How to replace macbook air battery
How to replace macbook air battery. I have a macbook air, its a 2012 13" - the battery was awesome in the beginning, but after 4 years it was time…
Mini projects on various hardware devices I have (like gameboys, raspberry pi’s and routers)
Pihole on a raspberry pi
Pihole on a raspberry pi - making a network wide advert blocker with a raspberry pi. I have a router using dnsmasq with adblocking setup on my router. I also…
Coolfire Plus and Aspire Cleito
I upgraded from my subox to a Coolfire Plus and Aspire Cleito tank. I have to say that this combination is awesome!
Atom Gold plated clapton coils for subox
I got some Atom Gold plated clapton coils for my Subox mini :D I've not smoked an analog for 3 weeks now, there is no chance I'm going back. The…
Kanger Subox Mini
I decided to give up smoking (smoking analogs is the correct term - I've since learned) a week ago today. I bought a Kanger Subox Mini in black - its…
Trendnet 811dru optware
Trendnet 811dru optware - I tried for days and couldn't get optware to work, so I ended up using entware (optware alternative) - at the end of the day it…
Ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server
This post will explain ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server configuration Using a ddwrt dnsmasq caching dns server lets machines in your LAN resolve DNS from a machine inside your local…
Ddwrt custom prompt
ddwrt custom prompt in ssh. This post will show you a quick way to set a custom prompt when you log in to your dd-wrt router using the web-ui. The…
Pibow ninja coupe raspberry pi case build
I ordered a Pibow Ninja Coupe a few days ago, and got it delivered to work this morning. This post is full of photos, unboxing the case and assembling the…
Raspberry pi case pibow ninja coupe ordered!
I have ordered some things for my raspberry pi, I have a raspberry pi case, an SD card, a mini usb wifi adaptor and a usb cable for power. Raspberry…
Raspberry Pi
My brother and his wife got me a raspberry pi for my birthday :D So far I haven't decided what to do with it, But I have lots of ideas…
My HomeLab
My New HomeLab Gigabyte Brix - 8 GB HyperX DDR3 ram for now (another 8GB on its way) Another 8GB has been ordered, bringing me up to 16gb. I'll be…
Mounting a harddrive from a western digital mybook NAS to recover data
The data in the Western Digital MyBook drives is stored in a raid on the 4th partition of the drive. Mounting the western digital mybook NAS to recover data in…
Xmas 2014
I got a good few tech items for christmas this year (xmas 2014): 1) pxp3 slim-station I got one for my brother, and my girlfriends sister got one for me…
LG 34um95 Yosemite resolution bug
The LG 34um95 yosemite resolution bug is pretty annoying. I have an lg 34um95 screen - it runs at 3440x1440 - its a great screen, unless you have upgraded to…
DIY external usb harddrive
I had an old usb harddrive caddy sitting about that only worked with IDE drives. I also had an old usb to ide (both 2.5 and 3.5 drives) and sata…
O2 upgraded me to 4g for free
O2 just upgraded my phone to 4g for free. when I first got this phone (5c) I didnt really need 4g - it wasnt worth the difference in price. I…
Thunderbolt to firewire adaptor
Finally apple have decided to release a thunderbolt to firewire adaptor. it will be available in july, according to the retina macbook pro page. now you dont have to fork…
Win 98 era netscape, a 586 and the internet!
Win 98 era; netscape, a 586 and the internet! By this time I had two computers. I had my own network. I still had the laptop. I had the null…
Networking the laptop to play games with a null modem cable!
Networking the laptop to play games with a null modem cable! now that I knew computers could talk to each other I started to find things everywhere, a few years…
Monochrome laptop, 14.4k modem, bbs, learning AT commands
A monochrome laptop, hooking up to a 14.4k modem, going on a bbs, learning AT commands It was nineteen ninety something before five, probably two or three. I must have…
Christmas goodies!!
I had an amaising christmas :) I hope you all did too :) i got so many excellent gifts from all my family, but these ones are the ones I…
Hp mini 210 external wifi aerial mod
I have a little hp mini 210 that I decided to mount an external wifi antenna on. here are some pics of the Hp mini 210 external wifi aerial mod…
Why not to buy akg k330 wasp headphones
About 7 months ago I bought a pair of headphones for my ipod touch. they were decent in-ear ones - akg k330, they cost about £45. after 3 months one…
Cleaning an aluminium macbook pro (with GT85)
My aluminium mac is dirty. Time to clean it. The screen is easy - I have the cloth from the box. I just rub it with that - the screen…
Got a new macbook pro
I got a new macbook pro. its the 17" one and its an absolute beast. I also updated my ipod touch to the newest firmware. I have a lot of…
Phones and internet…
I just took delivery of a box of new goodies from BT. I got an HTC s620 cell phone. a new router (which im not using, cos my old ones…