2021-10-16

Antennas

 In keeping with a resurgence in ham radio concerns....

Who knows if I'll ever get 'em, but hey.

Bonding/Grounding CSST

Structure Tech (home inspectors up in the 'Cities) post interesting info on Facebook, but they also have interesting articles.  The inspector for my place mentioned something about CSST bonding, which I need to review again.  In any case, ST posted a howto on bonding CSST.

2021-08-20

Dinner

Yesterday’s dinner was chicken carbonara (the recipe was for tuna, but I had canned chicken) and roasted broccoli with ginger.  The recipes were good, but the execution lacking 😂

2021-04-17

Adding WiFi to Ooma Device

I had an original Ooma device without WiFi built in.  There's an Ooma adapter available for an unreasonable sum: $35, although it also has Bluetooth capability.  I found a forum post that talks about how to use a generic USB WiFi adapter to turn the Ooma wireless.

The Netis WF2120 works and is only $7, but it needs some configuration.  Plug the Ooma into a computer with an Ethernet cable via the Home port, not the Internet port.  Then connect to http://172.27.35.1/ click on Wireless on the left and enter the wireless network's information.

Turns out my original Ooma is still alive, but the power brick died.  I figured it was time to retire the old one, but it seems like they last for a while.  The original unit I had for probably a decade.

2021-01-08

Split: Divorce Through Kids' Eyes

 The UMN Extension parenting class linked to this short video about divorce from a kid's perspective.  Of course my ex wouldn't do the class....

Roblox Safety

The gremlin has been pestering me about access to Roblox, so I looked up [1][2] how to set it up to not be so wide-open to predators.  Well, I guess I forgot about it, because it's been over a year...oops.

2021-01-04

TxTenna

The goTenna looked interesting for off-grid applications, but at $179 for two, it's hard to justify.  Well, TxTenna might be just the application to justify the hardware....