Testing Helium Antennas
I’ll keep this super short and sweet. Keep an eye on this post for updates on antennas as we test them. I’ll do my best to provide a short explanation of the tests, and then a pic of the results….
CAESIUM Image Compression Software
Ever needed to compress an image down to a reasonable size for use on a web server? or to send over a slow link? We have tried multiple image compression apps and this one easily takes the top prize. Matteo…
Onefinity CNC Build
Only 1 things has slowed down the progress of the electric vehicle build, and that was the arrival of the Onefinity CNC router. However, for the most part its done and we can move on. Check out the build below….
DIY Electric Vehicle – Part 2
It’s been a long while since an update. My Apologies. I had to move workshop blah blah blah…excuses really. Last post I promised an adapter plate and batteries. Well, I can say early that I have produced 50% of the…
DIY Electric Vehicle – 1979 Gemini Wagon
Would you believe that this whole exercise started after building my home power wall? It seemed like the next logical step in the process. Harvest the sun’s energy, store it in my DIY power wall, then charge an Electric vehicle…
How to Monitor a Raspberry Pi Remotely
I’m working on a project that houses a bunch of Raspberry Pi computers in multiple remote locations. I wanted to be able to monitor the “Health” of the hardware in these remote locations. The metrics I was hoping to capture…
Batrium integration with Home Assistant
The ultimate goal is to be able to monitor my power-wall in the Home Assistant (HA) dashboard. In my case, HA runs on a 10″ android tablet out in the Kitchen. Firstly, I need to throw some recognition to a…
vultr.com – Cloud Computing
I generally only post offline software tools that have helped me in the past, however, I can’t really go past this online cloud service. Now I know what your thinking, there are heaps of these services! and yes, there are….
Epoxy Infilled Wooden Flags
As some of you may be aware I am trying to fund the batteries for my Electric Vehicle project by selling a few custom made epoxy infilled wooden flags. The motivation for this project also was to have a go…
Infographic – Linux for Dummies!
Having grown up with Windows it pains me to try and learn all the intricacies of the Linux operating system. However, the pro’s for running a server based on this architecture is great. The cons are that I must learn…
TFTP32 – DHCP, TFTP, DNS, SNTP all in one Server
An honorable mention goes out to TFTP32! Today I had the task of setting up some IP cameras that by default required a DHCP server to get an IP address. Funnily enough, I did not have a router insight and…
Rufus – Create bootable USB drives the easy way
I create bootable USB drives for all kinds of things, recovery, fresh installs, and development to name a few. I always find myself back using Rufus to get the job done super quick and easy. I use this tool on…