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 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.