Anycubic Chiron & Mega S Upgrades

Anycubic Chiron & Mega S Upgrades

Anycubic Mega S and Chiron upgrades to make your printer a reliable workhorse (paid links): Left handed all aluminum Bowden extruder. (left handed on Anycubic printers) After you get tired of the cheap metal axle sleeve wearing out on the Titan extruders. This is real...

pi-hole: change default web admin port

pi-hole: change default web admin port

If you run another web server on your raspberry pi such as nginx etc you'll need to change the default port "80" for your pi-hole's web admin. This guide applies to the default lighthttpd web server installed with pi-hole. EDIT: 2020-10-06 - fixed sed command syntax....

Getting stated with Bitcoin

Getting stated with Bitcoin

The easiest service I've found to Buy, Store and spend bitcoins is Coinbase.com  Basically you link your checking to your coinbase account.  Once Linked you can begin buying bitcoins in amounts that suit your needs.

403 forbidden VLC 2.0.3 raspbian

403 forbidden VLC 2.0.3 raspbian

2020-10-04 - Update as of version 2.1 VLC no longer uses hosts files to control access. I'm enabling the VLC web interface on a Raspberry Pi 2 to interface with my Smartthings home automation system.  The project is called VLC Thing and it turns a Raspberry Pi...

Repair sticking trigger buttons l2 r2 on PS4 controller

Repair sticking trigger buttons l2 r2 on PS4 controller

5 Pairs L2 R2 Trigger Springs Replacement Parts Buttons For PlayStation 4 PS4 Controller EveryOne-Buy I noticed my PS4 controller's L2 trigger was sticking.  After opening up the controller it was obvious the hinge pin that holds my L2 trigger had broken.  This in...

Polk Audio PSW10 Powered Subwoofer

Polk Audio PSW10 Powered Subwoofer

Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black) As far as entry subwoofers go, this is probably the best bang for your buck, especially considering the quality of the build. Built around high quality medium density fiberboard and using a highly efficient...

Custom CSS for WordPress Search widget

Custom CSS for WordPress Search widget

The WordPress search form widget is seriously ugly.  This custom CSS will give you some control over the search widget only a mother could love. .searchform input[type="text"]{ width: 100%; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; }...

Extending the useful life of a non-HDMI receiver

Extending the useful life of a non-HDMI receiver

A few years ago I had purchased a Sony  STR-KG700 audio receiver for use primarily as a 5.1 decoder in my back bedroom.  At the time my house AV system was wired for component video.  Eventually I converted the system over to HDMI for simplicity of wiring and to take...

XBMC orphaned movie folder remover

XBMC orphaned movie folder remover

I'm a big fan of XBMC KODI but have an issue when it comes to the way KODI handles removing watched movies.  When  you delete a movie from the database (and file system if you've configured KODI to allow file deletion) KODI deletes the movie file but not the...