Category Archives: How-To

Chai

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

When I tasted chai, wow, my life was changed. I have been adapting my chai recipe as I have learned from “chai experts” and experimented myself. The primary credits go to my mother-in-law Manju Agrawal. Chai is very customized for … Continue reading →

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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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Move Google Contacts to Nextcloud Contacts

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

The process is easy. Go to the Google Contacts website: https://contacts.google.com/ Expand “More” and select “Export”. Export all or some of your contacts, but select vCard format and save to your Desktop. Go to your Nextcloud website’s Contacts app: https://<your-nextcloud-website&gt;.com/index.php/apps/contacts. … Continue reading →

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Add Nextcloud calendar to Google Calendar

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

Below is how to see (read-only) your Nextcloud calendars in Google Calendar. I do not believe Google supports writing to Nextcloud calendars from Google Calendar. This example is for my Calendar “Example Calendar”. From the calendar app page: https://your-nextcloud-server.com/index.php/apps/calendar/ Under … Continue reading →

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SmartRG router cheatsheet

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

The SmartRG router (supplied by Sonic ISP) has a bad user interface. There is no easy mode, just very network centric terminology to maneuver.  Local Server Walk-through Let’s say you plug in your laptop to Ethernet or connect to the … Continue reading →

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SmartRG network hard drive – SAMBA version too old

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Brian Agrawal Goodacre

The SmartRG router (supplied by Sonic ISP) has the option of mounting a hard drive for access by all computers on the network via the SAMBA protocol. But the SmartRG router supplied has an old version of the SAMBA protocol, … 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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