This is the kind of tutorials I like to distribute. Building a vSphere 6.5 Home Lab The above is a very well written tutorial on how to deploy VSphere on a home lab system. In the tutorial they use an Intel NUC but a HP Microserver GEN8 is even better. Take a look and have… Read More: Blog Links: Building a vSphere 6.5 Home Lab »
Docker starts to look like a competitor to virtualization environments like VMWare VSphere deplyments. In the following knowledge base article Docker Reference Architecture: Docker Datacenter Best Practices and Design Considerations there is a very interesting presentation on how to migrate a datacenter to docker. Docker Datacenter (DDC) is the enterprise container platform from Docker to… Read More: Docker in the datacenter with DDC »
Another article in the main press (Harvard Business Review) about block-chain. The Truth About Blockchain. A real case presentation about the use case of block-chain technology in healthcare Distributed health 2016 – WarrenBrandeis Finally a nice list of main mistakes that are done when implementing in the real world block-chain technology Top 10 Mistakes in… Read More: Blog Links: Block-chain news: The truth about blockchain, healthcare uses… »
After much hype finally there is a government that implements something with blockchain technology. Georgia together with blockchain company Bitfury, as stated on Bitfury web site: The Republic of Georgia has partnered with The Bitfury Group to advance transparency by developing a system for registering land titles using the Blockchain for the National Agency of… Read More: BlockChain: Georgia first government to use blockchain for property rights… »
The best way to do simple video in Linux is using the command line. This way you can do quick one liner commands that do the job fast and clean. My favourite tool is ffmpeg. Install ffmpeg: If you do not have it already installed to install ffmpeg simply do (in Fedora): Install the rpmfusion… Read More: Linux: Command line video editing »
This is post in continuation of Docker: Orchestrate multiple containers with docker-compose The same application environment is specified using the docker-compose V2 specification. This looks very similar but with a simplified syntax and some extra features. STEP 1: List the existing images # docker images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE 10.0.0.245:5000/test_app.v7 flat 53ac9d27fbb3 5… Read More: Docker: Orchestrate multiple containers with docker-compose V2 »
It is very important for me to monitor the climate in the house. The solution that I have chosen is the Netatmo Weather Station for Smartphones Amazon DE , Amazon UK , Amazon US features: – main sensor that measures temperature, CO2 levels, humidity and noise levels. – indoor sensors that measure temperature, CO2 levels… Read More: IoT: House climate monitoring »
Is not enough to monitor the house you need something for the car also. He er the solution has two components: – the hardware: Bluetooth Diagnose Interface Software ELM-327 Canbus OBD 2 Plugs Car – the software: Dash – Drive Smart The hardware is a simple OBD device that I keep plugged in my OBD… Read More: IoT: Car monitoring »
An IoT house alarm is just great. You get all the control and monitoring from a mobile device you always carry around. I have chosen as a solution: iSmartAlarm ISA3G Home Security Alarm System Features: – has a build in node station with siren – supports contact sensors: iSmartAlarm Accessories – Contact Sensor – supports… Read More: IoT: House Alarm »
This is one of the best applications for IoT devices and I think one of the first applications I know of. An intelligent thermostat that controls the heating in the house. My solution is based on NETATMO Thermostat for Smartphone/NTH01 NetAtmo web based dashboard: NetAtmo monthly report: Features: – is compatible with any gas heater… Read More: IoT: House climate control »