SoftEther VPN and the Raspberry Pi

Posted on 16 October 2017 by matthannan

I finally bit the bullet and migrated the SoftEther VPN server to the Raspberry Pi. The holdup was the public hostname that the remote client looks for. This hostname seems to be one of the reasons that this solution works for my particular case at all.… Read the rest

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Arduino Uno Fun and Continuous Learning

Posted on 23 September 2017 by matthannan

So, a million years ago, I bought an Arduino Uno Starter Kit from MakerShed. When it arrived, I tried a tutorial and had fun with the first LED lesson, but the second lesson, which I remember was more focused on programming, left me in the dust.… Read the rest

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13 Ancient Fermoy & Glanworth.doc

Posted on 9 September 2017 by matthannan

A good, quick read about the area around Castletownroche.

Source: 13 Ancient Fermoy & Glanworth.doc… Read the rest

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MongoDB and Python in Data Visualization

Posted on 24 August 2017 by matthannan

This is an interesting web site discussing the use of Python and MongoDB in data visualization. I am getting very comfortable with Python and I have just started playing with MongoDB, so looking at examples of how I can start to generate data visualizations out of these tools is my next step.… Read the rest

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Convert MAC Addresses in Excel

Posted on 10 August 2017 by matthannan

I have 140 MAC addresses that I need to find out not only what switch, and switch port they are on, but also which part of the floor. It is a time-consuming slog, especially since the MAC addresses are not in a standard format.… Read the rest

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PiBeacon – Making an iBeacon from a Raspberry Pi · Hack N Cheese

Posted on 19 July 2017 by matthannan

Source: PiBeacon – Making an iBeacon from a Raspberry Pi · Hack N Cheese… Read the rest

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SoftEther VPN, Part 2

Posted on 12 July 2017 by matthannan

So, SoftEther VPN has been cranking along nicely for me for months now. I really love it. It stays out of the way and does exactly what it is supposed to do.

I just bought a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.… Read the rest

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How to connect to Cisco routers using Minicom – Fadil’s blog

Posted on 23 June 2017 by matthannan
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Reconnecting Lost Donohues

Posted on 23 June 2017 by matthannan

So, this is how I started my day today:

Email from Kieran

 

I have been working with Kieran for a couple of months now. I would like to say I played a larger role in his journey to discover his bio family, but he really did all the legwork.… Read the rest

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Flynns and Draddys and Donohues, Oh My!

Posted on 12 June 2017 by matthannan

In a follow up to this post and this post, I finally received the first of the grave records from Calvary Cemetery in Queens. This took just over two months, which seems a bit long, especially for the amount of “research” that went into this and the cost.… Read the rest

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