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Raspberry Pi (2011) model B as Unifi Controller
I have setup new networking equipment to provide a large upgrade to my home network. One component that was required was a small server to manage the access point, a Unifi AP AC Pro. One option is to purchase a small device from Ubiquiti called a Cloud Key that has the management software pre-loaded. Another option…
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Tickle The Ivories
This past weekend, we became the new home for a beautiful vintage piano. A coworker of Justin’s is moving to a new opportunity and we were able to provide a great home for this beautiful piece. The piano, a Wurlitzer 591, looks to have been produced in the 1940’s. It is a Wurlitzer spinet piano.…
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My Raspberry Pi
Today I finally received my Raspberry Pi! I had ordered mine on February 29th, but because of the tremendous demand for the product there were large delays on actually receiving one. I will not have time to do much with it because I have a lot of studying for French, but I did plug in…
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iPad 3rd Generation Retina Display
There has been a lot of talk recently about the new iPad and how good the screen is. As someone who has had the iPad 2 for a while and is now a new iPad owner, the difference is subtle but quite nice. Everything is crisp and much easier to read. Graphics have no visible…