Category Archives: Reviews

Anker Solix C1000

Posted on October 20, 2024 by larry

Unpacked my Anker Power Station today. Looks impressive, I haven’t hooked up my phone to monitor it yet. But will review it a bit The box could not be sent to an Amazon Locker, it had to come to my … Continue reading →

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Crappy Amcrest Camera

Posted on July 2, 2024 by larry

I hated this camera so much, I ordered another to get rid of the bad taste. The camera is the Amcrest ASH21-B-V3. It is part of the smarthome line and requires the app. There is no way to set it … Continue reading →

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RTX3080 Installed

Posted on July 3, 2022 by larry

Didn’t want to wait too long before getting my RTX3080 Installed. It was a pain though, the clip did not want to come out properly. My box was ready though, already had cables, I knew this day would be coming … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by larry

If there was a label for a year, this would be a year to forget. It felt like 2021 was trying compete with 2020 as being the worst year. As we bid good riddance to 2021, I recall having the … Continue reading →

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Review For the EZ Outlet

Posted on June 18, 2019 by larry

Posted a review on the EZ Outlet device Hope it benefits someone out there. Did not proof it completely, but I did run it through Grammaly, aweseom little tool. If I do more posts, I think I will get the … Continue reading →

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New Smart Switches

Posted on June 16, 2019 by larry

My smart switches came in today The pair of TPlink ones were cheap, about $25 for two, the one on the right is a not so common one called an ezOutlet2 EZ-22b which is nearly three times the cost (6 … Continue reading →

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Linuxfest 2019 Day One

Posted on April 26, 2019 by larry

OK, we left Renton earlier this year, and got to Bellingham at a decent time. Unfortunately, the hotel I got was not what I expected. It is nice, but it is off near the airport, and my mifi signal strength … Continue reading →

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HP Slimline 260-A010

Posted on February 17, 2019 by larry

Yesterday I mentioned I got a new HP Small Desktop Its actually an HP Slimline, I am going to use it for testing UEFI booting and testing. Price was really cheap at $69 plus tax and it feels like a … Continue reading →

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Windows Installed

Posted on December 22, 2017 by larry

Finally the Windows are in, bringing to an end weeks of anxiety. I think I was afraid with how things were going to go down, the price seemed a little high, but when they were installing the new Windows, I … Continue reading →

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Asus Chromebit Review

Posted on December 19, 2017 by larry

Finally got a chance to unbox my Chromebit CS10 Not much to the box Here are the contents an HDMI extender about a foot long, power supply, some round stickies, and the device itself. I thought it would be the … Continue reading →

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