Hack

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

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. I’m also running a couple of VMs that I use as my workspace for my work projects through vscode remote. ...

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? ...

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. ...

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. ...

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? ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

The wifi module I ordered from AliExpress affiliate link has finally arrived! Since this wifi module is the exact same chipset from Apple’s Airport Extreme, MacOS should be able to immediately detect and use the module without any kexts or DSDT edits. ...