Edit 2: 31/10/18 If you’re having problems and you’re still on an older shibby, irateb provided the following suggestion: “there’s a setting in Tomato called Cut Through Forwarding (CTF) that was enabled in Advanced > Miscellaneous. That setting supposedly gives a slight performance boost by bypassing some of the protocol overhead, but not without some … [Read more…]
I wanted to make myself a mini-retina display to accompany my iMac. I discussed the solution I chose, and both the electronics and software in part 1. Enclosure Design For the enclosure, I considered 3D printing, but instead decided to go with a laser-cut approach. I designed the case to be produced from sheets of material, … [Read more…]
Often while editing photos, or doing other work in full screen mode on my mac, I found that I wanted to have a second screen, to watch youtube, or show an app like spotify or itunes. There are small, low-res HDMI screens available on eBay, often intended for Raspberry Pi’s or for DSLR, but I … [Read more…]
The Sandisk CZ80 is one of the fastest USB 3.0 drives currently available, at a reasonable price. It comes in capacities up to 64GB, and is so speedy it approaches SSD-like speeds, and is even recommended by some as suitable as a boot drive! However, while the case is reasonably sturdy, and the capless design handy, … [Read more…]
So, if like me, you were crazy enough to wonder… Can I buy a R700 Logitech laser pointer remote, a cheap green laser from eBay, and get myself a R800 for cheap? The answer is sadly no. The green laser pointers on eBay are great, BUT, the laser module inside is significantly (and fatally) too … [Read more…]
Saw an article in the news that I thought was amusing: what-it-feels-like-to-owe-27-million-on-your-myki-20150612-ghm1mh The premise: someone has racked up a bill of $2.7M on their card. How? They helpfully posted a balance statement: That number is a bit special. Lets convert it to binary: 268435000 = 1111111111111111111000111000 Hey, look at all those ones? Wonder what happens if … [Read more…]
English Manufacturer Websites: Aurora Z603S and JGAurora Z-603S Z603S NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Z603 3D PRINTER Z603S printer costs a lot more, but is MUCH better in every way than Z603. I’ll be updating this page with new info as I get time. If you have of these printers I would be really interested to hear your experiences too! In March … [Read more…]
This is it. I’m finally going to have a place to put those bits and pieces. To share those command line gems that are the result of endless google searches. That regex query that I perfected. The projects I have planned (very exciting… not telling yet though). The latest kickstarter I’ve backed. That photo that … [Read more…]