tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934602026-03-23T07:01:53.630-04:00randompsychorandom comments on IT, web design, programming and productivityDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comBlogger422125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-37522079218165857282025-07-25T22:07:00.001-04:002025-07-25T22:07:33.531-04:00Five Years Later Yeah, a lot of time has passed by since my last post here on Blogger. It's 2025 and have moved back to Illinois. When I relocated to Virginia in 1992, the Internet as we know it now didn't exist. I had tinkered with hosting a BBS over a telephone line (POTS) and using Telnet on CompuServe (remember that service?). Meanwhile, the technology world boomed and I made the Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-14138083023792777152020-01-08T01:21:00.000-05:002020-01-08T01:21:01.887-05:00An Anniversary, Of SortsThis fall marks the 20 year anniversary of going back to school and switching careers. Having been in the clinical laboratory (forensic pathology, medical technologist, then laboratory supervisor) for over 16 years, I made the decision to go into Information Technology. I enrolled in an adult continuing education curriculum at University of Virginia. At the time, this was a new hybrid program of Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-61555647687330696162019-07-07T00:42:00.002-04:002019-07-07T00:42:40.986-04:00The Many Flavors of Linux running on Windows 10These are the instances of Linux that I've tried out so far on Windows 10
Kali - a go-to distribution for InfoSec
Ubuntu - the tried and true standby
Pengwin - a new distribution developed just for Windows Subsystem for Linux
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-53417942145664650382019-07-07T00:38:00.004-04:002020-01-08T01:23:00.179-05:00New - Yet Another Tech BlogHow I spent my day - writing up a couple of new blog posts.
YATB on DevCali.co
Changing the default favicon on Gatsby
Trying out the spiffy new Windows Terminal
Enjoy!Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-13828807024126392612019-06-18T15:27:00.001-04:002019-06-18T15:27:04.466-04:00Need a favicon? Generate it now | RealFaviconGenerator.netI just tried this - worked well! Need a favicon? Generate it now | RealFaviconGenerator.net: Get rid of the favicon hassle. RealFaviconGenerator.net generates all the pictures and HTML code you need.Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-20013142652547108312019-01-03T09:53:00.001-05:002019-01-03T09:53:52.973-05:00Assembling the Elegoo Smart Robot Car V3Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-54637475955962097132018-10-09T07:30:00.001-04:002018-10-09T07:32:17.546-04:00Elegoo Smart Robot Car V3 - UnboxingStarting with a review and brief description of the components included with this kit, this is the first part of a series about the Elegoo Smart Robot Car kit, version 3. Future videos will cover putting together the chassis and building the robot car. Projects will include using the ultrasonic sensor for obstacle avoidance, line following, IR remote control of the robot and remote control Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-34200442956262696512018-09-04T04:06:00.001-04:002018-09-04T04:06:08.982-04:00Radioddity GA-5S Review - Setup, Programming and Power OutputWe take this new dual-band analog VHF/UHF handheld transceiver (HT) out for a test drive. A brief review of the various menu items to setup the radio, program a repeater channel into memory and check the power output. Overall, a good quality HT, ideal for a new Ham's first radio to get on 2 meters and 440 repeaters.
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-70384822325368368102018-08-18T21:24:00.001-04:002018-08-18T21:24:25.242-04:00RasPad Part 2 - Connecting a Bluetooth Keyboard with the Raspberry Pi RasPad Part 2 - Connecting a Bluetooth Keyboard with the Raspberry PiDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-8298717919091897802018-08-18T21:18:00.001-04:002018-08-18T21:18:04.866-04:00RasPad Part 1 - New Raspberry Pi Tablet from SunFounder RasPad Part 1 - New Raspberry Pi Tablet from SunFounder
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-7741280669679725222018-07-22T20:34:00.001-04:002018-07-22T20:34:31.982-04:00DMR Radio Roundup - Four Handheld Transceivers for Ham RadioA brief review of Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and comparison of 4 popular makes/models of dual-band handheld DMR transceivers that are available on the market. Provides a good guide for a ham operator looking to jump into DMR!
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-74792351832560367672018-07-21T20:11:00.001-04:002018-07-21T20:11:37.863-04:00Baofeng BF F8HP - Program the radio from the keypad - Part 2In part 2 of this review, I show how to program the radio from the keyboard for your local repeaters in 6 steps.
1) Enter VFO mode, enter receive frequency
2) Menu 12 - CTCSS code
3) Menu 25 - Tx Shift
4) Menu 26 - Offset Frequency
5) Menu 27 - Store Channel
6) Press * Scan - reverse mode, press Menu x 3
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-51709646337455935962018-07-21T18:17:00.001-04:002020-01-08T01:34:33.477-05:00Baofeng BF-F8HP - Review New Features - Part 1We take a look at the 3rd Generation Baofeng BF-F8HP, discuss the new features and the improved Owners Manual from BaofengTech. Programming the radio from the keyboard is covered in Part 2.
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-51318986910665339472017-09-28T11:12:00.001-04:002017-09-28T11:12:49.799-04:00Retro Gaming - Arduventure the 8-bit RPG for your walletDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-60749758615344854642017-08-25T18:23:00.001-04:002017-08-25T18:23:06.864-04:00Retro Game Emulation on the Raspberry Pi - Jason AllenDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-60012713777683981402017-07-25T07:03:00.001-04:002017-07-25T07:03:09.734-04:00Building The GoPiGo3Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-6500541424980286082017-07-17T11:42:00.001-04:002017-07-17T11:42:05.446-04:00Building a MicroBit Remote Control BuggyDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-76809905477357626302017-07-17T01:56:00.001-04:002017-07-17T01:56:56.383-04:00GoPiGo3 UnboxingDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-12449574960491242022017-06-09T13:18:00.001-04:002017-06-09T13:18:00.431-04:00Carrie Anne Philbin - Raspberry PiUsing the Raspberry Pi in the Classroom for CS Education
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-27050795463184207512017-01-03T23:50:00.000-05:002020-01-08T01:35:46.933-05:00How I Learned to Program circa 1978 Just for fun, here's a vintage photo of what it was like learning to program in BASIC back in 1978.
Spend a couple hours punching in one line of code per card. Hand the stack of cards to the person at the counter (you didn't actually think you got to operate the computer yourself, did you?). Get the print out of your program a couple of hours later. Easy peasy!
#LearnToProgramRoanoke #Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-59713520315655038282017-01-03T22:59:00.001-05:002017-01-03T22:59:56.702-05:00How to Start Making Games (with No Experience)Why couldn't I have seen something like this 10 years ago, before I got old? LOL
Darrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-46865948141551932862016-09-23T18:56:00.001-04:002016-09-23T18:56:04.211-04:00#Minecraft #Minechest Unboxing 4: Animal FarmingDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-51951555299923232122016-09-18T23:53:00.001-04:002016-09-18T23:53:09.982-04:00My Top Three Kickstarter PicksDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-60218606451523774922016-09-12T04:08:00.001-04:002016-09-12T04:08:28.201-04:00My Top Three #Kickstarter Picks Number 1 is #FidgetCubeDarrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246219659682140665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2993460.post-39497400237850822772016-08-28T01:35:00.003-04:002016-08-28T01:35:11.468-04:00#Arduboy | Road to SuccessMore Arduboy programming videos coming soon. Subscribe to the Roanoke Hobby Online YouTube channel for updates!
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