Minibian is a smaller footprint of raspian, it’s really clean and you now have the power to decide what you want to install, which is really good for small projects because it starts really fast and doesn’t use a lot...
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Error -50 when moving files
Had a strange problem when I was starting to move my files from the faulty NAS to my new NAS. I got Error -50 every time I tried to move directories, but files worked fine. The problem seems to be that Apple (OSX) stores...
Read MoreScary!!! My NAS broke!
My ReadyNAS NV+ threw in its towel yesterday and was completely dead :S I removed the electronics to see if there were something that looked strange like a bad capacitor or burn marks. But it all looked fine, so my prime suspect...
Read MoreVirtual Ground with OP AMP
I needed a circuit that could split 12-18 volt and create a virtual ground for my CMoy headphone, I was not happy with my passive virtual ground with capacitors and resistors due to 20% difference between + and – side....
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GPIO Speed Test on a Raspberry Pi
Using a 3.5″ screen using up more than half the I/O I was wondering if it was possible to...
Read MoreInstall Ubuntu Mate using OS X
Ubuntu Mate only provides instruction how to use Linux to download and install the image to a microSD card, so here is how you can do it for Mac OS X. Download Ubuntu Mate from https://ubuntu-mate.org/raspberry-pi/ You will need...
Read MoreEnvironment Logger
Made an environment logger using Arduino, NodeJS and Mongodb Logs temperature, humidity, heatindex and light level to a web application running node.js and mongodb. You can read more on github
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Turned an old laptop LCD to a thin monitor
I have saved two non-functioning laptops with a 1920×1080 resolution screen that I was...
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