Hardware Articles
- Get Your Phone (or Tablet) a Case! You WILL drop your device. A case will make it a lot less likely for it to break. (Ask me how I know!)
- How Many Bits of Pi? Apparently all Raspberry Pi CPUs show up the same in the Linux kernel, so you have to look at the actual hardware to verify what processor you're running on and whether it's 32 or 64-bit.
- How to Find Stuff General tips for looking for something in real life that you know has to be here, somewhere.
- Notes on E-Paper Display Computers A low-power e-ink laptop sounds great, but I haven't found any yet. Just prototypes, Android tablets, and high-powered e-ink/OLED hybrids.
- Overheating CPU Check the fans. Check the airflow inside and out. And check the inside of the heat sink. If air can't get through the plates, heat can't dissipate.
- PineTab2 Notes: Getting Things Working Things I've had to do on my PineTab2 to get various features working and/or usable.
- Promise SX6000, FreeBSD, and Linux (Obsolete) If you want to build a Linux or FreeBSD system around a RAID array, don't use the Promise SuperTrak SX6000 controller. At least not for now.
- Reformat an SD Card for a New Android Device You can't reformat an encrypted SD card from an old Android device, but you can plug it into a PC and reformat it there.
- Replacing a Nosepad on Glasses Without Screws Most of the instructions I found were for nosepads attached with screws. These clips just locked the pads in place.
- Reversing the Fridge Door: The Missing Steps The directions leave out the fact that you have to prop up the refrigerator to remove the feet and an additional screw on the bottom hinge assembly.