Category: Learning
Replicating a Synology to my Brother’s House
I back up a lot of my smaller items to an AWS S3 bucket. Unfortunately, AWS can be a super...
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How to Create a Raspberry Pi Minecraft Server
Minecraft is more fun when you have a server to play on. With a Minecraft server up and running,...
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VPN between Friends and Family
After publishing my updated home network tour article, many of you asked to know more about my...
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Tour of My Home Network (2020 Update)
About three years ago I did a tour of my home network (old tour) and it turned out to be one of my...
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How to Build a Raspberry Pi Weather Station
How’s the weather? With this DIY project, you’ll always have a very precise answer....
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Block .DS_Store Files on a Synology NAS
If you’re like most system administrators who have a mixed Windows, Linux, and Mac...
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The Best GPIO Tutorial for Raspberry Pi that We Could Write
You can do a lot with a Raspberry Pi even if you limit yourself to what comes on the board. But if...
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RetroPie PS4 Controller Guide for the Raspberry Pi
You can set up a RetroPie on the cheap with just about any USB controller, including super-cheap...
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RetroPie Setup Guide
There are a lot of cool Raspberry Pi projects out there, and you can hardly go wrong in pursuing...
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Debouncing a Switch in Hardware or Software
When you flip a switch or press a button two metal contacts come together. It might seem like they...
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Types of Switches – Electronics Basics
Switches are literally everywhere! They are in many of the devices we use on a daily basis and a...
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Types of Batteries – Electronics Basics
Batteries are everywhere in our lives. Not only in the products we buy, but in our electronics...
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