Been quite a while since my last case review, but while waiting on a motherboard to arrive, I figured it was time for another!
Read More →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…
Read More →HandBrake 0.10.5 nightly and ARM (ARMv7) – short benchmark and how-to
Compiling 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).
Read More →Working around hiccups when compiling Handbrake on Linux
Issues 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.
Read More →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!?
Read More →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.
Read More →My experience with Lets Encrypt and nginx
Looking at a free SSL certificate through Let’s Encrypt!
Read More →PHP 7.0 upgrade and “502 Bad Gateway”
Quick note for my own reference.
Read More →Southland Rear Tine Tiller Review – Nice, simple, cheap tiller
A look at one of the lowest cost rear-tine tillers available.
Read More →“Honda clone” chinese carb – partial disassembly and cleaning (with images)
Taking apart a “Honda Clone” (aka “Chinese Clone”) carberetor and doing some cleaning.
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