Category Archives: Upgrade

Lubuntu – two finger right click emulation

September 24, 2021

I use Mac OS X all day at work, and Linux at home. One thing I have come to miss was being able to use two fingers to click and have it come up as a right click. Now I … Continue reading →

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8bit Metronome

June 9, 2020

Editor’s note: This post has been over a year in the making (I just kept procrastinating). It’s finally here, time to share some Arduino fun. After creating my last metronome, based on a 555 IC, I decided I wanted to … Continue reading →

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RSS displayed with PHP – Updated!

November 28, 2018

A week ago I posted about using PHP to display an RSS feed. We moved to a new server that did not have DOM enabled, so I have updated my code to use curl instead of DOMDocument. Either method does … Continue reading →

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Biking update

July 11, 2018

Since the last post I have: – Replaced old bashguard with new BBG – Replaced crankset with Shimano FC-M361 165mm crank – Replaced front 3x gears with 1x 32 tooth N/W (Blackspire Snaggletooth) – Removed front derailleur and added an … Continue reading →

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Excited about biking

January 30, 2018

I’m stoked to get back into the mountain biking scene. I haven’t done much of it since graduating college 10 years ago. I’ve been tuning up my bike, a 2005 Giant Rincon. I need to adjust the front derailleur and … Continue reading →

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