Cheap DIY 8 Port IP KVM on a budget
Colin Building a cheap IP KVM using open source software and Raspberry Pi We recently had a small server outage in work. Nothing mission critical, it was over a weekend and…
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DIY Whole Home Energy Monitoring with Home Assistant
Why energy monitoring? I recently decided I wanted more data on our home energy usage. Unfortunately our meter box is over 20 years old and our energy supplier wont replace…
Brain dump fast with this free iOS Shortcut
Introduction Get things out of your head and into your task manager FAST with this free iOS shortcut! I use my devices for everything. My iPhone is always at hand…
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…
Turn your iPad into a portable HDMI screen for free
Using the free app Orion you can connect any video source to your iPad and use it as a portable HDMI monitor and screen recorder! I discovered this app this…
Free Digital Signage with Raspberry Pi and Google Slides
Using a Raspberry Pi with Google Slides is an excellent way to make very cheap and effective digital signage. In this guide I will show you how to build this.…
New iOS 17 update: Features I will be using immediately
The iOS 17 update has just released for iPhone and iPad and it has some fantastic new features. Many are small but they have a big impact. Here are a…
Goodnotes for iOS v6: How to get it free for Education!
Goodnotes for iOS is an amazing app for note taking on iPad and has recently had a major update with impressive new features. And if you are a school or…
£8 HDMI capture stick – must have kit
Been toying with the idea of making a few YouTube videos on setting up various Raspberry Pi things and thought that just pointing a camera at the monitor would look…
Geeky stuff to do during lockdown
You can and should do these things all year round really, but perhaps especially so now. Some of these may be UK specific. Just a few things that can help…