Brent Saltzman
Troubleshooting

  1. Creating a Watchdog script

    ...I want to ensure the services are up and running at all times, and if for whatever reason they're not, I want things to self-heal or alert me if they don't.…

  2. Repair Yamaha Home Theater Reciever - Internal Error

    Does your Yamaha Home Theater receiver show "Internal Error" all of a sudden? Well, thankfully the fix is very easy!…

  3. 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.…

  4. 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…

  5. 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 [http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575571177&toolid=10001&campid=5338656477&…

  6. 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,…