Adding a internal USB hub and SDR to uConsole
If you venture out to the uConsole Discord group like I do, you’ll will notice many hardware and software mods. After reading some users mods involving external antennas and internal USB SDR dongles I really wanted to try my hand at it. I originally saw a video on YouTube by user Backofficeshow added a SDR […]
My volume has been mixed!
A few weeks back the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel released a video about some handy tech under $100. One of the biggest highlights was a volume mixer that was a small DIY project. The project comes from Omriharel over on GitHub. Its called Deej. Deej is a open- source hardware volume mixer for Windows […]
Screw disposable batteries!
I got a really cool gaming device to play some retro games from my fiancé. The GPI Case is a really cool gaming handheld that uses and Pi Zero or Pi Zero 2 with the RecalBox operating system. I’ve been using it on and off for about 2 years now but got really tired of […]
Saving E-waste one Chromebook at a time
I’m one of those people who loves stopping by my local pawn shop to score some sick deals on used electronics. Often, I come across devices that the shop can’t get rid of due to them being locked with forgotten passwords or some sort of security measure that prevents the device from being used. While […]
The portable Linux terminal is now transparent!
Continuing my quest to have all my gadgets transparent, I’ve tried my hand at printing PETG to update the look of my portable Linux terminal. While it isn’t perfect, It does feel a lot better than the black-painted case I printed originally. I also made some adjustments to have the keyboard sync button inside the […]
The excitement of the Beepberry
When I saw this thing on Jeff Geerling’s blog I knew I had to have it. As he mentioned in his blog post, this thing has a super crisp low-power LCD display and a backlit Blackberry keyboard that I find to be very usable. The best part IMO is that the device is run by […]
Portable Linux Terminal
Based on a amazing project thought up by N-O-D-E and executed by Vamp_R on Thingiverse. My take on this pretty cool concept. I 3D printed my case using the files provided by Vamp_R’s Thingiverse post. They also have very good pin-out information for building most of the unit including the parts list. I did make […]