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Adding an external antenna to the PicoMEM Pi Pico W

Nov 28, 2025 · 2 min read ·

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How to add an external antenna to a Pi Pico W to extend WiFi range for devices that reside inside metal enclosures.

Robocopy to NetApp target slow due to all files showing as modified

Oct 2, 2025 · 2 min read ·

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Exploring why a Robocopy to a NetApp target could be slow and a workaround to speed it up.

Resurrecting a Levco MonsterMac Macintosh 128k

May 16, 2025 · 5 min read ·

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A brief history of the MonsterMac RAM expansion for Macintosh 128k / 512k and the steps I took to repair my system.

ATI VGA Wonder 16 Configuration Utilities

Dec 30, 2024 · 1 min read ·

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Preserving configuration utilities for the ATI VGA Wonder 16 which solve compatibility issues experienced with later versions.

Controlling WireGuard using Tasker on Android

Nov 4, 2024 · 2 min read ·

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How to use Tasker to control WireGuard VPN profiles on Android.

Bypassing the Bell Gigahub using a WAS-110 ONT and VyOS 1.5

Oct 17, 2024 · 10 min read ·

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How to configure VyOS to access Bell Internet and TV using a WAS-110 ONT.

Unbricking an APC SMT3000 UPS after a failed firmware update

Oct 2, 2024 · 6 min read ·

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Flashing firmware to a bricked APC ID18 SMT750 / SMT1000 / SMT1500 / SMT2200 / SMT3000 UPS management board using a ST-LINK programmer.

Reverse engineering the BM6 BLE battery monitor

Aug 12, 2024 · 9 min read ·

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A brief overview of how I created a Python application to read the BM6 BLE battery monitor.

Cockpit and KVM: Cannot generate external snapshot name for disk 'vda' without source

May 8, 2024 · 2 min read ·

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How to resolve the 'cannot generate external snapshot name for disk 'vda' without source' error

Cockpit and KVM: Console 'display output is not active' Error

May 8, 2024 · 2 min read ·

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Exploring the 'display output is not active' error when viewing a KVM virtual machine console.