Brent Saltzman
Troubleshooting

  1. Upgrading MariaDB from 5.x to 10.6 on CentOS

    Starting with Home Assistant version 2022.2, MariaDB versions older than 10.3 will be depreciated and the Home Assistant recorder will no longer connect to databases running on older versions. This post will walk you through upgrading MariaDB on CentOS. First. Make a backup of your server and databases.…

  2. How to Survive Working from Home: Web Conferencing and Collaboration

    Throughout my career working with professional audio and video as well as IT, I've worn a few different hats including being a web conferencing administrator. I've worked in both higher education (online learning, etc) as well as corporate and my best practices and advice are both the same no matter…

  3. Factory Reset a Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series Switch

    If you're wanting a reliable backbone to your home network an obvious choice is a used enterprise level Cisco Catalyst 3750 series switch. These can be found on eBay anywhere from ~$50-$100 which is dirt cheap compared to consumer options and nowhere near as reliable. If you need to…

  4. Set the Default Microphone and Adjust the Input Volume in Windows 10

    This guide will show you how set the default recording device and adjust the input volume to achieve the best sound when using any microphone (internal or external) in Microsoft Windows 10. This guide was created using screenshots from Windows 10 1903, so your screen may look a little different,…

  5. Understanding Delayed Delivery in Microsoft Outlook

    Delayed delivery of email in Outlook can be immensely useful, but it is one of the most non-intuitive feature. This guide will help demystify delayed delivery in Outlook and help you master the feature. First thing we need to figure out is if your Outlook is running in Cached mode…

  6. Set the Default Microphone and Adjust the Input Volume in Windows 7

    This guide will show you how set the default recording device and adjust the input volume to achieve the best sound when using any microphone (internal or external) in Microsoft Windows 7. If you are looking for directions for Windows 10, click here. To get started, first right-click on the…