I just got an email from Bramble inviting me to a webinar about how to use their services. The webinar’s host apparently has a thousand hours of tutoring through Bramble. So I looked at mine. I have 1091.27 hours of tutoring through Bramble. This doesn’t include through my own server’s whiteboard or Microsoft Whiteboard. I think I’ll skip the seminar.
new server
After many months years, the new server is finally up and running. It’s not ideal yet (pictures missing, databases not yet pieced together), but it is working.
You can see the old one under the desk next to the shredder. The new one? It is the HP Omen laptop. Yes, a server on a laptop. Not only that, but it is running on Windows. What’s more, it isn’t XAMPP but, rather, Microsoft IIS 10! We’ll see how it runs.
hidden power
I was in the kitchen straightening the curtains by the kitchen table when I saw this outlet (the top one).
Why is that surprising?
About 7 or 8 years ago I was miffed that the house didn’t come with an outlet on that wall. I bought a box, an outlet, and some wiring and tapped power from the outlet in the storage room on the opposite side of the wall. I installed the outlet in the picture (bottom). I could then plug in a laptop to read the news over morning breakfast. This is also a convenient place for a CO detector. Gotta be safe.
So today, while straightening the curtains, I saw the top outlet. “Floyd,” I said, “has this always been here?”
After more than 10 years of living here, no one knew there was an outlet there. We had a good laugh.
You’ve got to be kidding (or, really bad spam)
You have to be kidding. This attempt at spam via text message is so lame, I just had to post it.
People – if you’re going to go to the trouble of making your living immorality, illegally, and unethically, at least ask an English speaker to check your syntax! For God’s sake!
Put item in bagging area.
My experience exactly.
FT’s road trip, house #2, new fridge
FT is on the road again, on a trek to Saskatchewan with TF. So I’m on my own now for two weeks. Nothing wrong with two old guys rattling across the prairies in a Pontiac. They went last year, making this a now annual event.
This leads me to my next topic – travel. I haven’t gone anywhere this year. I’ve been working on the rental properties and the teardrop trailer, working only half days the past few weeks because of the heat. Since Floyd’s leg started acting up, I’ve decided to take it easi(er).
The plumbing for the rear suite (formally called the garage) at house #2 is now complete. It passed inspection just yesterday. It is still a garage for now as there is still a bay door in it. But that will soon disappear. Next task: framing interior walls.
On my way back from trying to pay the Gutter Shop for work to be done at house #2 (turns out they closed down their storefronts, and Google hasn’t caught up to it), I stopped at Starbucks for a cup. Nice day for a coffee in a shady outdoor area.
I bought a new fridge a week ago, and it finally arrived yesterday. It’s a Whirlpool 18 cu. ft. freezerless fridge. The problem is, it has to go back. The fridge door is not reversible! I haven’t seen a fridge with no reversible door for ages. So I called, and they’re sending someone in the next few days to bring it back. So I ask you, why would they make a fridge that 50% of the population cannot use?
Their explanation is that it is stainless steel. … What? What the heck does that have to do with it? I thought and have come to the assumption that people who want stainless steel fronts do not want extra holes with plugs in them. There aren’t many fridges out there without freezers, so pickings are slim. In the mean time, FT has opted for a normal fridge with freezer at the bottom.
router number nine
An upgrade to the ‘allansplace’ network has happened (finally). The old router, a D-Link DIR-815, has been replaced by a new one, a Netgear AX1800. Why the change? The DIR-815 has been running for several years and so far hasn’t failed, but the wireless signal has dropped in power, and sometimes the SSID has disappeared completely. So, if you notice a faster connection, this is likely the cause.
van floor liner
I’m tired of vacuuming the van. It has a carpeted floor in the back, and it continually gets dirty. So I bought a 4×8 sheet of hardboard. I painted it with a grey floor paint with anti-skid substance added to it to stop the tools from sliding everywhere. I wonder how long it will last.
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made in China
I support global trade, ethical trade, fair trade. I don’t support all industries being farmed out to the lowest tax countries. I bought a side grinder from Princess Auto. It is a light industrial device. Surely we can make these in Canada (or even the U.S. of A.), right? No, it’s made in China.
