Mini projects on various hardware devices I have (like gameboys, raspberry pi’s and routers)
Ring Light
I got a little ring light for my setup so I can get a better lighting for a few videos I have coming up. it was very inexpensive, is powered…
Cubot Note 20
Olivia cracked the screen on my Umidigi :( so I had to get a replacement - I got this (very cheap) cubot phone from amazon - honestly it's fantastic!
Philips curved 32 inch wqhd screen
I was looking for a new screen since the beginning of lockdown, and finally decided to buy this - a 32 inch curved wqhd widescreen - it does 2560x1440, so…
Replacing door speakers on Honda CRV gen3
Door Panel Removed Old Speaker removed and new one fitted Closeup of new Speaker
Philips B2G81U valve radio
Nice little retro radio (after re-seating the loose valves and sorting the plug it works fine :) https://www.vintage-radio.com/recent-repairs/philips-b2g81u.html
Simrex X300 mini drone
I got a little drone for my birthday - the x300c from simrex, it's got a great set of features - watch out for some more posts (it's far from…
Huawei P30 lite
It's time for a new phone again, and I decided to get a little Huawei phone this time. So far it's a great wee phone. Does everything my old umidigi…
GPO 8746 Rotary phone
It (unexpectedly) works, first time, no messing! More info here: https://www.britishtelephones.com/t746.htm Dialing a mobile from it is a pain though!
Kali linux nethunter on unrooted android – rootless nethunter!
I recently saw this tweet from kali linux https://twitter.com/kalilinux/status/1209615382224547840?s=19 on installing rootless nethunter on an unrooted android device. This is my attempt to do so. The tweet linked here: https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-rootless/…
Generic Bluetooth Speaker
This time its a generic non-branded chinese bluetooth speaker. I got this one from amazon, for less than £10. Its fabric covered so looks good, and is very loud. It…
Gearbest Chinese Earpods
Ive been spurned by expensive headphones in the past, but still burn through them. This time I decided to get some cheap ($10) bluetooth earpod style headphones from China. Chinese…
Google Assistant WiFi LED lights
I ordered a set of cheap WiFi enabled LED light strips from Amazon. They are perfect - they stick to the back of the TV (or anything really) and the…
Raspberry Pi hacking
This tutorial will show you how to make a Raspberry Pi hack tool by installing Kali on the Raspberry Pi - by the end of this guide you will have…
Umidigi One Max
I finally swapped my iPhone for an android phone. I've been an iPhone user since the iPhone 3gs, right through till the 6plus. I was spoiled a little in the…
Google Home Coffee Machine
We recently got a 'smarter coffee' coffee machine - it has wifi, an app, and also an ifttt integration. We also have a google home in the office - that…
iPhone battery replacement
My iPhone 6 plus was going slow, so I got a battery from ebay and followed the ifixit iPhone battery replacement tutorial - my phone is now much faster (it…
Google home and chromecast
After playing with my google home mini for a few days I decided I needed a chromecast (I have appletv, roku boxes, and an old android tv box, but none…
Google home mini
We just got some awesome prizes sent from google (we are a google partner and made enough points being awesome for our clients to get some google home minis) Stay…
Replace iphone home button
Replace iphone home button: The home button on my iphone 6 plus stopped working, so I had to fit a new one. Unfortunately touchId won't work any more but at…
How to remove the harddrive from a 2014 mac mini and install an ssd
At work we had a mac mini 2014 that needed an ssd harddrive upgrade. This post has a short video and some info on the process documenting how to remove…
Modified gba with backlit screen mod
I made another modified gba with backlit screen mod - this time the modified gameboy advance with a backlight was a present for my brothers birthday. I ordered the original…
Blackarch on the chuwi hi10pro – install and config
Blackarch on the chuwi hi10pro - prereq's a usb hub a usb flashdrive a usb mouse a usb wifi adaptor (at least for the initial setup) Download blackarch from https://blackarch.org/downloads.html…
How to root android on a chuwi hi10 Pro
How to root android on a chuwi hi10 Pro First, you need to enable developer mode How to root android on a chuwi hi10 Pro: Enable Developer Mode start android,…
Factory restore android on chuwi hi10
This is a short post on how to factory restore android on chuwi hi10 1) Download and install intel phoneflashtool https://01.org/android-ia/downloads/intel-platform-flash-tool-lite 2) Download the version of android you need from…
Uwell Rafale
The TDP regulations have came in to force, so there was a last minute flash sale on pretty much every UK vape site :) I managed to get a uwell…
Ubuntu on the chuwi hi10 pro
After trying Kali on the hi10 pro (its totally not ready for the bay-trail / cherry-trail platforms) I decided to give ubuntu on the chuwi hi10 pro a go (after…
Kali on the Chuwi Hi10 Pro – updated for Kali 2020
This post is now updated with install information for using 2020 versions of Kali on the Chuwi Hi10 Pro. When I first wrote this post I seriously wouldn't have recommended…
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface
Chuwi Hi10 Pro ultrabook tablet convertable surface - That's some title, but I'm not sure how to describe my new machine. Its a tablet, but its also a laptop -…
Dd-wrt web ui crashes
I have a router running dd-wrt. sometimes the dd-wrt web ui crashes and you cant access the interface, but your WAN connection works, and you can still login via ssh…
GBA gameboy backlight screen mod
I finally got my backlit screens delivered from China (took 7 weeks) and ordered some ribbon adaptors (again from gooeysstore on ebay uk) I used the instructions in this github…
Playing with the bbc microbit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShNNpedKZdM playing with the bbc microbit and the microsoft touch-develop editor
Gameboy Pocket Backlight Mod
I ordered a gameboy pocket backlight mod from the internets (ebay). I went for a white backlight and used the instruction video from "this does not compute" on ebay to…
Gameboy Advance custom buttons mod
When I ordered transparent buttons for my Gameboy Pocket, I alos picked up a set of transparent buttons for my Gameboy Advance. The set of buttons included shoulder buttons (L+R)…
Gameboy Pocket Custom buttons mod
I ordered some transparent buttons for my Gameboy Pocket so that I could do my Gameboy Pocket Custom buttons mod. This post shows how to replace the buttons in your…
Gameboy Pocket case mod
Gameboy Pocket case mod I got a gameboy pocket to go with my gameboy advance (again from ebay). I had already decided to match the case and buttons to the…
Gameboy Advance Case Shell Change Mod
Gameboy Advance case shell change I got a gameboy advance from ebay a few days ago - I didnt own one when they first came out, I did own an…
BBC Micro:bit
My brother got me a BBC micro:bit for my birthday. I decided to have a play around with it to see what it can do - its a pretty good…