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 - 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 - 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 We've talked about password managers recently here at Ctrl Alt Develop as a great way to not only make your life easier, but also help you to improve your online security by generating secure passwords for you. This is a great first step, but there is secure... and then…
Overview Well. It's come to this. The end of the road. We've come a long way. I've shown you everything I've learned so far and it culminates into this last machine. A virtual machine that is a gaming rig. Buckle up, it's going to be an in-depth ride! We are…
Overview Looking for a secure way to access your home network on the cheap? Look no further! For a one-time cost of about $30-$40 you can set up a VPN connection using Wireguard and a Raspberry Pi Zero! This project was created with the aim of providing a secure remote…
Overview So... We've covered a lot of ground so far in this series and have quite a few things on our home network. The most interesting of them are a Plex server, Calibre-Web server and a file server. In each case, we can access these services from nearly any device...…
Overview So you got Plex up and running, and that's great! But what about all of your ebooks? Wouldn't it be nice to have those self hosted and accessible from any device as well? I thought so, too! One of the most popular ebook managers out there is an app…