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Dual Screen DIY CyberDeck

A cyberdeck is a custom-built, portable computer, often with a cyberpunk aesthetic, designed for accessing and interacting with cyberspace. In science fiction, they are used by …

Posted by Colin on Wed, Jul 30, 2025

5 Father's Day Gift Ideas for Geeks

Father’s Day 2025 is rapidly approaching so here are a few ideas to help you keep that geeky dad in your life happy! Whether it is for a new dad, a dad-to-be or an old hand, …

Posted by Colin on Fri, Jun 6, 2025

Cheap DIY 8 Port IP KVM on a budget

Building a cheap IP KVM using open source software and Raspberry Pi DIY IP KVM Parts Step 1: Fit the KVM Switch Step 2: Setup and connect PiKVM Step 3: Reverse engineer the …

Posted by Colin on Fri, Jan 31, 2025

DIY Whole Home Energy Monitoring with Home Assistant

Why energy monitoring? Important warning The Plan The Parts Prepare the sensor Install the sensor Conclusion Why energy monitoring?I recently decided I wanted more data on …

Posted by Colin on Mon, Mar 25, 2024

TLS Inspector: essential free iOS app for webmasters

TLS Inspector is a great free app from developer Ian Spence that I use quite regularly at home and especially in work. It is great for quickly checking for expiry dates on …

Posted by Colin on Sun, Mar 24, 2024

iOS 17.2 released - reasons to upgrade

Apple has released iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 today. There are several improvements and new features worth knowing about that make this an update you don’t want to miss. Journal …

Posted by Colin on Mon, Dec 11, 2023

Mesh networks: What are they and why you need one

You may have heard of or seen “mesh networks” mentioned on the Internet. What are they and why on earth would you need one? Well today we are going to answer those questions and …

Posted by Colin on Wed, Nov 8, 2023

Brain dump fast with this free iOS Shortcut

Introduction So how do we combat Messy Brain / overwhelm? Enter the Brain Dumper iOS shortcut! IntroductionGet things out of your head and into your task manager FAST with this …

Posted by Colin on Sun, Oct 22, 2023

Make the ultimate bootable USB drive

Creating a USB Swiss army knife full of tech tools for all your geeky needs Today we are going to make the ultimate bootable USB drive to have with you at all times. This is an …

Posted by Colin on Sun, Oct 15, 2023