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Cool site for making custom gauge faces!

January 15, 2026

While thinking about a project making a custom clock using the automotive gauge stepper motor from Adafruit, I tripped across this site for making custom gauge faces – perfect! This is my first attempt – pretty happy with it.

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Manually control servo with ATtiny85

January 5, 2026

If you find yourself wanting to control a servo with an ATtiny85, you will find very few libraries available.  Those that are available, I was unable to get to work properly for full 180 degree rotation of my SG92R servo.  … Continue reading →

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Manjaro – Rebuild Chrome browser

March 2, 2025

Since Chrome won’t update properly in Manjaro, you need to rebuild it when there is a new version.  Thankfully, using yay makes this super easy. yay -Sy google-chrome   Or if you want to do the same but with no … Continue reading →

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Manjaro Linux Fails To Add Printer

February 16, 2025

If your printer fails to load in Manjaro Linux, use the old CUPS interface: http://localhost:631/admin The username and password will be the same as the admin on the computer.

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Manjaro – Get that arduino to connect!

February 4, 2025

If you find that your Arduino isn’t connecting in Manjaro (and most other Linux flavors), you can run a command in terminal to give permission for your computer to connect.  You will want to run lsusb to find where your … Continue reading →

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