Category Archives: Geek

“We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.” –Carl Sagan

Exploring my Network with SNMP

Posted on 8 November 2018 by matthannan

I don’t think I’ve made mention yet on this often ignored blog, but I have a new job.

Two new jobs, actually, since the last time I think I talked about jobs here.

I left State Street/Netview back in mid-June. I took a job with a Silicon Valley-based company as a network contractor.… Read the rest

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RetroPie Brain Transplant and a New Home

Posted on 26 August 2018 by matthannan

Xbox 360 controllers suddenly stopped working correctly on the new Pi3B+. Some quick Googling revealed this to be an on-going issue for the past few months that only just now filtered down to me. Performed a quick swap back to the Pi3B and everything is working fine.… Read the rest

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DNS Record Types Explained – Pressable – More Than Hosting

Posted on 18 August 2018 by matthannan

This article is part 3 in a series dedicated to the DNS Management, specifically DNS Record Types Explained. We will list the commonly used record types.

Source: DNS Record Types Explained – Pressable – More Than Hosting

I fired up a web server on a Pi tonight.… Read the rest

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Making the computer “see”.

Posted on 13 August 2018 by matthannan

I am currently down the OpenCV rabbit hole.
I want to velcro a Rasp Pi to my oil tank and have it “see” how much oil is in there.
I don’t want to see a picture of the meter. That would be too easy.… Read the rest

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Installing Python 3.6.2 on raspberry pi (raspbian)

Posted on 11 August 2018 by matthannan

I want to update to the latest version of Python 3.6.6 on my Raspberry Pi 3B. I do not want my first go with 3.7 to be on a Pi! This Pi will be used in the basement as part of an OpenCV project.… Read the rest

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“New” Computer!

Posted on 5 August 2018 by matthannan

I upgraded my old, trusty rig to some latest Coffee Lake goodness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After about 18 years using the same Antec case, I decided to stripped it down to bare metal and give it more of a clean than a blast of compressed air.… Read the rest

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Add uptime to ssh login banner

Posted on 22 July 2018 by matthannan

Stupid Linux tricks.
http://mewbies.com/how_to_customize_your_console_login_message_tutorial.htm… Read the rest

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Python

Posted on 1 February 2018 by matthannan

I am very far behind on this and I have many, many blog posts to write, but this is what I did tonight.

I am currently reading “Automate the Boring Stuff With Python” (this is basically a required text), taking the Python course on CodeAcademy.com… Read the rest

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Transfer Raspberry Pi from SD to SSD

Posted on 12 December 2017 by matthannan

Slowly I turn. Step by step.
🙂
Just gathering some notes.

Transfer Pi from SD to external hard drive (yes, this will be an SSD).… Read the rest

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Prepping Raspberry Pi to Boot from USB

Posted on 2 December 2017 by matthannan

This tutorial explains how to boot your Raspberry Pi 3 from a USB mass storage device such as a flash drive or USB hard disk.

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