Ever wanted to spy on your roommates or family? Find out who is leaving those dishes on the couch? (Spoiler- it's probably the kids... if not then you need a new roommate). Well... you're in luck! Getting a security camera system can be an expensive proposition but it doesn't have…
TL;DR - The issue of personal privacy and data collection is nothing new, but it has gained in notoriety over the past few years. A recent viral tiktok video re-ignites interest and discussion. F.A.A.N.G. is not going to accept revoking access to data completely without charging for their previously free…
TL;DR - Open Source projects are a breeding ground for innovation and, in many instances, are well supported enough to use in development projects or even as standalone substitute for consumer software. So why are these options not seeing the same user acceptance? Marketing and abundance of choice. So what's…
TL;DR - Regular old WiFi 6 has only been out for 2 years (ancient in the tech world, right?) and now 6E is poised to add even more channels for interference free, ultra-low latency connectivity. Which is great... but... You need all of your devices to be able to run…
TL;DR - AI is still held back by the same thing it's always been restrained by... compute power. Even though we can muster more now than ever before, it will cost you... a lot. Training the latest and greatest models at scale is incredibly expensive and the companies with the…
TL;DR - Giants in the tech industry are falling left and right. Is Mercury in retrograde or something? Probably not- it just means no matter how big you are, tech will go wrong sometimes. Redundancy and mitigation are key. And you can learn something from this. Azure Outage At about…
TL:DR RAM is predicted to drop in price by up to 8% and is already happening! Price drops across multiple sites are already being seen. Waiting longer could garner more savings, or you could miss out. Get RAM during Q4 and hold out for other parts as the chip shortage…
Overview Lots of alliteration, I know- but this project really is pretty awesome! Plus, it is perfect for the Raspberry Pi Pico because it takes advantage of a few of it's cooler features like running different tasks on each of its dual cores! There's a ton to go through, so…
Overview So far in our basics series we've covered what exactly the "internet" is, which is just a bunch of computers that are able to talk to one another. We've also seen how your computer can join that internet conversation by paying an internet provider, getting a modem/router and connecting…
Overview Hello all, and welcome back to Ctrl Alt Develop's blog series that goes back to the basics of modern technology for the tech beginner. Today we will focus on the window to the internet... the mighty browser. Internet is vast and complicated, with lots of rules, protocols, and processes…