Tech Links
Raspberry Pi
Music
Travel
Games
Home Automation
Tech Links
Most of what I do with home automation I learned from asking questions, doing it myself, making mistakes, and learning the hard way. Community forums are a great place to ask questions of like-minded people, many of whom are experts at what they do.
The most vibrant smart hub community out there. They’ll readily answer questions, and if they don’t know, a Hubitat employee likely will jump in a help out too!
Another excellent resource for those getting a little more serious about their smart home automations.
Synology’s official forum for their NAS products.
Tech Links
Raspberry Pi Links
All things Raspberry Pi. I’ve got 4 of them, and they for the most part run everything in this house, from the DNS server, to Node-RED, to a reverse proxy.
The official community site for Raspberry Pi.
A great place to start learning the many uses of a Pi. Some articles are not up to date, but you can get started with anything Pi here.
Music
Life would be boring without music. I doubt you’ll find anyone that would disagree. Check out one of my favorite groups, see where I get my supplies, and follow the link if you need a piano tuned (yeah, I can do that too).
My favorite music group. Besides their music, they’ve got some great music videos. They have a great way of blending new songs with traditional style.
Great piano supply store. Shipping is fast, material is of excellent quality, and they’ve got great tutorials for the beginner looking to learn, although there are several books I’d also recommend.
Links for the liturgical calendar; hymn suggestions based on the week’s passages out of The Faith We Sing, Worship and Song, the UMH Hymnal, and others.
Travel
We all like to travel and check out new places. It’s expensive, but our best purchase was our timeshare. With it we have been able to just get up and go when the fancy hits us and not worry about anything other than just getting there.
Our timeshare. If you couldn’t tell our favorite destination is Orlando. With almost 70 resorts across the US and 1000s of others accessible through RCI, its expensive but worth it. Signing up for points? Drop our names; we get a break on maintenance fees and you will for each buyer you can talk into it!
Owned by family, featured on HGTV. Located in the Gulf Shores area of the US, its another perfect vacation spot.
Game rules
Links to rules for various card games.
Uno with a slightly different twist.
Tripoli
(Coming soon). A slightly different way to play Tripoli that makes it a little shorter but still the same fun.
A page of poker rules, etiquette, and lots of variations.
Helps determine the number of chips to dole out based on total players, chip values, and number of chips.
Video Games
Useful links for video games and server management
Minecraft fandom wiki. Console commands and all things Minecraft.
Minecraft item list. Really only useful for server admins with a nagging daughter asking for a leash.
