Strav's blog

I have a number of applications where it would be very handy to be able to simulate a 'tail -f' on log files in javascript so a user who doesn't have access to the server could still be able to check/view/watch logs. Here are a couple of pages/examples:… more »

After the migration to CentOS 7, I needed to make some updates to programs using PostgreSQL. Connecting and loading data to PostgreSQL with Perl PostgreSQL - Perl Interface How do I know how many rows a Perl DBI query returns? more »

The stripes on my 2013 Mustang have needed replacing since I bought the car.  Here are a number of links to replacement Boss 302 style stripes: AutoGraphicsPro RJW Motorsports BigWorm Graphix BigWorm Graphix Colors 2010-2014 Boss Style Stripe Install… more »

Here are some links to various table saw crosscut sleds that I'm interested in: Table saw crosscut sled (matthias) Easy-to-Build Table Saw Crosscut Sled Maybe the Best Table Saw Crosscut Sled Ever? more »

This is a page detailing how to set up the built in remote KVM (vPro/AMT) on the Intel NUC (DC53427HYE) more »

Here are a couple of sed tricks that I needed recently Use sed to remove/delete all Leading/Trailing whitespace from each line (link) To remove all whitespace (including tabs) from left to first word, enter: echo "     This is a test" | sed -e 's/^[… more »

Link back to page detailing how to block adblock detection. more »

This is a link back to ELK M1 training videos. more »

This is a link back to an article that recommends using Tane Pill contacts for door/window alarm contacts. more »

As I move more and more away from physical books to electronic books, I've wanted to convert some of my books to digital format and reduce the need for physical shelf space.  I've been interested in building a book scanner for some time now but cost and… more »

Some Facebook groups that I belong to: Creality CR-10 Group NOR/CAL Holden Coyote Creek Cars & Coffee more »

I have a nice soldering station, but often times I'm not able to bring my work to it so for quite some time, I've been looking for a solid portable iron that I can take with me.  I recently ran into a video about the TS100 soldering iron.  I purchased… more »

After several months of searching nationwide, I located a 2017, six-speed manual transmission Chevrolet SS.  This post is dedicated to various links relating to the Chevy SS. Map of trip from Delaware to San Martin: here Production Statistics: All Chevy… more »

Node-RED is a flow based programming tool.  I am using it to connect an amazon skill to various smart devices in the home. How To: Node-RED + Home Assistant Mastering Node-RED Part 2 Home Automation Tutorial - Building more Node-RED flows Hello World… more »

For some time, I had used attic for my linux backup software. I needed to check the contents of some backup files as well as migrate to new servers. During this, I ran into numerous issues with getting attic installed as well as restoring from the old… more »

On my work PC, Cygwin was taking a significant time (minutes) to start programs. The fix for me was to ensure the cygserver process was running. more »

On occasion, I need to replace strings in entire database columns.  Here is how to do it in MySQL (reference link1 link2): UPDATE table_name SET column_name = REPLACE(column_name, 'text to find', 'text to replace with') WHERE column_name LIKE '%text to… more »

While editing a file in vi, in order to paste the contents of another file at the current location type: more »

There are several ways to open files in Perl and it seems that there are many opinions on the best way to do so. I've looked into it a bit and I believe that I'm going to use the three-argument version of open going forward. open (my $filename_fh,… more »

Since I got my first Sonos device, I wanted to be able to play music from my Plex server. Unfortunately, due to the way Sonos issues the network requests, it didn't work properly. I use pfSense for my router and tried a number of workarounds but the one… more »