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Welcome to my blog page! Here you will find information on personal hobby experience in computing and electronics, small projects and tips. For more complete projects please see my Electronics and Computing sections.

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Dell C1760NW old printer sharing with Windows 11, Android, Linux via a Linux system

Here's how I quickly shared an old Dell Laser Printer to all devices in my household.
17 Dec 2024
Labels: Linux

A frequency function generator using AD9833 and Raspberry Pi Pico

Here is a DIY guide to building a pretty cheap, yet pretty good, function generator.
24 Nov 2024
Labels: DIY | Electronics

My TV Recording Setup

Here's how I record and process TV files, without adverts.
10 Mar 2024
Labels: Linux | PC | TV

Cinnamon Nemo File Browser Custom Actions

How to create a new action by right clicking a file to compress a PNG in Linux Mint or other DE's that use Nemo.
08 Feb 2024
Labels: Linux | Linux Mint | PC

Lenovo IdeaPad 120S SSD Upgrade

Making a really cheap laptop much better with an SSD (soldering required!)
30 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics | Laptops | Linux

Electric Heating Radiators Timer Thermostat using Raspberry Pi Pico W

Wi-Fi enable your heaters
29 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics

Nobo Heating Electric Radiators Battery Repair

Don't send that heater to landfill if the timer misbehaves - here's how to fix it.
29 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics

PC Gamemax GT-300 TFX (ATX) Power Supply Fan Replacement

If you are very careful, and have some electronics tools, the fan in a PC PSU can be replaced
15 Dec 2023
Labels: DIY | Electronics | PC

PC Upgrades Ryzen 5900x

Purchased some new upgrades for my desktop - here's how it turned out.
23 Feb 2023
Labels: DIY | PC

Tri-amped Klipsch R-34C Centre Speaker

I changed my centre speaker to improve vocal clarity, but then went several steps further by removing the speaker's passive crossover and building an active equivalent powered by three amplifiers (one stereo and one mono).
10 Oct 2022
Labels: DIY | Electronics | TV
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