PV Solar Up and Running
I recently installed a PV solar grid-tie system in my house in Guatemala City. I posted the basics on https://gringo2gt.com. Here are the details.
Grid-tie inverters and safety stuff.
The inverter has a capacity of 3000 watts and includes WiFi and Bluetooth so you can talk to it. In the box on the left are DC and AC breakers, a DC fuse, and both DC [...]
Living Off Grid Thoughts
In 2011 I wrote a series of posts about living off-grid. I am going to re-post them here with some updates and then add to the series. While this post wasn't written first it [...]
fylz just moved
For an assortment of reasons, the domain fylz.com just got moved to a yunohost-based system. The good news is that this blog is sorta working. OK, it works except all the [...]
My New Vehicle
While I liked the idea of electric scooters better (and should have four but that's a long story) this does work. I still have a bit more work to do on the way the battery is [...]
Fifteen Years
On 10 January 2002 I left the U.S., saying I would never return. That's 15 years ago and I have been true to my word. Will I return to the U.S. soon, no. Ever? No. So, this is [...]
My Life with Email
I have been using email for over 30 years. Many of the things I have accomplished in those 30 years would not have been possible without it. I just had an experience that is [...]
Upgrading to Linux Mint 18
I have installed or upgraded Linux an uncountable number of times starting when I group of us used to pass around a box of floppy disks. The typical sequence is to backup the [...]
Our 1960s “Intercom”
I'm a ham radio operator (WA6SWR among other calls). I got my licens in, I think, 1961. While I had HF radios, VHF is what always interested me. While some people got [...]
Getting Organized with Trello
Ages ago I was organized on an imitation Palm Pilot. (I forget the brand but it was basically a cheap clone.) Well, we have all moved beyond that. The other important buzzword [...]
Python and Flask
I have a project that needs a small internal web site. It's only going to be about a dozen pages, mostly static. There will be a few forms and one page that displays dynamic [...]