Coin or button batteries are expensive and most people don’t have extras laying around. So when practical why not convert your device to AA batteries instead? Like recently my indoor thermometer needed a new CR2032 battery. Instead, I converted it to use AA batteries. This is a super simple switch that I wanted to share Continue Reading »
Modern CPUs are very complex with giant instruction sets. They are also closed source and proprietary. Kind of like a black box. We don’t know what all is inside an x86/x64 or ARM CPU. But this is where RISC-V comes in. RISC-V is an open CPU with an instruction set that removes the bloat. And Continue Reading »
Linux has a nice built-in command called dd that can be used to a create bootable USB drive. But this may not work for UEFI booting a Windows install. I’ve tested with Linux install ISOs and they all seem to work fine. But when I’m on Windows, I like to use Rufus. Format USB Drive Continue Reading »
After big tech declared open war on free speech this past weekend I thought it would be a good idea to go over our big tech alternatives. Free speech and the free flow of ideas is the most important part of a free people. Without it, everything leads to tyranny. “Once a government is committed Continue Reading »
At my new job, I keep running into an issue where I am asked to make changes to a site and they only give me the URL binding. But in IIS the sites are listed by name and not URL. So if the names do not match then it becomes a pain in the butt Continue Reading »
