How to cook perfectly spicy Maggi
It’s easy.. You need 1 pack of Maggi. Use a non stick pan and add 1 cup of water. Then add the spice mix. This step is important to put the spice mix before putting noodles. Then mix and allow the water to heat up …
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Time to cook some Okra
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 …
Jasmine my print server
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 …
How to configure Brother QL-700 label printer on CentOS
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 …
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My new Toy: Wink Hub 2
Picked up Wink Hub 2 last week. Pretty good as compared to Samsung Smartthings which is going back to Amazon.
Installing Nest Thermostat
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 …
Installing Wire Shelving in the Closets
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 …
Fixing water damaged base of Under the Sink Cabinet & Garbage Disposal install
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 …
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Vik the Plumber
Yes! I installed new cold water line for our fridge. All my crimps were good. Very happy to get it right first time.
Moving Day!
Moving day finally arrived! Going to our first house together. So excited…