Author: sherwin
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10GB Network Between Windows 10 and Freenas
I recently picked up a pair of Mellanox MNPA19-XTR 10GB Ethernet cards from eBay for a really good price. I wanted a faster way to do back ups. Currently, I have a Synology DS1815+ as my main storage server. It has 8x 4TB configured as a RAID6. This will give me up to two drives…
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Laravel Homestead on Windows Issues
I really want to use Windows and Laravel Homestead as a dev environment so that I don’t have to keep pulling out my Macbook Pro when I’m at home. I have a 2015 iMac at home but I do want to utilize the better hardware on my PC. No matter how many times I try,…
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Laravel Development on Windows 10 Using Linux Subsystem
This is a guide on how to configure Windows 10 using the Fall Creators Update released in October 2017. I will be using Ubuntu for the Linux Subsystem. Ubuntu Turn on Windows Subsystem for Linux in the Windows Feature Restart Windows so it fully installs it Then go to the Windows Store app and download…
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Building a mini gaming machine around i3-6100 and Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Wifi
My son and I recently build his first PC. He wanted to start playing games on the computer and other things. I used some spare parts I acquired on a failed Hackintosh attempt earlier this year. He does not need anything too high-end since the games he is interested in playing have low to medium…
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My New Sony A6500
I have been doing some research for a few weeks now. I needed new camera if I was going to do more videos. You may be asking, didn’t you just get a Canon 6D less than a year ago? Yes, but unfortunately it’s not great for doing videos. Two big reasons (for me) are it…
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Replacing Battery on UPS CyberPower 1350AVR
It’s been years since I got the CyberPower 1350AVR (2012) and recently it stopped working. The LCD just kept blinking and most of the ports didn’t provide any power. I thought it was broken and cannot be salvaged. I searched around the internet to see if others are experiencing a similar issue. Many reported that…
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iPad Pro 2017 MP6G2LL
I have always looked at tablets as a gaming device. I have yet to use them to be productive. Being a programmer I can’t use it to develop anything, at least I have yet to figure out a workflow. I have owned several tablets, both Android and iOS. I can’t get past just playing games…
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Laravel 5.4 with Foundation 6.3
I wanted to share how I got Foundation Site 6.3 to work with Laravel 5.4 and webpack. I tried this on a brand new Laravel project. First, edit the package.json file and replace the bootstrap-sass entry with “foundation-sites”: “^6.3.1” Then run npm install. This will download all the dependencies and store them in the node_modules…
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Upgrading to Google Wifi
For many weeks, I have been experiencing intermittent internet connections on my devices at home. At first, it was an issue with Time Warner and Spectrum merging. Then I started to notice it was only affecting my wireless devices. I would run a speed test and the numbers were a bit low. Initially, I thought…