https://calhoward.com/Chronicling my discoveries in the tech world 2024-12-07T00:24:49-05:00 Cal Howard https://calhoward.com/ Jekyll © 2024 Cal Howard /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png 2024-09-08T13:54:00-04:00 2024-09-08T14:37:55-04:00 https://calhoward.com/posts/Function-Key-Switching-for-iTerm2/ Cal Howard

Photo credit - Markus Spiske Effortless Function Key Toggling for Terminal and System Tasks For developers who spend time in the terminal, especially on macOS, function keys are crucial. Switching between system tasks like adjusting brightness or volume and terminal work can be frustrating if function keys aren’t responsive. This guide shows you how to achieve seamless function key toggling ...

2022-07-13T12:00:00-04:00 2024-09-08T14:46:59-04:00 https://calhoward.com/posts/Taylor_C713_Interface_Board_Fix/ Cal Howard

Pictured - Taylor 063926-SER “Interface Base Board” Introducing: Headbanging This write-up is the first in my new series I’d like to call Headbanging. To kick off the series, join me on a circuitous adventure as I dive deep down the rabbit hole of repairing a 2011 model Taylor soft serve machine (yes, the notorious, ever-faulty, engineered-to-fail brand of machines known for being broken at M...

2022-05-15T12:00:00-04:00 2024-09-08T14:46:42-04:00 https://calhoward.com/posts/Hacking_Leviton_Fan_Humidity_Switch/ Cal Howard

Pictured - The fully disassembled Leviton IPHS5-1LW Introduction DANGER! This guide involves working with high voltage AC wiring. Do not attempt to perform manual wiring on any of the circuits in your home. This guide is intended solely for educational use. DANGER! Do not disassemble AC wiring devices as even de-energized devices may store some lethal energy in their components. T...

2022-04-30T10:48:00-04:00 2024-09-08T14:46:21-04:00 https://calhoward.com/posts/Backing_up_openMAINT_Database/ Cal Howard

Photo credit - panumas nikhomkhai Introduction The information in your openMAINT instance is stored in a PostgreSQL database. It can be simply backed up in the form of a .dump file with a single command. Follow this guide for an explanation of how pg_dump works in the context of openMAINT’s database. Note: At the time of writing, the most recent version of openMAINT is openMAINT 3.4 an...

2022-04-29T10:48:00-04:00 2024-09-08T14:46:04-04:00 https://calhoward.com/posts/Installing_openMAINT_Debian11/ Cal Howard

Photo credit - Kateryna Babaieva Introduction openMAINT is a ready-to-use CMMS program (Computerized Maintenance Management System) created and maintained by Tecnoteca Srl. It is a powerful tool that, when configured to suit the needs of your enterprise, can transform the way you organaize and manage your work. openMAINT is a “verticalized” solution built on top of CMDBuild, also maintained b...