New life into old tech: Palm OS devices
After replacing some Palm PDA internal batteries, I have a few success stories so far:
Replacement lipo batteries for Palm OS devices & PDAs
Ok, here’s a hot tip for refurbishing Palm & PDA devices with dead batteries. If you search “palm battery tx” or whatever, on ebay or aliexpress, you’re bound to find lots of batteries with this “CS” logo. That is Cameron Sino , who have batteries for almost every model out there. They do not sell … [Read more…]
Dodgy LESHP 4K “60Hz” HDMI Adapters
In case display specifications and dongle-madness wasn’t confusing enough, here’s an example of a dodgy product to watch out for, by LESHP. I have an older 2015 Macbook Pro 15″. It has 3 display outputs: 1x HDMI port (HDMI 1.4) 2x mini-displayport ports (DP 1.2) Now, my laptop supports 4K on all ports. However, the … [Read more…]
Bluetooth is a Broken Technology Promise™. Yamaha HPH-W300 stuttering & choppy audio
Warning: A rant on bluetooth. Ah, bluetooth. You have been serving us faithfully for now over 20 years. With over 4 billion devices shipping this year alone with bluetooth support, you’re both ubiquitous and omnipresent. You made the promise to us, that it would be easy – that things would Just Work™. It’s a shame … [Read more…]
Parasites and scumbags on the web: a hall of shame
Few people would agree with the phrase “I love and trust marketing companies”. Even having worked in marketing, I would still disagree with this statement. Marketing is primarily about finding ways to persuade people to change their behaviour, in order to commercially benefit a company. This is not hard to do, and decades of psychology … [Read more…]
eM Client CALDAV problems with iCloud Email – Subfolder Synchronization for folder “notification” failed due to the following error: Not Found
Edit: Seems to be resolved! For those suffering with this issue, please comment on the eM Client support forum so this issue gets the attention it needs: iCloud Calendar Sync problems: [CALDAV] Subfolder Synchronization for folder “notification” failed due to the following error: Not Found Thanks! Overall eM Client is great, but it’s things like … [Read more…]
Hello, I’m a PC.
I’m switching to PC after 27 years of Mac. I have a problem. I need a new computer, and I have money to spend. But this time, I don’t think I’ll be buying a Mac. I already have an iMac Late 2014, fully upgraded and top of the line, but it is too slow in … [Read more…]
Simple Instant Journal Access Bookmark – Swinburne & Melbourne Uni Life Hack
So you’re a uni student, and there’s a paper you want to access. Here’s a simple hack that you might like, that will probably save you some time. Instructions Drag the Open Sesame bookmark below to your bookmark bar Visit any journal article Click the “Open Sesame” button in your bookmark bar Login… Receive full … [Read more…]
Custom firmware for JGAurora A5S & A1: A 32-bit 3D printer with Marlin 2.0 support!
For those interested in trying the new (beta) community Marlin 2.0 firmware, please see this post on the JGAurora forum here. As I previously posted, the JGAurora A5S and JGAurora A1 come with an entirely new motherboard, that uses a new 32-bit processor, using the ST Micro STM32F103ZET6 CPU. While this means we have a … [Read more…]
Marlin 2.0 Compatibility with Chinese 32-bit 3D Printer Motherboards
A follow up to a previous post, this is a listing of all the chinese 3D printer motherboards I could find, along with their CPU. I’m noticing that STM32 is overwhelmingly the most popular choice. Additionally, the STM32F103ZET6 seems to be the most popular selected CPU as well. Considering alternate firmware options for these boards, … [Read more…]