Category Archives: Hardware

Case positions for Overhead CodeDodger wireless keypad

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

When trying to set up a new Overhead CodeDodger wireless keypad (with buttons for “SET” and “PRGM”), it is very important to understand what the instructions mean by an “open” case. This is best seen at night when the buttons … Continue reading →

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UHD 4K @ 60Hz Checklist to Get Your Monitor Working to Its Fullest

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

A 4K monitor that is running at 30Hz is choppy and jumpy. Everyone wants the full 60Hz for the smooth mouse scrolling. But 4K 60Hz is so much data that needs to be transferred so quickly that every hardware and … Continue reading →

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Temporary fix for updating external HPFS/NTFS/exFAT hard drive’s permissions so Plex can access

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

When I plugged in my external hard drive that was on Windows to a Linux machine (Raspberry Pi 3), it was automatically mounted at /media/brian/Brian-HD, but the permissions were drw- — — 1 brian brian. I needed Plex to be able … Continue reading →

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Factory Resetting Nexlux LED Light Strip

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

The Nexlux LED Strip Lights sold on Amazon have a confusing set of “How to restore factory settings?” instructions First, to add a device, install their app (Magic Home Pro app on Google Play or Magic Home WiFi on App Store) and … Continue reading →

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[NO SOLUTION] Lenovo Thinkpad shuts down after exactly 30 minutes

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

I recently received a rather new Lenovo Thinkpad Ultrabook for free because the machine running Windows would shut down after 30 minutes exactly. It was running Windows and I thought it was a problem with Windows, well… Installing Linux, it … Continue reading →

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Sideloading Apps onto Fire TV

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

Since the Amazon Fire TV is a device that runs Android, you can install any Android app onto your Fire TV, but to varying degrees of success. How to To get apps onto your FireTV, you can do it the … Continue reading →

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Setting up the Etekcity WiFi Smart Plug with the VeSync app and 2.4 GHz connection

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

The Etekcity WiFi Smart Plug Mini Outlet with Energy Monitoring (2 Pack), Works with Amazon Alexa Echo, No Hub Required, 1 Minute to Set Up, White is a good smart outlet. It goes for about $30 for a pair [1]. … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi OpenVPN Server

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

I heard about the Raspberry Pi VPN on the Security Now! Podcast, but I found it a few months later when looking how to set up a VPN on (you guessed it) a Raspberry Pi. The set up is almost … Continue reading →

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Audio Jack Crisis

Posted on July 22, 2015 by commoner4

Not many can say that the tip of their headphone’s audio jack has broken off from the body/sleeve of the audio jack and is deeply lodged into their iPad. However those that can could relate with the panic and fright … Continue reading →

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