What Are You Doing Right Now
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Working on a DC/DC converter project.. Have several half dead AA and 9v batteries here from kids games and xBox / Wii controllers... so,.. Now I can take 8 AA (x2) or 3 9v batteries and boost to 12v - which I can then use to charge my radio or use any AUTO USB charger to charge something...
I've decided that it's time to down size the number of PCs around here... So ,... Starting prep work on two desktops and a laptop for donation / sale. I'll likely "T n L" (toast and load) with a version of Linux.. whole setups are going. Will then have to spec out a newer desktop with Dual (at least) monitors...
I tell ya... working in some of theses PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) it's insane at the number of monitors or TVs they have up. Up to 6 Monitors per position, and then a half dozen around the office for Cameras, Weather, Alerts, etc... Can't imagine the amount of optical radiation they are exposed to..
Oh - yea,.. this is close...
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@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Working on a DC/DC converter project.. Have several half dead AA and 9v batteries here from kids games and xBox / Wii controllers... so,.. Now I can take 8 AA (x2) or 3 9v batteries and boost to 12v - which I can then use to charge my radio or use any AUTO USB charger to charge something...
I've decided that it's time to down size the number of PCs around here... So ,... Starting prep work on two desktops and a laptop for donation / sale. I'll likely "T n L" (toast and load) with a version of Linux.. whole setups are going. Will then have to spec out a newer desktop with Dual (at least) monitors...
I tell ya... working in some of theses PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) it's insane at the number of monitors or TVs they have up. Up to 6 Monitors per position, and then a half dozen around the office for Cameras, Weather, Alerts, etc... Can't imagine the amount of optical radiation they are exposed to..
Oh - yea,.. this is close...
Wow, dealing with two keyboards and mouse with those monitors can be confusing if your're not use to it.
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@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Working on a DC/DC converter project.. Have several half dead AA and 9v batteries here from kids games and xBox / Wii controllers... so,.. Now I can take 8 AA (x2) or 3 9v batteries and boost to 12v - which I can then use to charge my radio or use any AUTO USB charger to charge something...
I've decided that it's time to down size the number of PCs around here... So ,... Starting prep work on two desktops and a laptop for donation / sale. I'll likely "T n L" (toast and load) with a version of Linux.. whole setups are going. Will then have to spec out a newer desktop with Dual (at least) monitors...
I tell ya... working in some of theses PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) it's insane at the number of monitors or TVs they have up. Up to 6 Monitors per position, and then a half dozen around the office for Cameras, Weather, Alerts, etc... Can't imagine the amount of optical radiation they are exposed to..
Oh - yea,.. this is close...
Wow, dealing with two keyboards and mouse with those monitors can be confusing if your're not use to it.
Yes,.. the site nearest me is 'nice' in that they have only four monitors,.. the keyboard/mouse is on an KVM Auto switcher. Drag it across and it (audibly) switches.. so better. Depends on the site and the hardware integration.
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Hanging with the kids. Going to an egg nog party later on.
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@black3dynamite said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@gjacobse said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Working on a DC/DC converter project.. Have several half dead AA and 9v batteries here from kids games and xBox / Wii controllers... so,.. Now I can take 8 AA (x2) or 3 9v batteries and boost to 12v - which I can then use to charge my radio or use any AUTO USB charger to charge something...
I've decided that it's time to down size the number of PCs around here... So ,... Starting prep work on two desktops and a laptop for donation / sale. I'll likely "T n L" (toast and load) with a version of Linux.. whole setups are going. Will then have to spec out a newer desktop with Dual (at least) monitors...
I tell ya... working in some of theses PSAP (Public Safety Answering Point) it's insane at the number of monitors or TVs they have up. Up to 6 Monitors per position, and then a half dozen around the office for Cameras, Weather, Alerts, etc... Can't imagine the amount of optical radiation they are exposed to..
Oh - yea,.. this is close...
Wow, dealing with two keyboards and mouse with those monitors can be confusing if your're not use to it.
One keyboard over another is always awful.
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Making Ramen noodles for Ciana.
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Toon the kids to target and Walmart to force them to see toys and games outside their current knowledge in order to make Christmas lists for the grandparents.
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@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Toon the kids to target and Walmart to force them to see toys and games outside their current knowledge in order to make Christmas lists for the grandparents.
LOL, forced marketing.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Toon the kids to target and Walmart to force them to see toys and games outside their current knowledge in order to make Christmas lists for the grandparents.
LOL, forced marketing.
The problem is that they have no big experience with other things. Their circle of friends are stable. They ask for things and get them, within reason, all year long.
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@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Toon the kids to target and Walmart to force them to see toys and games outside their current knowledge in order to make Christmas lists for the grandparents.
LOL, forced marketing.
The problem is that they have no big experience with other things. Their circle of friends are stable. They ask for things and get them, within reason, all year long.
Same problem here. They have nothing to really ask for at Christmas.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Toon the kids to target and Walmart to force them to see toys and games outside their current knowledge in order to make Christmas lists for the grandparents.
LOL, forced marketing.
The problem is that they have no big experience with other things. Their circle of friends are stable. They ask for things and get them, within reason, all year long.
Same problem here. They have nothing to really ask for at Christmas.
They spent the most time in the board game section, so that is better than crap toys and such.
Ha them bring their phones and take pictures.
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@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
@JaredBusch said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Toon the kids to target and Walmart to force them to see toys and games outside their current knowledge in order to make Christmas lists for the grandparents.
LOL, forced marketing.
The problem is that they have no big experience with other things. Their circle of friends are stable. They ask for things and get them, within reason, all year long.
Same problem here. They have nothing to really ask for at Christmas.
They spent the most time in the board game section, so that is better than crap toys and such.
Ha them bring their phones and take pictures.
We did the same thing at Michael's recently. Liesl ended up picking out all kinds of MC2 STEM educational activities that she wanted. And Ciana picked out canvases, paints, brushes, and that sort of thing.
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D&D time
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enjoying a visit with my Father in Law. Always enjoy sitting and having a conversation with him.
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Going through boxes. I've eliminated two so far today. Hitting some new ones now.
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Going through boxes. I've eliminated two so far today. Hitting some new ones now.
Come across any surprises unloading?
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@scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
Going through boxes. I've eliminated two so far today. Hitting some new ones now.
Not so much boxes - but PCs.. Toasting the HP Laptop.. Not sure about waht OS to load... from my point of view,.. Linux. But Wife is saying WIndows... which would be gasp choke cough Vista 32b..
Might just leave it as no-OS.. and let it go.. likely off to Good Will in a few days..
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When I was an On-Site tech for Dell, we had a login website that had all the service manuals for all the machines (apart from Servers as I wasn't trained on them
), but I can't for the life of me remember what the site was 
** Edit **
Looks like the service manuals are on the normal support site anyway -
@hobbit666 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:
When I was an On-Site tech for Dell, we had a login website that had all the service manuals for all the machines (apart from Servers as I wasn't trained on them
), but I can't for the life of me remember what the site was ** Edit **
Looks like the service manuals are on the normal support site anywayYeah, they have that there. powerdegec.com site has all the latest firmware.
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At the big Apple today, setting up new equipment for a Datacenter.
