Picture of house before any work done. No one liked the purple color and the weeds in the front yard quickly got out of control. Continue reading Home Remodel
Fast Data Transfer Between MyCloud NAS and Local Computer
If you need to transfer data quickly between your MyCloud and your local computer, here’s one way I found to work reliably and fast.
- Connect MyCloud to your local router via ethernet
- Connect your local computer to your router via ethernet
- Log in to the MyCloud. For me, it’s at http://192.168.1.254/UI/
- Under Settings > Network, enable FTP access

- Install a FTP application on your computer and create a connection to the MyCloud
- Disable wi-fi on your computer and transfer data over FTP
Change Order of HTML Elements Without Changing HTML
Sometimes, you might be in a situation where you have a web page showing one element above another as shown in the HTML code but you want the 2nd element to appear above the first element in the browser. One way to accomplish this using just CSS is by using flex, flex column, and order. Witness below. By changing the value of “order”, you can change the order the element appears in the browser.
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Float an Image Beside Some Text Without Any Text Wrapping (No-Wrap Floats)
The key is to use overflow: hidden on the paragraph text.
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Fence Remodel
- Remove existing fence leaving the 4×4 posts
- Restraighten or replace 4×4 posts
- Run string from one end of fence to the other to serve as a guide for the top of the fence
- Screw in two or three 2×4 fence brackets per 4×4 post to hold the stringers in place. Or, use this kind of fence bracket.
- Screw fence boards to stringers
- Install solar light caps on top of 4×4 posts
House Exterior
Colors
- Two color scheme (light and dark brown)
- Use same light color as rental property or same two colors as curtain or same two colors as Taco Bell above on Decoto road in Fremont
- Paint light fixtures dark brown
- Replace garage with wood design metal
Painting
- Rent scissor lift
- http://www.big-joelifts.calls.net/index.php/rental/rental_detail/Scissor-Lifts
- https://www.hertzequip.com/herc/rental-equipment/aerial-equipment+platform-lifts+scissor-lift/branch/9729
- http://www.neffrental.com/equipment/rental/aerial-equipment/electric-scissors/
- http://www.pattersonlifttrucks.com/rentals.html
- Rent spray gun
- http://www6.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/20V_Cordless_Paint_Sprayer/16N657/index.html
Bedroom Upgrades
Carpet with Design / Pattern
Computer and Networking Speeds
Wi-fi
Theoretical speeds
802.11b – 11 Mbps (2.4GHz)
802.11a – 54 Mbps (5 GHz)
802.11g – 54 Mbps (2.4GHz)
802.11n – 600 Mbps (2.4GHz and 5 GHz) – 150Mbps typical for network adapters, 300Mbps, 450Mbps, and 600Mbps speeds when bonding channels with some routers
802.11ac – 1300+Mbps (5 GHz) – newer standard that uses wider channels, QAM and spatial streams for higher throughput
Actual Average Speeds
Below is a breakdown of actual real-life average speeds you can expect from wireless routers within a reasonable distance, with low interference and small number of simultaneous clients:
802.11b – 2-3 Mbps downstream, up to 5-6 Mbps with some vendor-specific extensions.
802.11g – ~20 Mbps downstream
802.11n – 40-50 Mbps typical, varying greatly depending on configuration, whether it is mixed or N-only network, the number of bonded channels, etc. Specifying a channel, and using 40MHz channels can help achieve 70-80Mbps with some newer routers. Up to 100 Mbps achievable with more expensive commercial equipment with 8×8 arrays, gigabit ports, etc.
802.11ac – 70-100+ Mbps typical, higher speeds possible over short distances without many obstacles, with newer generation 802.11ac routers, and client adapters capable of multiple streams. Continue reading Computer and Networking Speeds
Living Room
Yard Remodel
- Preparation
- Kill weeds using Compare-N-Save Concentrate Grass and Weed Killer, 41-Percent Glyphosate, 1-Gallon
- Cut weeds using a brush cutter (rent from Home Depot)
- Trim weeds using a string trimmer (rent from Home Depot)
- Clean yard using power brush (rent from Clark’s rockery – $35 / day)
- Clean cement using rotary surface cleaner (rent from Home Depot – $22 / four hours)
- Divider
- Use 4×4 posts as divider with neighbor
- Use 3 stakes per 4′ of divider (2 on ends on neighbor side, one in middle on my side)
- Perimeter
- Dig up using drill dirt along the perimeter
- Lay 2″x3″ wood leaving 3″ above wood to driveway surface
- Edging
- Use edging to create areas for sand, rubber mulch, and river rocks