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24 January 2026
- 23:4523:45, 24 January 2026 Virtual Machines (hist | edit) [3,448 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== chico1 == {{vm | chico1 | host = pve | type = qemu | processor = i440fx x 4 | ram = 8GB | disk = fast1:vm-101-disk-0 /512 GB | description = Utility server | ip = 192.168.86.31 | os = Ubuntu | version = 20.04 }} {{note | Docker: bazarr, jellyfin, lidarr, medusa, paperless, portainer1, prowlarr, qbittorrent, radarr, readarr, sonarr, wiki2 }} == chico2 == {{vm | chico2 | host = pve | type = q...")
- 23:4423:44, 24 January 2026 Hardware (hist | edit) [7,966 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Bonita's iMac== {{system | bonita's iMac | image = Imac-blue.jpg | brand = Apple | model = | serial = | chip-brand = Intel | processor = Core (TM) i5 CPU @ 2.70 GHz | ram = 8GB | description = Bonita's iMac | ip = DHCP | os = OSX | version = | d1.name = Macintosh HD | d1.type = SSD | d1.brand = | d1.model = | d1.serial = | d1.size = 1TB }} == lynn-chico == {{system...")
- 23:4323:43, 24 January 2026 Network (hist | edit) [3,778 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PAGEBANNER:Global Network.png}} = IONOS = [ionos.com IONOS] This an ISP that I have used for a very long time. I have actually underused it. I have two packages and the most that I need is one. There are a serious number of Atomic/Bidwell domains that come here. Long term, this all needs to be sorted out. =PiHole= PiHole is a combined DNS and Ad-blocking application running on rufus. Access with: http://pi.hole:8080 User: pi.hole Password: Eaglesprings123! Also o...")
- 03:0003:00, 24 January 2026 Technical Guides (hist | edit) [25,258 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PAGEBANNER:Technology-background-2.jpg}} = Introduction = While a lot of things seem obvious and once done do not need to be repeated, or in the category of "Oh, I will remember that" in reality it does need to be written down. It is way more simple to open a page of instructions that it is to try to remember how stuff went together. The organization is pretty much outside in. It starts with the network gateways and outside services and then moves in to the servers th...")
- 01:4301:43, 24 January 2026 2026 Academy Award Nominated Movies (hist | edit) [2,974 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=Best Picture= Bugonia F1 Frankenstein Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams *<span class="foo">[https://ombi.maceys.net/ombi/details/movie/701387 '''Bugonia''']</span> **Best Picture **Director, "Sean Baker" **Actress, "Mikey Madison", Supporting Actor, "Yura Borisov" **Original Screenplay, Film Editing *<span class="foo">[https://ombi.maceys.net/ombi/details/movie/911430 '''F1''']</span> **Best Picture *...")
- 00:0600:06, 24 January 2026 Starcross (hist | edit) [1,181 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/Advent.z5.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag>")
23 January 2026
- 22:4322:43, 23 January 2026 2025 Academy Award Nominated Movies (hist | edit) [3,181 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=Best Picture= *<span class="foo">[https://ombi.maceys.net/ombi/details/movie/1064213 '''Anora''']</span> **Best Picture **Director, "Sean Baker" **Actress, "Mikey Madison", Supporting Actor, "Yura Borisov" **Original Screenplay, Film Editing *<span class="foo">[https://ombi.maceys.net/ombi/details/movie/549509 '''The Brutalist''']</span> **Best Picture **Director, "Brady Corbet" **Actor, "Adrian Brody", Supporting Actress, "Felicity Jones", Supporting Actor, "Guy Pear...") originally created as "2025 Academy Award Nominated movies"
- 22:4322:43, 23 January 2026 What's new on Plex? (hist | edit) [6,105 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The family Plex server is intended as a go to place for movies, TV series and general videos. The only problem with it is the amount volume of content. There are currently over 5,600 movies and 700 TV Shows. Here is how this works. I have setup a website <span class="foo">[http://ombi.maceys.net Ombi]</span>, that is an index for what is available and also a way to request movies and TV shows. Once in Ombi, you can enter a movie or show in the search box to display info...")
- 22:4122:41, 23 January 2026 The Family Guide (hist | edit) [11,794 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=Watching TV and Related Content= =Introduction= From the I'm so old that... file. When we were kids there were 2 and the 3 networks. CBS, NBC and then ABC a few years later. Everything was over the air and it was in black and white. As color broadcasts started to become available, it was a big deal. Sunday night was Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. Friends of my parents were the Pattersons. The husband was an electrical hobbyist and built Heathkit projects in his...")
- 22:3022:30, 23 January 2026 Mace Companies (hist | edit) [670 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "This is the collection point for information related to equipment installed at the shops. ==Mel's Workstation== In October of 2024 I installed a computer system Mel's powder storage room. The goal was to give him a resource that was easy to use and not in the way. I chose a touchscreen capable system with a Dell Micro format processor. These attach with a wall mounted articulated arm. left|200px 200px File:Optip...")
- 22:2922:29, 23 January 2026 Lake Almanor Information (hist | edit) [2,780 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== The House == Josh and Anna's lake property is in the Lake Almanor Country Club area: {{#display_map:40.2580291,-121.1408285 ||width=450|height=500|zoom=500| layers=OpenStreetMap }} Note that the marker is just "close". The mailing address is: Josh and Anna Macey 726 Pine Canyon Road Westwood. CA ==Lake Almanor SkyCam and ADS-B Station== This is a build project that will initially provide a vertical looking SkyCam and an ADS-B aircraft position locating receiver...")
- 22:0422:04, 23 January 2026 The Notes Collection (hist | edit) [3,719 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Sticky notes seem to accumulate. I decided that I would collect their contents and similar notes in one place. ==Places to eat in Chico== This is a collection of places that we go eat in Chico, or would like to try ===Bakeries=== https://www.facebook.com/CountryMorningBakery/<br> Great Harvest<br> Tin Roof<br> Upper Crust<br> ===Burgers=== [https://bigchicoburger.net/ Big Chico Burger] - This is probably our go to place for burgers and fries 1550 East Avenue, Chi...")
- 21:5521:55, 23 January 2026 Paper (hist | edit) [4,181 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== I am generally drowning in a sea of paper. This includes old files and paper keepsakes, documentation, books, and magazines. There are plans for each category. Ok, I am a digital pack rat. I have files that I will probably never use, view or listen to but, I find it hard to get rid of them. At least I got over it with real books and stuff. The files come from several places and then, ideally, go to their respective locations. Most require a little work to...")
- 21:5521:55, 23 January 2026 Infrastructure (hist | edit) [3,368 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PAGEBANNER:Technical background.jpg}} I am just redoing the Linux box and recasting it as Promox with a docker swarm. This is partly so that I have a place to experiment without tearing up the running "production" media server. I found a fellow geek who calls himself the funkypenguin on Github. He has created a whole collection of docker recipes to create just about any reasonable application. As is often the case with tools like this, picking it up assumes informatio...")
- 21:5421:54, 23 January 2026 Photos (hist | edit) [4,849 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Overview== In the span of a lifetime, people now take a lot of pictures. Unfortunately, most of them wind up sitting in boxes and rarely looked at. Computers help with that but, unless careful, become just an electrical replacement for the boxes. We have pictures from a number of sources; some going back more than 100 years. The sources include old family photos, slides that my dad took and ones that I did. We went digital in 2000 when I picked up a Sony Cybershot in...")
- 21:5021:50, 23 January 2026 Video (hist | edit) [8,296 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=Video Day= Generally defer work on the video library until Mondays. Easier said than done. =Overview= Video is the global classification of recorded material that is commonly presented on a TV or viewed with an application on a computer. The common term for the repository is media server. I have arbitrarily broken this down into a few classifications. The first is movies. Included here are theatrical and non-serialized media. Movies are obvious. They are a video reco...")
- 21:3821:38, 23 January 2026 The Weekly Task List (hist | edit) [694 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Scheduled Activities by Day = I decided that it would be easier if I defined global task areas by day rather that the random selection of the past. This does not presume that the activities cannot be superseded by something else, but the intent is to stick to the plan. {| class="wikitable" |+ Daily Task Assignments |- ! Day !! Task |- | Monday || Video |- | Tuesday || Photos |- | Wednesday || Infrastructure |- | Thursday || Music |- | Friday || ...")
- 19:5919:59, 23 January 2026 Chico Internet of Things (hist | edit) [31 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PAGEBANNER:IOT.webp|pgname=}}")
- 19:5719:57, 23 January 2026 Chico Apartment (hist | edit) [1,837 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Overview == The apartment is a 983 sq ft 2 bedroom, 2 bath on the second floor of Skyline Luxury Apartments, building 4. The floor plan looks like this: File:BuildingB 07 983SF.jpg Chico Internet of Things {| class="wikitable" |+ Things That Came With the Place |- ! Item !! !! Description !! Notes !! Manual or Documentation |- | Front Door Deadbolt || Lock || {{Warning|Flashing red indicator means change battery}}|| thumb|200px...")
- 08:1508:15, 23 January 2026 Living in Chico (hist | edit) [1,114 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PAGEBANNER:City-of-chico-banner.jpg|pgname=}} ==Chico Writeup Related to Retirees== [https://familydestinationsguide.com/town-california-affordable-retirees/ Chico Writeup Related to Retirees] = The Apartment = The apartment is located on the east side of town, approximately here: {{#display_map:39.75224,-121.79213 ||width=450|height=500|zoom=100|layers=OpenStreetMap }} Note that the marker is just "close". The mailing address is: The Maceys 2580 California Park...")
- 07:2607:26, 23 January 2026 San Jose Internet of Things (hist | edit) [524 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{PAGEBANNER:IOT.webp}} == Internet of Things == I have tried to standardize the house on TP-Link devices and control them through Alexa. The outliers are the myQ garage door control and the pantry light controlled by WiZ. The preferred smart lightbulbs are the GE Phillips ones. They use the Cync application for control. == Controlling Outlet Plugs== Use TP-Link Smart WiFi Plug Mini outlets. Connect with the Kasa application and then define the routines through the Alex...")
- 07:2507:25, 23 January 2026 San Jose House (hist | edit) [1,313 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Overview == The house is a 2168 sq ft 4 bedroom, 3 bath on a ~5,000 sq ft lot. San Jose Internet of Things == Manuals == {| class="wikitable" |+ Appliances and Internet of Things |- ! Item !! Manual!! Video |- | [https://support.google.com/googlenest/topic/9361772?hl=en&ref_topic=9361189,9371069,7029808,&sjid=3551533820569011328-NC Nest Thermostat Gen 4:] || {{Media|Google-Nest-Thermostat-Welcome-Guide|pdf|Nest-Thermostat-Welcome-Guide}}<br>{{Media|Nest Thermos...")
- 07:2407:24, 23 January 2026 San Jose Information (hist | edit) [585 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== The House == Nick and Stephanie's house is southwest of town, here: {{#display_map:1222 Spruance St, San Jose, CA ||width=450|height=500|zoom=100| layers=OpenStreetMap }} Note that the marker is just "close". The mailing address is: Nick Salazar and Stephanie Macey 1222 Spruance St San Joe, CA 95128 San Jose House Details [http://openflights.org/user/stephaniemacey Flight History] <html> <a href='https://openflights.org/user/stephaniemacey...")
- 02:2402:24, 23 January 2026 Zork Zero if (hist | edit) [473 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Zork Zero - A new look. A new challenge. A new beginning}} ==Game Play== <iframe key="infocom" level="wiki" path="/resources/ifiction/infocom/zork0-r393-s890714.z6.html" size=WVGA-1/> Return to: Zork, Infocom, or Interactive Fiction <poem> Reference: https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=17coplfu323xif76 IFDB for Zork Zero ] </poem>")
- 02:2302:23, 23 January 2026 Beyond Zork if (hist | edit) [464 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Beyond Zork - The Coconut of Quendor}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/infocom/beyondzork-r57-s871221.z5.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Zork, Infocom, or Interactive Fiction <poem> Reference: [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=vrsot1zgy1wfcdru IFDB for Beyond Zork ] </poem>")
- 02:2302:23, 23 January 2026 Zork III if (hist | edit) [523 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Zork III - It all comes down to this}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/infocom/zork3-r17-s840727.z3.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Zork, Infocom, or Interactive Fiction <poem> Reference: [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=vrsot1zgy1wfcdru IFDB for Zork III ] </poem>")
- 02:2202:22, 23 January 2026 Zork II if (hist | edit) [528 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Zork II - The next step downward to danger}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/infocom/zork2-r48-s840904.z3.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Zork, Infocom, or Interactive Fiction <poem> Reference: [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=yzzm4puxyjakk8c4 IFDB for Zork II ] </poem>")
- 02:2202:22, 23 January 2026 Zork I if (hist | edit) [539 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Zork I - Your greatest challenge lies ahead and downward}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/infocom/zork1-r88-s840726.z3.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Zork, Infocom, or Interactive Fiction <poem> Reference: [https://ifdb.org/viewgame?id=0dbnusxunq7fw5ro IFDB for Zork I ] </poem>")
- 02:2002:20, 23 January 2026 Zork (hist | edit) [1,477 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "left|100px Infocom was formed in 1979 people associated with MIT. The first three titles, the Zork trilogy is an adaptation of the Will Crowther's Adventure game. The company was acquired by Activision in 1986 and then lost autonomy in 1989. Activision itself was finally bought by Microsoft in 2023 after a long series of ownership and management changes. The story of the Infocom downward spiral after being acquired is a classic example of the a...")
- 02:1102:11, 23 January 2026 Infocom (hist | edit) [1,015 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "left|200px Infocom was formed in 1979 people associated with MIT. The first three titles, the Zork trilogy is an adaptation of the Will Crowther's Adventure game. The company was acquired by Activision in 1986 and then lost autonomy in 1989. Activision itself was finally bought by Microsoft in 2023 after a long series of ownership and management changes. The story of the Infocom downward spiral after being acquired is a classic example of t...")
- 02:0902:09, 23 January 2026 Abandonware (hist | edit) [1,314 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Abandonware is the body of work that was created, probably sold and then kicked to the curb by software developers. For some companies it is a business strategy. Why make old titles available if they detract from or siphon revenue from new titles. Corporate mergers are another way that software becomes an orphan. In these cases, the company was acquired for reasons other than their titles. Unless some proactive event happens that puts it into the public domain, the title...")
- 02:0902:09, 23 January 2026 Retro Games (hist | edit) [1,839 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==DosBox Based== Ok, Still working this one out ==Terminal Based== ===Method=== https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd Download and install the ttyd terminal emulator: <syntaxhighlight lang=shell> sudo snap install ttyd --classic </syntaxhighlight> Note that the instructions have you download the latest release but it doesn't seem to use it during the install. Manual page is here: https://github.com/tsl0922/ttyd/blob/main/man/ttyd.man.md ==Z-Machine Based== The Frotz inte...")
- 02:0802:08, 23 January 2026 Adventurehuge-if (hist | edit) [332 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Huge Adventure}} {{Tip|If this page fails to display correctly, consider using chrome as your browser.}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/HugeCave.z8.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Adventure, or Interactive Fiction")
- 02:0702:07, 23 January 2026 Adventure551-if (hist | edit) [336 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:551 Point Adventure}} {{Tip|If this page fails to display correctly, consider using chrome as your browser.}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/adv551.z8.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Adventure, or Interactive Fiction")
- 02:0702:07, 23 January 2026 Adventure550-if (hist | edit) [336 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:550 Point Adventure}} {{Tip|If this page fails to display correctly, consider using chrome as your browser.}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/adv550.z8.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Adventure, or Interactive Fiction")
- 02:0602:06, 23 January 2026 Adventure440-if (hist | edit) [336 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:440 Point Adventure}} {{Tip|If this page fails to display correctly, consider using chrome as your browser.}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/adv440.z8.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Adventure, or Interactive Fiction")
- 02:0402:04, 23 January 2026 Adventure350-if (hist | edit) [417 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:350 Point Adventure}} {{Tip|If this page fails to display correctly, consider using chrome as your browser.}} ==Game Play== <htmltag tagname="iframe" id="serviceFrameSnd" src="./resources/ifiction/Advent.z5.html" height="480" width="800" title="Adventure"></htmltag> Return to: Adventure, or Interactive Fiction ==Additional Material== Colossal Cave Map|left|600px")
- 02:0102:01, 23 January 2026 Adventure (hist | edit) [1,658 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with " left Adventure, originally ADVENT because of name length restrictions on the PDP/10 that it was written on, was written in Fortran in 1975 by Will Crowther. It was later extended by Dan Woods while he was a student at Stanford. I first encountered it in 1976. At the time I was at ACCK and we have recently installed a new flashy computer system from Harris Computer Systems. The model that we were installing had a rough initiation and we took initi...")
- 01:5401:54, 23 January 2026 Coke Is It-if (hist | edit) [178 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Coke Is It!}} ==Game Play== left <iframe key="infocom" level="wiki" path="ifiction/CokeIsIt.z5.html" size=WVGA-1/> Return to Coke Is It!")
- 01:5301:53, 23 January 2026 Oddballs (hist | edit) [386 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "There are actually thousands of interactive fiction games that have been developed over the years. Some are interesting or fun. This one is a spoof game created by someone at Coca Cola. Coke Is It {{DISPLAYTITLE:Coke Is It!}} ==Game Play== <iframe key="infocom" level="wiki" path="resources/ifiction/CokeIsIt.z5.html" size=WVGA-1/> Return to Interactive Fiction")
- 01:5201:52, 23 January 2026 Interactive Fiction (hist | edit) [1,141 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Interactive Fiction is the term that is used to largely describe text-based games. They were all the rage during the 1970s and 1980s. This was at a time when computer power and capabilities were not up to more than what would now be considered primitive and quaint. Even with the advent of VGA level graphics, the resolution and color depth was poor. The void was filled by companies that produced and sold text based games. A leader in the field was Infocom. They brought a...")
- 01:4101:41, 23 January 2026 Cruises (hist | edit) [8,614 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Lynn was introduced to cruising on a work trip. Prior to this he thought that spending the week on the water was rather silly. ===1989 - Western Caribbean (Lynn)=== 300px | left Holland America selected Plexus as the POS computer system as they introduced the Westerdam into service. The Westerdam was formerly the Homeric with the Home Line. The POS software was newly developed in HA's Seattle home office. The short summary is tha...")
- 01:3401:34, 23 January 2026 FlightRadar24 (hist | edit) [207 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The display is of aircraft that I am currently receiving signals for. {{#widget:Iframe |url=https://www.flightradar24.com/39.47,-123.11/9 |width=800 |height=600 |border=0 }} Return to Live Flight Radar")
- 01:3301:33, 23 January 2026 Live Flight Radar (hist | edit) [1,899 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "All airplanes are now required to have radios that transmit ADS-B informational signals. ADS-B stands for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Dependent_Surveillance%E2%80%93Broadcast Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast]. Encoded in these transmissions are identifying information, usually airline and flight number or registration number for private planes, speed, altitude and direction. An independent network of receivers around the world listen in and decod...")
- 01:3001:30, 23 January 2026 RadarBox (hist | edit) [208 bytes] Lynn Macey (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The display is of aircraft that I am currently receiving signals for. {{#widget:Iframe |url=https://www.radarbox.com/stations/EXTRPI241560 |width=800 |height=600 |border=0 }} Return to Live Flight Radar")
