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    Fixing the Broken Hinge/Palmrest of the Dell XPS 15 9560

    I have an old Dell XPS 15 9560 I got way back in 2017 that I haven’t been using much because I’m unable to open the lid without the left hinge disassembling itself. ...

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    #hack #play #quickfeather

    The QuickFeather Dev Kit has Arrived

    I joined a hackster.io challenge called Challenge Climate Change and won some free hardware. ...

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    #hack #work #x99 #intel #unraid

    Upgrading to X99: Huananzhi X99-TF and Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3

    I’ve been running an i7 3770 (purchased in 2013 from a colleague) as my NAS using unRAID. Since it’s unRAID, I’m not limited to just using it as a NAS but also as a torrent client (for downloading linux distros of course), plex media server, and various dockers for postgres and mysql databases, calibre, syncthing, etc. ...

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    #hack #play #esp32 #wire wrap

    ESP32 Cam Dev Board and Tools

    The You tube algorithm decided to show me some ESP32 Cam videos and I remembered I had a couple in storage. So I thought, why not try it out again and refresh my experience with it? ...

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    #hack #play #neopixel #ble #nrf52832

    Bluetooth Low Energy Controlled Neopixel Matrix

    I accidentally lifted some of the pads off of my Ebyte nrf52832 bare module and that means I won’t be able to use it as a development and test board anymore. ...

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    #hack #play #attiny85

    ATTiny85 Programmer

    It’s been a while, and I was thinking of revisiting the ATTiny85 chips which I bought a number of back when it was the “in” thing as far as Arduino replacements were concerned. ...

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    #hack #play #espruino #bluetooth low energy #nrf52832 #diy #diy clicker

    DIY Presentation Clicker using BLE and Espruino Mk-1

    I had a spare nrf52832 UART module lying around and since the lockdown happened, I’ve been itching to do something with it. So why not a presentation clicker to prepare for when I get to do in-person meetups again? ...

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    #hack #thinkcentre #m720q #tiny #lenovo

    Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Tiny Memory (RAM) Replacement

    TLDR; With a tool-less design, one can easily replace both the RAM and the SSD without the need of a screw driver. Unlike the Mac Mini 2018, the RAM and the SSD are considered as CRU (Customer Replaceable Units) and all instructions are found in the manual. ...

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    #hack #work #play #thinkcentre #m720q #tiny #lenovo

    The Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Tiny: Possibly the Best Mac Mini Alternative

    TLDR; The Lenovo M720q has dimensions, performance, and capabilities almost exactly the same as the mac mini at a more affordable price. You do lose Thunderbolt 3 connectivity as well as having to use an external power supply, but the flexibility the unit gives outweighs these compromises. ...

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    #hack #work #thinkpad #t480 #lenovo

    Lenovo Thinkpad T480 Review

    TLDR; The Lenovo Thinkpad T480 has an amazing keyboard, a powerbridge system giving it a long battery life, a really crisp WQHD screen, and an almost fully compatible set of hardware with Ubuntu. The fingerprint reader doesn’t work though, and it’s a bit more bulky than the Dell XPS 13, especially with the external 72Wh battery. ...

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