 | Detailed info (and review) for the DROK LTC1871 3.5v-30v DC boost converterA solid little DC boost converter I’ve had for the last year. |
Quick Guide – Installing “Clear Linux” on GCE (Google Compute Engine)How to install one of the fastest Linux distros currently in existence on Google Compute Engine! |
How To: Using “systemd” to mount NBD devices on boot (Ubuntu)Avoiding unpredictable behavior when trying to mount a networked drive. |
 | A Short Review: Vinker T-01A (Home Alarm System)The parents wanted an alarm and I got to pick and install one. Taking a look at one of the most cost-effective home alarm systems I could find! |
 | (possibly) The first and only red wiggler reproduction calculator on the web – by me!Yes, I made a calculator… for worm things… Also optimized it for performance because I like performance, even on the web. |
 | Color me impressed: Looking at the 150W “Smart IC” driverless led COB @ 110v ACThe first LED I’ve bought that actually outputs *more* than it claims. Exciting! |
 | Using the D-Link DCS-933L for time lapse video via FTP (review-ish)A look at a D-Link IP camera – one of the few cameras that let you upload images to an FTP server at regular intervals. And all without needing to install apps or use “the cloud”. |
 | 1 year later: Inside the Mars Hydro 300w (60x5w) LED light1 year later, a few dead LEDs. And many, many dead bugs. |
 | Building a low power PC on Skylake – 10 watts idleI wanted a computer that had low idle power consumption and could handle some casual gaming. Was I successful? |
 | My Antec ISK 110 review – 21 pics and some thoughtsBeen quite a while since my last case review, but while waiting on a motherboard to arrive, I figured it was time for another! |
 | Linux DVD images (and how-to) for 32-bit EFI Macs (late 2006 models)Apple’s 32-bit EFI implementation on late 2006 Macs makes it tricky to get 64-bit Linux distros installed. Tricky, but not impossible… |
 | HandBrake 0.10.5 nightly and ARM (ARMv7) – short benchmark and how-toCompiling HandBrake on ARM. No, not that thing attached to your hand, silly! Not unless your arm runs Ubuntu (and if it does, you might be a Borg in which case you may as well assimilate this information anyway). |
 | Working around hiccups when compiling Handbrake on LinuxIssues I’ve run into a few times when trying to compile HB on fresh Ubuntu installs, and the “solutions” that I’ve come up with. |
 | ARMv7 for a website? A quick and dirty (and horribly unfair) test!Looking at a dedicated ARM server. They can handle phones and tablets, but can they handle… a website!? |
 | Creating custom notification text with Amazon S3 and SNS (via Lambda)Want an email when a file is uploaded to S3 with some basic human-readable details? Amazon’s got you covered. Just use S3 *and* Lambda *and* SNS. Oh and you’ll probably need to step into IAM and CloudWatch too. Amazon: There’s nothing we can’t split across 5 separate services. |
 | PHP 7.0 upgrade and “502 Bad Gateway”Quick note for my own reference. |
 | Southland Rear Tine Tiller Review – Nice, simple, cheap tillerA look at one of the lowest cost rear-tine tillers available. |
 | “Honda clone” chinese carb – partial disassembly and cleaning (with images)Taking apart a “Honda Clone” (aka “Chinese Clone”) carberetor and doing some cleaning. |
 | HOW TO: 10-bit x264 and 10/12-bit x265 encodes with HandBrake! (Mac OS X, Linux, Windows)A few 8/10/12-bit libraries (and in some cases, binaries) that I put together for encoding in HandBrake. |
 | Off with his head! (headless GA-H55M-UD2H)I decided to use my old Gigabyte H55M-UD2H motherboard in a NAS server I was putting together. While I was fine with using a video card to install the OS, I didn’t want the video card sucking up the extra watts while it was running. Turned out, getting this Gigabyte motherboard to boot headless wasn’t too terribly difficult. … |