Apple Macintosh SE/30 Restoration Two years ago I found a clean SE/30 locally on Facebook Marketplace for $200. The case wasn't too yellowed and it powered up so I thought it would be a small retro
What I stream I'm starting this post during the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020. I have both extra time on my hands and the need to disconnect. With that said, I realized it was difficult to recall
Beer Kegerator Analytics with IoT, DynamoDB, Lambda, and Alexa This project makes Alexa respond with my kegerator statistics.
books Reading Recomendations Each day I try to read a book for at least 10 minutes. I don't always hit my mark, but slowly I've improved on this habit. I'm sharing impactful books that have helped me dramaticly.
Apple My phone is faster than my Mac Pro. Wow. My phone beat out my upgraded, 8-core Xeon Mac Pro in both single core and multi-core performance. Yes, the computer is 10 years old. But it's still hard to believe. That computer weighs over 40 pounds. That computer is painful to lug around. My iPhone X weighs 0.38 pounds.
Linux The Road to Architect 10 years ago I started this blog and journey. One of the overarching goals was to challenge myself to reach the RHCA certification. It's the culimation of 7 exams which range from 3
Certifications Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Ansible Automation (EX407) First of all, time goes by way too quickly. It has been a year since I posted and over a year since I've posted anything certification updates. Late in 2010, I achieved my
Beer 430 New Beers in Two Years. My first experience with beer was quite formative. I was 5 and was standing in front of my father’s kegerator with a dixie cup. Before you quickly judge my parent’s abilities,
Certifications Juniper JNCIA When this blog was started I was persistently trying to learn new things and obtain new skills and certifications. I have been proud of what I've accomplished. In the past year or two
The tiny details. The ability to devote attention to detail is important. Learning how things are made helps to bring that ability to a new level. One example is some badging I did for data center
Build Something. It's great to build something. To create something from little or next to nothing. Something that is useful. Sometimes a small project or challenge can be the most fun. I recently tackled a
Beer Kegerator 2.0 For years small craft breweries have broken my heart. They change keg size offerings, discontinue specific beers, or run into production constraints. All understandable, but hard to be at the receiving end of
Now on Ghost Time for a change. After 5 years of running this site on Wordpress, I thought I'd try something new. Learning and trying new things is the only way we can move forward. The
Beer Time to Regulate After 35 kegs and nearly 3 years with this kegerator there are very few parts left over from my original kit besides the tower and fridge. The co2 regulator and co2 line were
Beer Kegerator Project 2 year review 2 years ago I tapped my first keg. I learned a lot about pressures, temperatures, cleaning techniques with this project. Even though I’ve only had a few different beers on tap, it’
Beer Temperature. I’m nearing the two year anniversary of building my Kegerator. I’ve modified components, dialed in pressures, and stabilized temperatures during this time. Occasionally, during the hot summer months the temperature would
Apple A week without the Mac Pro Back on July 4th the video card in my 2008 Mac Pro died. Luckily the card was an Nvidia 8800 GT and was completely replaceable. Unfortunately it took a week to receive the
Apple ACTC 10.8 Between being busy at work and home it’s been harder to keep up with education and certifications. Luckily Apple makes recertifying a painless process. As I mentioned when I took the OS
Beer Now tapping 1/4 Barrels I put a dozen 1/6 barrels through the kegerator before I took the plunge towards the 1/4 barrel. According to the measurements on the internet it shouldn’t fit with my
Beer The Sanitation Department Recently I made a big change in my sanitation process for the kegerator and I’ve been very happy with the results. For the first 10 of so 1/6 barrels I religiously
Beer Decode co2 Bottle Markings After a dozen 1/6 barrel kegs I knew my co2 pressure was a little low. Normally the gauge was 500 psi. Before this last keg went in it was a little lower
Kegerator Update It’s been a few months since I’ve built my kegerator. I’ve put about 31 gallons of beer through it, mostly Sam Adams Summer Ale, but I did take a crack
Linux Blast from the past Recently I was digging through some older CDs and came across this gem. It was the first Linux distro that I downloaded and installed. I had picked up an old computer from a
Beer Kegerator Build Project Recently I was given a Danby DAR452BL mini fridge by a friend. This fridge lacked a freezer compartment and made the perfect base to for a kegerator project. I first tested it over
Certifications Red Hat Enterprise Deployment and Systems Management (RH401) I’m one step closer to both the Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist and Red Hat Certified Architect certificates after passing the Red Hat EX401 exam last week. The RH401/EX401 covers Red
