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Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Park 7 day Itinerary
We loved visiting Banff, Canada, its literality is one of the most beautiful places on earth in my opinion. With …
2025 Desktop build – AMD Ryzen 7 5700x
Thinking about upgrading or building a new PC without spending a fortune? Here is how I built a Ryzen 7 …
Self Host your own ChatGPT (Chatbot) alternative with Unraid and Ollama.
Update: If you are looking for Windows installation instead of Unraid, check out my new post here. Looking for a …
1979 Chevy C10 LS Swap Guide
Summer of 2023, I decided to take the plunge and commit to a LS swap and I was going to …
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Starting a Homelab? Top Five Things to Consider
Looking to start a homelab? Homelabs can be as simple as a single raspberry pi or a server rack full of enterprise level servers, usually its something in-between. Then What your setup looks like really depends on your goals, use …
2025 Update – OPNsense Firewall/Router Two Year Review
I wanted to follow up on my OPNsense Firewall/Router that I built two years ago. Overall the hardware I selected has been solid and haven’t had any issues expect for a small bios configuration I had to make so the …
Self Host your own ChatGPT (Chatbot) alternative on Windows with Ollama.
I have another post about getting Ollama and Web UI up in running on Unraid with Docker and do a write up for Windows 10/11. Why am I writing up for Windows when I have a setup on Unraid? Well …
1979 Chevy C10 LS Swap Guide
Summer of 2023, I decided to take the plunge and commit to a LS swap and I was going to do it myself at home in the garage. I have some car mechanic background but my day to day job …
First 2025 Cars and Coffee in the books
Went to the first 2025 Cars and Coffee and sadly there was only one other Square Body there. It was larger then the one from last fall, I am guessing somewhere around 150 to 200 people brought their cars, overall …
My five must install open source applications for a new build
I’m a big fan of open-source apps, and with upgrading my computer to an AMD Ryzen 7 5700x and doing a fresh Windows 11 install, I realized I was missing a few key applications that I normally use and had …
Banff, Yoho, and Jasper National Park 7 day Itinerary
We loved visiting Banff, Canada, its literality is one of the most beautiful places on earth in my opinion. With that, wanted to put together a detailed Banff, Yoho, and Jasper travel guide based on our experiences and recommendations on …
1979 C10 Sound Deadening and New Carpet
Wanted to show off the sound deadening and new carpet I also installed into the truck. Before I finished the Suburban seat installation, figured it was the perfect time to lay down the sound deadening and some fresh carpet. Sound …
Upgrading the 1979 Chevy C10 seats from a 1991 Suburban
I was looking at replacing the seats in my 79 Chevy C10 and wanted to walk through how I got some 1991 Chevy Suburban seats to fit. Many years ago I switched out the seats from a Chrysler LeBaron (around …
Escaping Big Tech: A Privacy-Focused Tech Shift
I have been looking at the degoogle movement that is happening lately and seeing what areas I could focus on myself. First you may ask yourself what is degoogle means? To me it means decreasing or eliminating your reliance on …