This page contains various 3D printer related resources and information that I’ve found while getting started with 3D printing. Videos Useful Stuff to Buy Silicone E3D Socks. This fit around the nozzle on the hot end / extruder and prevent filament from getting stuck to the hot end on extruder. I found them useful, particularly …
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Porting from Vonage to Google Voice, 2017
I thought I’d share my experience. I basically followed what other people suggested, Purchase an AT&T pay-as-you-go sim card kit (https://www.att.com/cellphones/prepaidphones/sim-card-kit-phone-prepaid.html). During the ordering process there will be an option to port a number to the sim card. Select that option and enter your Vonage details. You’ll need to know your Vonage Account Number (this …
Read MoreMigrating from 3ware HDD RAID to Intel RST SSD RAID
Over the 2015 Christmas break, I decided it was finally time to augment my system with SSD RAID for the operating system. I’m going to keep using my ancient 3ware HDD RAID for data storage because it works pretty well. I started out by purchasing a pair of Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB SSD drives. …
Read MoreCisco IOS Router Firewall Configuration (and close an open DNS resolver)
So I was happily using my Cisco 861W router, and then all of a sudden, years later my internet connection started to slow down. It was fairly obvious the problem was happening during domain name resolution. Sometimes it was fast, other times it was slow. To diagnose the problem, I turned on debugging: debug domain …
Read MoreAutomated Cellular Shades with Somfy
I decided to upgrade the office with an automated cellular shade for two reasons: 1) I like the privacy of having shades that automatically close at sundown, and 2) it’s more convenient to operate the shade from the desk rather than having to get up and climb around the table. The vendor I decided to …
Read MoreInsteon Home Automation
This post covers some installation tips about setting up automation products that use the popular Insteon technology marketed by a company called Smarthome. One of the reason for this tutorial is that I plan on creating some Insteon-related software products, and it makes sense to document a typical Insteon home installation that can be used …
Read MoreCisco Router Cheat Sheet
This is a list of useful things that I’ve done using Cisco IOS via the command line interface. It’s really only for my own use, on my 861W, but in the case it comes in handy for someone else, here it is… Show the configuration: show config ! to show running configuration instead: show running-conf …
Read MoreNordic Track CX 985 Elliptical Machine Wheel Replacement
My elliptical machine is about 5-7 years old now. It’s had relatively light use as I tended to use my treadmill instead. In fact it spent a couple of years in my winter home, where it wasn’t being used at all. Deciding to get back into shape I figured I’d crack open the good ol’ …
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