Jeff G

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

Venturing into Home Automation? Put a little thought into it first!

Disclaimer: I was not paid for any brands or products mentioned; everything I have was purchased on my own dime and accord.

I was going to start this post out by saying “Don’t start your home automation journey by just buying into some tech product”, but after thinking about it, just about every time I’ve ever gotten into messing with home automation products, it was usually one product that got me into it, so chances are this may have been what got you into the rabbit hole to begin wtih.

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

One Year Ago Today: 2020 Philadelphia Auto Show “Black Tie Tailgate”

Shows 2020 Philadelphia Auto Show — 2020 Philadelphia Auto Show Black Tie Gala

Hard to believe it was a year ago. It feels like 10 years ago, and on top of that, a bit ironic; for someone that nearly never wore a suit outside of a Wedding or Funeral, to actually wear a suit out to an event. Perhaps it really was a funeral…for events?

February 3, 2021

Slacking in 2021; a new post and home automation fun

Well, 2020 came and went, and uhh, well, good riddance!

I’ve been slacking over the last few weeks, mostly working and haven’t really messed too much with projects or hobby stuff recently. Personally, I’ve been struggling in the motivation department; I guess seasonal depression on top of the pandemic and everything else isn’t doing me or anyone any favors lately. On a positive note, I *have* done a few things though…

December 8, 2020

Checking In – Early December 2020

I realize today that I have a handful of drafts on here that I never completed (not surprised), and I haven’t actually updated since October 8th, so 2 months ago. I actually have a lot of stuff to post, just need to focus on getting it all done.

October 8, 2020

Microsoft Teams Voice – Call Queue Troubleshooting

Had a funky issue to work through the other day; I set up a basic call queue with 2 attendants in Microsoft Teams voice. For this queue I used “serial” routing so that it followed a specific order for the attendants. Oddly, the first person couldn’t answer the phone.

October 8, 2020October 22, 2021

1876 Philadelphia Centennial Trade Card – Potsdamer & Co.

Ok, I’ll readily admit this site likely seems boring and conservative; even I wouldn’t have imagined that despite having more hobbies than brains, that the thing I’d be posting about the most are…postcards? Really?? Like I needed another hobby. I promise I’ll post some more fun stuff in the near future, until then…the boring stuff LOL. I’m not all “conservative” either; the heavy metal music rattles the antiques too much.

October 8, 2020October 22, 2021

Leeland Mansion Postcard – 1917

As I’m from Conshohocken, PA, I got interested in the history of it in the recent past, with books like this one, as well as other books, events, and web sites hosted by Jack and Brian Coll of Coll’s Custom Framing.

Conshohocken is a small town with a big name, and even bigger history. Having had it’s place in the industrial revolution, Conshohocken, or “Conshy”, was known for immigrants, and industry; including (but not limited to) steel, textiles, surgical supplies, and tires. (It was also known for supposedly having a record for most churches, bars, and funeral homes in a square mile, or something like that?) ANYWAY, a notable figure in that history was J. Ellwood Lee, a Conshohocken native-turned-inventor who was awarded a number of patents, earlier with surgical supplies he started making in his attic, and later to rubber, eventually founding the Lee Tire Company.

September 12, 2020September 11, 2020

TIL: Windows 10 Display Order needs an overlapping edge

Another IT tidbit, and honestly kind of a boring but funny one. I was fiddling around with my desk setup, and have my laptop as one of my screens. Since the laptop sits on the desk and the other screens are sort of “above” it on a stand, I attempted to set Windows to mimic the real-life configuration of the monitors.

What I ran into though, was the fact that there are no overlapping edges between screen #1 and screen #2, so the mouse would not jump – at all – off of screen #1. I HAD to move it over so that there was at least a little overlap between the two, like this:

Just figured I’d share!

September 11, 2020

TIL: Route -f Breaks Sophos Endpoint

In IT there are certain things that you don’t often “dig into”, either for lack of time or just the fact that something “just works”. Other than setting up necessary routes and gateways, usually through DHCP, you often don’t bother with routing on a user’s workstation, but hopefully a lesson I learned recently will stop someone else from making the same mistake.

September 1, 2020

PhillyClassic 4 Video Game Expo – Pics, and a Tribute

Here in 2020, it seems like any time since March of 2020 (about 5 months ago in reality), seems like a literal eternity. Going back beyond that, like 16 years back, for an 80s kid that will always be a kid at heart, is a bit overwhelming to process. With practically no events, shows, or things to do, I’ve recently started getting nostalgic for the old PhillyClassic video game expos that used to take place at (what once was) the Valley Forge Expo Center, now Valley Forge Casino Event Center.

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