Time to cook some Okra

June 12, 2022June 27, 2017 by Vik

Okra is one of my favorite vegetables and I love it Indian style. The Indian style Okra is a staple at my parents house. This tasty dish is fairly easy to make and can be eaten at any meal including breakfast. Traditionally, Okra will be eaten with handmade Roti with or without ghee (I prefer with Ghee). In my case below, I used ready to eat Naan. Okra is one of those versatile dishes that …

Jasmine my print server

March 8, 2025June 11, 2017 by Vik

Last week I built a print server at home. I already have a home server called Jarvis which does media sharing through Plex and runs this blog but it’s situated in the basement. The printer I wanted to use is a USB label printer therefore it wasn’t feasible for me to use Jarvis as a print server as it would have required a very long USB cable from basement to second floor where my home …

How to configure Brother QL-700 label printer on CentOS

March 8, 2025June 10, 2017 by Vik

I recently built a print server at home where I have attached the Brother QL-700 label printer. That printer does not have Wireless printing feature and I wanted to have all computers in the house be able to use it over the network. I thought of buying a new label printer that comes with Wireless connectivity but I couldn’t find any brand new label printer less than $100. Then I had an idea. Why don’t …

My new Toy: Wink Hub 2

March 8, 2025December 24, 2016 by Vik

Picked up Wink Hub 2 last week. Pretty good as compared to Samsung Smartthings which is going back to Amazon.

Installing Nest Thermostat

March 8, 2025November 28, 2016 by Vik

Replaced the old thermostat with the smart Nest thermostat. Had always been wanting a smart thermostat and after we bought the house, it was the perfect opportunity to get it. The previous thermostat used to be an Aprilaire thermostat. I believe it also controlled a humidifier. However, there is no central humidifier I could find, therefore, it was only to control temperature.

Installing Wire Shelving in the Closets

March 8, 2025November 21, 2016 by Vik

Old house and extremely limited shelving in Closets, sounds familiar right? Well, I decided to take care of storage by installing shiny new wire shelving in all the 3 closets we have in the house. Here are some photos of the Master Bedroom closet. I know what you are thinking, it’s so tiny! Yes Sir or Madam, this is an Old house. Back then they did not have large walk-in closets. So before image: Step …

Fixing water damaged base of Under the Sink Cabinet & Garbage Disposal install

May 4, 2025November 13, 2016 by Vik

Had a water damaged base of the Under the sink Cabinet. As a result, it was sagging and couldn’t support anything on it. I decided to replace it. It turned out to be a great small project. Bonus: also ended up installing a new Garbage disposal!