About Ryanb58

I am a nerd thats all you need to know.

Home Automation Simplified with Twine

I think I speak for everyone when I say “Home automation is awesome,”. While doing my casual search through the web I noticed a device that caught my attention with the name of Twine. I though it sounded a bit like twitter so I decided to check it out. Searches brought me to their kick starter page. It is a simple device that allows for simple home automation. From $100 … Continue reading

Needing Change

I’m feeling the need to change up my blog a bit. However the last time I changed anything about it was around a year ago. The thought is to find a new theme and re-structure the pages/content some. Then to continue posting about my favorite technology. If you know of any good places to find free wordpress themes feel free to leave a link in the comment section below.

First Place System Administration using CISCO

This was my last year to compete at BPA for my district compeition. In the past years I’ve always gone with XHTML or just testing over Web Design, however this year being my second year of CISCO training towards my CCNA I was givin the opurtunity to compete in the test over CISCO. Long story short, I ended up winning 1st place here in my district and will be advancing with 2 of the other top test … Continue reading

USB Powered Fan

Tonight I wanted to make something I could use with some old computer parts. After 5 minutes of gathering up what I could find; scrap wise. I was able to conger up this old computer fan and a USB cable. Putting them together was easy until I couldn’t find a lighter to melt the insulation off of the wires. Ended up getting my father to go get me one, then … Continue reading

My Top 5 Mind Stimulating Desk Items

I can honestly say that as a very avid computer user, I tend to sit at my desk quite a bit. Sitting however lets the mind sag and wonder off. This list hopefully enlightens you what I do when I tilt off into a different world away from the project(s) on my computer screen. Smart Phone – One device I can’t even get up with out. It lets me be … Continue reading

Visual Studio Enable/Disable Line Numbers

First open up Visual Studio. Then select the tools drop down menu and navigate to the Options button. Now you should come to a screen such as the one below. Open up the Text Editor node from the tree view and then select the All Languages button. Now look in the right hand plane and under the Display Category there should be an option to turn all line numbers on … Continue reading