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The HP T740
Just like most homelabbers, I like mini PCs. They are cute, use very little power and are quiet, at least in idle and under light loads. The Intel NUCs were at the forefront of this revolution and it’s quite unfortunate that Intel has discontinued that division. The newer generations of Mini PCs seem to have…
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Genuine Intel(R) CPU 0000
For most people, the above probably doesn’t mean much, but those who have a hunch that this article will be about an Engineering Sample are right. I found a cheap Chinese mATX motherboard on Aliexpress which is really interesting for two reasons. One has already been explained by the title, the next will be obvious…
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Making a 6×4″ eInk picture frame
My grandmother’s birthday is coming up and I was wondering what to give her when I remembered this video I watched a few months ago on an eink picture frame. I checked pimoroni’s site and they actually had larger, 7″ variants in stock, which can neatly fit in a 10x15cm (6×4″) picture frame, so I…
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“thin” servers from Thin Clients
The hardware I managed to snatch two Igel M350C thin clients off of ebay for a very reasonable ~$45 per piece, shipped. Which doesn’t sound all that impressive, but these actually have AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G CPUs. Ryzen Embedded R1505G is a 64-bit dual-core embedded x86 microprocessor introduced by AMD in early 2019. This processor is based on AMD’s Zen microarchitecture and is fabricated on a 14…
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Deploying WordPress on ORACLE Cloud
This is a guide on how to deploy WordPress (or any other container-based service) on ORACLE Cloud and set up a URL with a Dynamic DNS provider. You could use the guide for a Teamspeak or Minecraft server as well. We’ll use a free-tier ARM-based VM, which utilizes their Ampere Altra 80C CPU. The free-tier…
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Daisy-chains with USB
Yes, that’s a term that’s usually associated with Thunderbolt or Firewire. It’s also possible with USB4, but that’s not the main focus of this article. I have a few USB hubs on hand and I would like to see if I can chain them up, and if so, how that will affect the performance. I’ve…
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Steamdeck SSD upgrade
This is meant to be a quick guide on how to upgrade the SSD of a Steamdeck to make more space for games. What you’ll need is an M.2 2230 SSD, a PH1 screwdriver, some plastic cards or prying tools to open it up and a box cutter knife. Oh, and a USB drive with…
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Setting up VMs for gaming on a dual-CPU machine.
Far Cry 4 was being given away for free a couple days ago on Uplay Ubisoft Connect and as a fan of the series, I got a copy for my girlfriend so that we could play together in co-op. It’s fun and it’s definitely worth a try if you like to play FPS games. The…
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Aruba AP to IAP conversion
This is just a small snippet on how to convert a controller-based Aruba AP to a standalone IAP. This writeup is for an AP-274, but it should work similarly on most ArubaOS-based access points. You’ll need: The access point Console access (a serial or micro-USB cable, depending on the AP) A valid firmware file from…
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The build of a Linux-based music streamer
I like music. But every time I want to listen to something it feels like too much of a hassle to fire up a computer and I often think – nah, it doesn’t worth turning on a pc for 10 minutes. So, I decided to have a peek at what sort of streaming boxes were…