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What is PWM or Pulse Width Modulation?

Mike Murray

February 16, 2019

Controlling an Arduino from a Web Page

Mike Murray

February 8, 2019

Using Arduino Temperature Sensors DHT11 and DHT22

Mike Murray

February 6, 2019

One of the first projects many people like to do with an Arduino is wiring up an LCD display and programming it. This is because LCD screens have so many applications in the real world. You can display informa...

Arduino Train Crossing Project

Mike Murray

February 5, 2019

In this project we're going to put together a simple Arduino train crossing! While practically this project is simply to help you learn how to use buttons, LEDs, and servos in your Arduino project, this train c...

Arduino Traffic Light Project

Mike Murray

January 28, 2019

One of the very first projects almost all people do when they get an Arduino is to make the traffic light project. It's an incredibly simple project but it teaches you some of the most relevant fundamentals of ...

ADS-B Using a Raspberry Pi Flightradar24

Mike Murray

January 27, 2019

If you're not familiar with Flightradar24, you should be! It's a fantastic service that tracks flights all over the world using ADS-B data. You can track ADS-B using a Raspberry Pi and send the data automatical...

Using Xbox One Controllers on a Raspberry Pi

Mike Murray

January 25, 2019

Raspberry Pi's are amazing devices. A lot of people turn them into gaming devices by running Retropie and even building arcade machines from them. So it only makes sense that some of us would want to connect an...

LATEST THE GEEK PUB PROJECTS

Raspberry Pi Commodore 64

Mike Murray

July 15, 2018

Repairing the Commodore PET 4016

Mike Murray

February 3, 2018

Building my New Desktop and Gaming Rig

Mike Murray

August 6, 2017

X-Carve Upgrade HONEST Review

Mike Murray

July 21, 2017

The LattePanda Single Board Computer (Intro)

Mike Murray

July 15, 2017

LATEST ARCADE PROJECTS

Make the Pacade (Bartop Retropie Arcade Cabinet)

Mike Murray

March 12, 2017

About a year ago, I introduced my Bartop Arcade Cabinet Build. It was a big hit and I got so much great feedback from yo...

Make an iPad Arcade (Tablet Arcade) FAIL

Mike Murray

September 5, 2016

My arcade projects are some of the funnest projects I have done, and my fans have told me the same! Many of my loyal fan...

Setting up RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi 3

Mike Murray

May 21, 2016

This is without a doubt the most requested video/article in the history of The Geek Pub. No seriously. Each of the arcad...

Build a RetroPie Bartop Arcade Cabinet

Mike Murray

April 24, 2016

Making my retro Arcade Cabinet last summer was one of my all time favorite projects. It been one of my most popular vide...

How to Make Pac-Man Wall Art

Mike Murray

August 30, 2015

Pac-Man is the legend in arcades. One of the very first video games to rock the arcade sphere. Pac-Man is an icon. ...

How to make an Arcade Machine: Part 3

Mike Murray

August 23, 2015

Thanks for being a Guild Member! Access Granted! Download the Arcade Cabinet Plans Here! How to Build an Arcad...

Latest from the Guild Center

Drilling your Arcade Speakers, the Right Way

Mike Murray

March 13, 2017

Backboring Arcade Controls

Mike Murray

March 13, 2017

Adding a Fan to your Arcade Cabinet

Mike Murray

March 12, 2017

Adding USB Ports to your Arcade Cabinet

Mike Murray

March 12, 2017

T-Molding Tips & Tricks

Mike Murray

January 3, 2017

Using my Templates

Mike Murray

August 28, 2016

Latest from the Blog

Disable Auto Start-Stop Permanently Ford F-150

Mike Murray

November 23, 2018

What is a tar.gz File? How Do I Open a tar.gz File?

Mike Murray

November 4, 2018

Why I Stopped Selling the WANBOX

Mike Murray

November 4, 2018

Dallas Fort Worth Crypto-Mining: Calling DFW Miners!

Mike Murray

May 10, 2018

Latest Reviews and Recommendations

Which Multimeter to Buy?

Mike Murray

February 7, 2019

In this article we're going to cover multimeters! We'll talk about how to use them to measure voltage, current, resistance, and continuity. We'll go over what to look for in a multimeter, where to buy one, and some other great information! Deciding Which Mul...

The Best Gaming Monitor 2019

Mike Murray

November 23, 2018

If you're a gamer, then you know just how important the monitor is to your gaming experience. You can have the best video card, the best CPU, or the best nVME drive on the planet, but if your monitor sucks your eyeballs are not going to impressed. So we're goi...

The Best Speaker Wire

Mike Murray

November 4, 2018

The debate of cables and wires for home audio and video has raged on for decades. It got really heated a few years ago when Monster Cable started selling cables at 2X to 100X the price of other cables. This mak...

The Best Smart Locks

Mike Murray

November 4, 2018

There's a large selection of smart locks on the market, from complete replacements to kits that convert existing locks into smart devices. There's a lot to understand about these kits, and truth about the best ...

The Best pfSense Box

Mike Murray

November 2, 2018

As you guys know I am a huge fan of pfSense. I've been running it in my environment for several years and its just rock solid and reliable. The biggest issue is that although pfSense is community based and open...

The Best NAS for Home Users

Mike Murray

May 30, 2018

When most people think of storing their files these days they generally think of the cloud. To be honest there are a fair bit of reason to choose the cloud for your file storage and most of them make a lot of s...

Best Gaming Headsets 2018

Mike Murray

May 28, 2018

As summer rolls around and your planning to go outside and swim, you might think about staying inside in front of your gaming PC. A nice air-conditioned room in your comfy gaming chair. Or it might be your a ...

Razer Orbweaver Chroma Review

Mike Murray

May 28, 2018

In this article we're going to do a simple Razer Orbweaver Chroma review! For much of my gaming I like the XBOX ONE controller. It's just always been my sort of go to controller. Now some of you are about to c...

Monoprice Maker Select Ultimate Review

Mike Murray

May 14, 2018

I've been wanting a 3D printer for quite some time. I had been eyeing the Ultimaker 3+, but the price was more than I was willing to spend. I even reached out to them looking for a review sample or discount and...

Drakon DK706 Review – Best Gaming Chair?

Mike Murray

May 14, 2018

In this post we're going to do a Drakon DK706 review! Drakon recently reached out to me and asked if I would like to receive one of their gaming chairs for review. I couldn't have been more thrilled. My younges...

4 in 1 PCIe Risers Tested and Explained

Mike Murray

February 22, 2018

When building a GPU based mining rig you're obviously going to need a bunch of GPUs. These GPUs will be connected to a single motherboard. That immediately becomes a problem. Most motherboards only have one or ...

The Best Jigsaws for Woodworking

Mike Murray

January 22, 2018

When I was younger I used my father's jigsaw a lot. I remember it well. It was Black & Decker model from the late 1970s or early 1980s and it was total junk. I remembered thinking the jigsaw was one of the...

The Best PCIe Riser Cards

Mike Murray

January 21, 2018

If you recently got into GPU mining Ethereum or some other cryptocurrency, then you probably wondered why all these hardcore miners were using riser cards! The answer of course is three fold. They need to 1) fi...

The Best Powerline Network Kit

Mike Murray

January 8, 2018

I've spent a lot of time helping friends and family over the years with their home networks. One thing I have determined without fail. The absolute best powerline network kit is the TP-LINK AV2000 Gigabit Power...