Outdoor Technologist

MQTT Setup

Create Directory Structure – mqtt – config – data – log Create file: mqtt/docker-compose.yml Create file: mqtt/mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf Startup service:

Debian Install https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/ Point to remote repository Comment out the first line in the /etc/apt/sources.list to remove the cdrom line Add users to sudoer Add users to sudoer: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-add-user-to-sudoers-in-debian/ Remove Games from: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/676505

Moving Windows backup partition

I cloned my disk to a larger one and learned that I should move my Recovery partition so I can make my windows one larger contiguous partition, and keep my Recovery Partition at the end of the disk. No need to write it myself because The DXT did it perfectly here: https://thedxt.ca/2023/06/moving-windows-recovery-partition-correctly/

Turning off BitLocker

I want to clone my drive to another disk so I can start debugging my Laptop. I have a suspicion that the Video Hardware is having issues, but it could simply be a software corruption on Windows 10 that caused the headaches. I noticed this video glitch while designing a 6 layer PCB in Altium…

Home IRA Rebate Links

Most detailed link: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator Good overview of rebates: https://www.energy.gov/policy/articles/making-our-homes-more-efficient-clean-energy-tax-credits-consumers

Adding total pages in MS Word Footer

You’d think that adding Page X of Y would be easy in the latest version of MS Word [Version 2308 Build 16.0.16731.20182], but the old functionality has moved to Never Never land! No wait – that would mean I know where it is 😮 Word help tells you to insert the page then scroll to…

Teams constantly crashing on Win11 Pro

I’ve recently had my Microsoft Teams crash over 15 times in 30 minutes while attempting to be on a call to debug a problem with an FAE – this was less than ideal. I was on my HP Pavilion Laptop PC 15-eg3000, Win11 Pro machine that was docked to my Anker 575 Dock, and had…

Overriding Win 11 ‘Prt Sc’ to for SnagIt

I got a new Windows 11 Pro laptop and as I was setting it up, my SnagIt SW wasn’t operating in the manner expected – I couldn’t set it up to capture images by ‘prt sc’ button, I was relegated to using the ‘ctrl’ + ‘prt sc’ Normally this doesn’t negatively impact my screen capture,…

WSL install on Windows 11

Install using Command prompt in Administrative mode Execute: wsl –install I didn’t reboot my machine, because the instructions I was following didn’t say to, and I was curious. So I went on to see the distros available. See below: See the linux releases by typing: I accidentally typed wsl -install again and it automagically told…

Serial Program – Tera Term

Teraterm is what I use for serial communications Save Settings