Recently I found my self looking for suitable spare batteries for a Carrera Mario-copter drone. The Mario-copter is a fun entry-level drone for kids (8y+). It is reasonably priced and easy to handle. However, due to its light-weight build it can carry only minimal weight. As a consequence, the tiny batteries only give you around […]
Back from a long blogging hiatus… I’ve you’ve been following this blog or read a couple of the more recent articles then you know that “IoT” has consumed a lot of my spare-time in the last two years. Hundreds of hours have gone into supporting the NodeMCU firmware project. I’ve been a tool smith, a […]
In this article I’ll present a foolproof method to keep slugs out of your raised bed. Bill of materials: – 9V battery with connector, some claim that 4 AA batteries (6V) in a case should do as well – 0.5mm (0.02”) electrical wire, non-isolated – pliers – stapler – small plastic box with cover There […]
I previously documented my odyssey to find the “best” earphones for me. For the past 18 months or so I’ve been using RHA T20i monitors with over-ear hooks and here’s my verdict. By the way, the reason I eventually replaced my beloved Klipsch earphones that I had been using for years before was the rustling cable […]
I’m an avid proponent of free and open-source software (FOSS). All the open-source services and applications I offer are of course free but I accept donations (i.e. donation-ware). The inflow of PayPal donations is very moderate but that’s alright. Fortunately I don’t have to live off of that – I would have long starved to death. […]
Self-charging robots sorting system helps Chinese delivery company finish at least 200,000 packages a day in the warehouse Chinese delivery firm is moving to embrace automation. Orange robots at the company’s sorting stations are able to identify the destination of a package through a code-scan, virtually eliminating sorting mistakes. The army of robots can sort […]
Issues around privacy and freedom are very dear to me but they’ve come under a lot of pressure in recent years. So, it’s no surprise I was hooked by an article with the catchy headline “Why I told my friends to stop using WhatsApp and Telegram. Even with end-to-end encryption Big Brother is still in […]
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Over time I collected a few very odd photos and screen shots that were just waiting to be published somewhere. Attention test You may know that I’m active on and off on Stack Overflow. For the first time in all those years I was recently spending some time to review low quality posts. After a […]
Sadly, there’s no Magsafe on the new MacBook. But there can be… on any device you own, thanks to MAGZET. This add-on to your current audio port relies on magnets to snap your headphone cable into the port, protecting your ears, your ‘phones, and your device from potential ruin. It’s also designed for modern gadgets, […]