Author: dlk

Random Notes

Western Michigan Notes

Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo MI 49008-5200 Admissions(269) 387-2000 Account Services(269) 387-6000For billing questions Emergency Information(269) 387-1001For open/closed status and emergency notices Public Safety(269) 387-555524-hours a day University Operator(269) 387-1000Weekdays8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuition, Room & Board Key Dates Graduation Requirements Room & Board

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HOWTO Linux Administration

Fedora grub2 repair for system using UEFI firmware

A long-running server suddenly stopped booting successfully. It started displaying a “grub rescue>” prompt after reboot. My searches suggested this meant grub needed to be reinstalled. This server uses EFI firmware so all the instructions on using “grub2-install” that I found everywhere are moot. After a couple of days of searching, this is the procedure […]

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3D Printing

3D Printing Cases for My Hex Wrenches

I’ve made new plastic trays to hold my metric and imperial hex wrench sets.

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3D Printing HOWTO

Building a Bottle Shaking Machine

I built a bottle shaking machine to help me make my own sparkling water at home.

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Linux Administration

Fedora 38+: GNOME suspends after 15 minutes of user inactivity, even on AC power

How to turn off system-wide auto-suspend after upgrading server to Fedora 39.

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Guitar Music

Improving My Tone

Upgrading to a Fractal FM9 guitar modeler has been a revalation for me.

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HOWTO

Could Not Reconnect All Network Drives

How I fixed the Windows’ “Could not reconnect all network drives” error

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HOWTO Linux Administration

Making a Linux Samba Server the Destination for OS X Time Machine Backups

OS X Time Machine can use a Linux server as the destination for backups instead of a physical device.

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3D Printing

3D-Printed Wrench Trays for My Tool Chest

I needed to make room in the wrench drawer of my tool chest to accommodate a new set of stubby wrenches I bought. I decided to print wrench trays that store my wrenches in vertical slots, rather than laying them out flat like I had been. I looked at the 3D models for various wrench […]

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HOWTO

Setting Up Remote Desktop Access On A Headless Fedora 38 Linux Server

My cheat sheet for setting up remote desktop access to a headless server running Fedora 38 Linux

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