AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

Server+ beta results are out!

Well, the results for the beta test of the new Server+ (SK1-005) are finally out! And, to God be the glory, I passed! Barely, but I passed!

It took a long time to get the results from this beta test, and after emailing the CompTIA help desk, I learned this …

A Discrete 10 Meter Dipole

I'm a bit new to the HAM radio scene. I've been playing around with it for a while, since I got my license back in 2018. For the most part I've been on the 2 meter band, and I decided it was time to step it up a notch and …

Free QSO Logbook Sheets

As I begin branching out in the amateur radio world, I came to realize that I needed some form of log to capture my contacts. Of course, I found several log books available on Amazon and the like, but as this is a side hobby, I would like to cut …

Adding A Video Plugin To My CentOS Piwigo Server

Previously, I had decided to ditch Google apps, including Google Photos. That meant that I needed a new photo backup solution, of which I have written several articles on this blog. The main portion of the server was Piwigo, a photo viewing/sharing/organizing server that you can view from …

"Dude", a 3D low poly man

Well, I guess I got a little board after finishing my last project. Usually I move right into some other project, but at the moment, I am lacking inspiration on what to do next. So, in the meantime, I decided to work on my low poly skills, namely, the art …

Let's Encrypt with DDNS on CentOS 7


My new A+ rating for my personal web server, with certificates from Let's Encrypt!

A while back, I started using CentOS, with Apache, to host my own website. As I talked about here on this blog, the website is for my Piwigo server, which is a Google Photo's alternative. My …

Putting LineageOS on a Samsung Galaxy S9 (SM-G960F/DS)


LineageOS on the Samsung Galaxy S9

Recently, a friend of mine wanted to get away from the stock software of their phone, and asked for my help to install LineageOS. There were several write-ups about how to do this, so I'm just sharing my experience of making this process work …

Convert Nero's NRG to standard ISO file format

While searching for inspiration for 3D programming ideas, I decided to play a few old games for a few minutes to get the feel for the classics. In so doing, I had one game that the CD was burnt using Nero, which saved the CD as an NRG file. Unfortunately …