Ride to Lake Saint Clair Metropark and Afternoon

We have been living in Saint Clair Shores for over 9 months now and I must admit that we are still discovering new things every day. For example, I had no idea that there is a wonderful place called Lake Saint Clair Metrokpark, literally in our backyard. We discovered it one day while returning from a morning ride at Clinton River Loop. We had decided to not take the highway and just keep going inner …

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Fixing Net View on Windows 10

I had a really frustrating time fixing errors related to Windows “net view” command as well as seeing  other computers running SMB service in the “Windows Network” explorer. Issue Network explorer will not show any Computers “net view” command would result in “System Error 1231” Solution Ensure all the computers are set to the same WORKGROUP. In my case, it is “HOME”

MySQL upgrade done right

Ok, so out of a random urge to get a new version of mysql for my docker image which was showing  last updated 12 months ago, I changed the Dockerfile build to use the latest version of mysql. This means that I would go from 5.7 to 8.x. Well, of course I thought it would be as easy as using mysql:latest, restarting the container and all my databases would magically appear, guess not! So, if …

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Red Rock Canyon

These pictures were taken at the Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. We went on a Scooter tour. I drove, with wife as the rider. Shot on Canon T3i and mostly using kit lenses: EFS 55-250MM 4-5.6 IS and EFS 18-55MM 3.5-5.6 IS II.

Hoover Dam

Pictures taken at the Hoover Dam, on our way to Grand Canyon. Hoover Dam is on the border of Arizona and Nevada, and technically does not have a street address. History of Hoover Dam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam Shot on Canon T3i and mostly using kit lenses: EFS 55-250MM 4-5.6 IS and EFS 18-55MM 3.5-5.6 IS II.

Kingman

Pictures taken at the Visitor Center in Kingman, AZ, on our way to Grand Canyon. Shot on Canon T3i and mostly using kit lenses: EFS 55-250MM 4-5.6 IS and EFS 18-55MM 3.5-5.6 IS II.

Upgrading D-Link DIR-868L A1 firmware to Tomato

I was finally able to upgrade the firmware on my old but trusty D-Link DIR-868L router to Tomato firmware. The process is a little bit involved and it’s very easy to brick your router. Fortunately, this router provides a relatively easy way to perform recovery. Note this instruction is for DIR-868L rev A1. There are more than one version of this router and the process could differ for each of those versions. At a high …

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