Turning a Dell Wyse 3040 into an HTPC (Part 4)
A TV needs a remote We’ve been putting together an HTPC using a Dell Wyse 3040 thin client PC. The OS, Arch Linux, has been… Read More »Turning a Dell Wyse 3040 into an HTPC (Part 4)
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[Fixed] No LED light on Logitech K750 Keyboard
tl;dr: Use a combination of a bright light and the reset technique (off ? CAPSLOCK + some keys ? on) Background A few years ago… Read More »[Fixed] No LED light on Logitech K750 Keyboard
On Cheap Hardware and Misbehaving Monitors
tl;dr: Cheap stuff can malfunction in unusual ways I have a history of buying cheap hardware out of necessity. This has not changed in more… Read More »On Cheap Hardware and Misbehaving Monitors
Intermittent Monitor Blanking
tl;dr: Using a better-rated HDMI switcher improved the situation For the past… maybe six months to a year one of the monitors I have has… Read More »Intermittent Monitor Blanking
Wanted: One LTO-4/5/6/7 Drive!
I am something of a digital hoarder. I have files dating back to one of the earliest computers that anyone in my family owned. I… Read More »Wanted: One LTO-4/5/6/7 Drive!
iPod Classic Volume Cap FTL
Edit: Forgot to include noise-cancelling / in-ear / tin can headphones as an option. Thanks George! Jump to the choices if you want to skip the blah.
Another update: I really must strongly recommend noise-blocking earbuds or similar. I bought a pair which have rounded soft material on the bud – essentially a cross between an earplug and an earbud. They were relatively cheap (about £8 from Argos), and the difference is substantial. They claim 30dB reduction or such, I don’t know whether that is true, but I can say that for many situations 40% volume is now sufficient. They do take a little getting used to, but once you use them you won’t go back – and your ears will thank you. Happy listening!
The Glasgow Apple Store
…or as I like to call it “the place of Temptation, so tempting it requires a capital ‘t’”. So I moseyed into the Apple Store,… Read More »The Glasgow Apple Store
Broadcom 4318 Working Under Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 (Ndiswrapper)
In my dad’s PC is a wireless card – a Linksys WRT54GS I think. Anyway it uses the Broadcom BCM 4318 chipset, as seen by… Read More »Broadcom 4318 Working Under Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 (Ndiswrapper)
More Cheap Hardware
Readers may get a certain sense of déja-vu while reading this entry. That is exactly the feeling I got when reading page 4 of the instruction manual for my new monitors. It reads as follows:Read More »More Cheap Hardware
You know you have cheap hardware when…
So finally bit the “but it’s over £100” bullet and bought a new TFT monitor the other day. The monitor in question was a nice-looking 19-incher for roughly £110 (with free shipping to boot). I ordered it from eBuyer, choosing the delivery option that equated to “get it to me whenever”.
Two days later I got my delivery.Read More »You know you have cheap hardware when…