Richard Applegate

Category: Work Life

  • I got another Second Job. Woohoo

    On April 1, 2025, I got a job at Joe Coffee as a Fulfillment Specialist. April fool, it is difficult to believe, but it is real, and I have a second job.

    I am currently working for Joe Coffee mobile as a Fulfillment Specialist, IT Support, Installer In-Person. Furthermore, I love these positions, and I love working and pacing much. I can make the Company get what they need, and I will make sure all pack and ship soon possible no matter what. I have remarkable team support and all my needs are attention. I have incredible team support.

    My Team’s Tester
    My first Office/Desk
    I did create TV Design and Set up kiosk system
    Anthem DownTown Puyallup Kiosk System
    I made Office WiFi
    Sunrise Village Kiosk System
    Did all 4 Box in one day and shipped in one day
    I did set up 20 devices tablet in 10 min
    final Kiosk system at downtown puyallup
    Set up with esper
    I did label all these and paired with esper(I have to blurry label)
    Downtown Puyallup two system kiosk
    nice and neat cable management
    setting up printer for Anthem and work so great!

    Likewise, I am very excited to serve as an installer and IT support to many local coffee shops. I love to help Joe team out with all customer issues and get them resolved within the same day. 

    If you are looking for Joe Coffee hardware and software for your coffee shop, you should check out https://joe.coffee, a very trustworthy company to serve your coffee shop.

  • I did upgrade Network Cabinet at Sunrise Village.

    I did upgrade Network Cabinet at Sunrise Village.

    The amount of wiring and stacking up each other wasn’t a good idea for the long term. So I asked my boss to upgrade and make it secure and long-term because the cabinet network will help reduce dust and overheat. A cabinet network exhaust fan pulls all the hot air out of the cabinet network. It will also assist in cooling the system. 3 more stores to go to finish up the network cabinet.

    Before
    I intend to rewire and cable everything next month to ensure proper cable management.
    After.


  • It’s finally working again. The new feature rustdesk privacy mode is really cool!

    This is most important for me to work on troubleshooting with PC Sticks. So I don’t want an expose password that i type. This is great.

    I’ve also set up three more rust desk relay servers on my machine so we can connect without any issues between Washington State and Arionza.

    We commenced utilizing rustdesk in August 2023, and their updates have been impeccable. We desire the service we receive, and I am grateful for their dedication to their work. I recommend that you consider purchasing a professional license if you wish to construct your own server.

    https://rustdesk.com/pricing.html

    Check it out and good price!

  • So exciting, We’re going to garyland, WA to work on outdoor wireless bridge For internet 🙌 Breakwater

    Goal to set up

    Blue Dot: Starlink connected to ubiquiti dream station, that we want

    Green Dot: Xfinity connected to ubiquiti dream station.

    We want to get rid of Comcast’s business on Green Dot, so Blue Dot can send its internet to Green Dot.

    He is thinking about setting up this wifi bridge between those two roofs, but he needs my help to send a signal from Blue (Starlink) ubiquiti to Green ubiquiti so he can remove Xfinity plans.

    I have successfully installed a new wire, and I had to visit the attic. This was my first time experiencing such an activity, as I had to drill in order to install 2 cat6 wire for client AP and NanoBeam 5AC Gen 2 on a cottage house. As a result, I proceeded to install 10 cat6 wires altogether for both the cottage and Hotel Laundry build.

    I have finally been able to communicate with the owner, reassuring him that it is safe to cancel his Comcast business plans. This allows him to utilize Starlink with their new Advanced Protocols now.

    Laundry Hotel, i did install it there and set It up as Main Internet, then cottage i did set AP bridge, and now it is working
    Added 2 new wires for NBE-5AC-Gen2 and UAP-AC-LTE
    That is where I plan to put Mount AP on there.
    NanoBeam 5AC Gen 2
    Cottage house (client router)
    Zip tie all blue cable and power. Yellow cat 5e already removed. So it all nice and clean.

    100 download and 100 upload good speed between Hotel to cottages.
    . 2 miles away not bad
    Hotel wifi access point to cottage house

  • What a crazy day! Our 3 DNS got distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack…

    Indeed, you have indeed heard this statement. However, I have managed to eliminate that issue, and we no longer utilize plain DNS 53 on our network. Our network is functioning successfully.

    The initial offensive commences on May 25, 2024. Additionally, the internet will experience a gradual slowdown to 2 Mbps and 3 Mbps during uploads; this is how people tell us they did the DDoS attacks on us.
    This is after and much better

    Currently, my DNS query indicates that all our DNS servers are encrypted using DNS Over TLS.

  • I did another project TV mount at Sunrise Village.

    We upgraded our old TV from 51 inches to 55 inches, and we decided to use these 51-inch TVs as Anthem Advertising. They are using YoDeck digital signage software, which is helpful for us because we don’t have to spend too much money on device’s software. We now have 25 YoDeck all our Anthem Stores.

    Old TV, 51 inch
    Today 2024, New TV 55 inch and differnet TV Mount.

    Gallery:

  • This PC Stick work is amazing 👏 🤩. I was using this device for YoDeck.

    The package was exceedingly pleasant, and the seating arrangement was appropriate.
    Completed project and ready to put it up TV.
    This is how i processing to set up for TV

  • I have successfully replaced the cracked screen of Anthem Coffee Tablet on Samsung Tab A7 Lite and A8 tablet.

  • How to install RustDesk and YoDeck on a PC stick?

    I’m using a Windows 10 Pro PC stick to install YoDeck. This computer stick works great. It’s running 24/7 for our food and drink menu. We choose to use MeLE for our company. It has good hardware and the newest operating system. We like TVs that are quiet and small. The power source is 5 volts, 3 amps, and 15 watts per hour. Here is a video with step-by-step instructions.

    What do We need?

    PC Stick—MeLE PCG02 Fanless Mini PC Stick Windows 11 Pro Celeron J4125 8 GB 128 GB

    USB Flash Drive— Roll over image to zoom in SanDisk 64 GB 2-Pack Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive (2×64 GB)—SDCZ48-064G-GAM462, Black

    Keyboard and Mouse—Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard And Mouse Combo For Windows, 2.4 GHz Wireless, Compact Mouse, 8 Multimedia And Shortcut Keys, For PC, Laptop—Black

    Anthem Coffee Software Link — message me for Link. | Richard Applegate

    In case the Wi-Fi driver was not installed, the Ethernet cable was needed.

    Step by step:

    1. Connect a USB mouse or keyboard to your computer.
    2. Connect the HDMI cable to the HDMI port.
    3. Please connect to the power source.
    4. To turn on, press the power button on the PC stick.
    5. Press F7 again, repeating until you see the Boot menu. Please press Bios Setup.
    6. Click on the Chipset tab, then Common functions, and scroll down to “Select auto power on or manual pow” to “Automatic power on.”
    7. then save and exit the Bios.
    8. Press F7 again and press to boot menu. Boot to USB Flash drive with Windows 10 Pro.
    9. Select the region, USA, and then the keyboard English then next.
    10. Kindly select “I Do Not Have Internet” to enable the offline account without an Outlook account. Then on the next page, click “Continue with limited setup” after that.
    11. You will need to do the create user account process.
      • Username : Anthem Coffee — IT
      • Password — Message to Richard for password.
      • 3 questions, security will need you to fill out answer and question.
    12. Please accept the Windows 10 Pro privacy policy. Then on the next page.
    13. Please don’t use Cortana. Click “Not now.” Then on the next page.
    14. After that, let it install Windows.
    15. Once the computer reboots, please log in Anthem Coffee — IT account.
    16. Now proceed to establish a connection with AnthemCoffee-Admin.
    17. Open application edge browser and download from my share link for the “YoDeck software installation”.
    18. To extract the file YoDeck Software Installation, go ahead and open the Intel Driver and support Assistance to install PC Sticks.
    19. After the installation of the Intel Driver on your computer, the Edge browser will be launched to synchronize your computer and determine whether an upgrade is necessary.
      • The only driver available to update was a Graphic card, which is important to install for YoDeck. Go ahead and download it, and then install it.
    20. Return to the folder containing YoDeck Software.
    21. To copy the key, go to the open key file. Open RustDesk setup after that.
    22. Once RustDesk is open, and you click to install.
    23. After installing RustDesk on the Desktop, proceed to Settings > Network and select the option to “unlock network settings.”
      • Please enter the ID server: rustdesk.richardapplegate.io and message me for the key.
      • Go to the Security tab, then scroll down to Password, then ask Richard for a permanent password. That allows Richard to connect with it.
      • Go to the Account tab and click on Login. Enter your username and password (you need to ask Richard for the password)
    24. To start the installation process of the Intel Graphic driver installer, please launch the application and select the agree option. Ensure that the option “Execute a clean installation” is selected. Please finish installing it before proceeding with step 25.
    25. After installing the driver, please reboot.
    26. Please enter the login credentials : Anthem Coffee—IT.
    27. Go to Windows Settings → System → Display → Scale and layout 125 percent so that we can see and install YoDeck.
    28. Please navigate to Windows Settings > Windows Update, select Optional updates, and select all to download or install.
    29. After updating the PC Stick, please reboot the PC.
    30. Upon rebooting, please log in to Anthem Coffee — IT Account.
    31. You should open the YoDeck software installation folder.r
    32. To install YoDeck Setup, select 1.49.0 to install.
    33. Install the kiosk, enter your password, and ask Richard Applegate for a password.
    34. Please click “yes” to restart after installing it.
    35. The registration code should appear after the computer restarts.
    36. Log in to YoDeck.com with a different computer or laptop.
      • Go to Monitor, add a monitor, and then Windows Player.
      • Then type the name and make sure it’s something like: WA-SV-Food Menu.
      • Please enter the code for registering on TV.
      • Click on Default content, Playlist, and then the WA Food menu.
      • Save.
    37. Now your computer has Kiosk Mode, RustDesk remote, YoDeck installed, and the latest driver.

  • My car was full of load tv ceiling mount!

    So far, I am pleased with myself for completing three stores in a single week. Now, we can continue to achieve this.