How To Get Live Satellite Images Directly From Space
This video is from saveitforparts. By popular request, here’s my attempt at a “simple” how-to starter guide for weather satellite decoding. This was surprisingly difficult to put together, taking me several days and multiple attempts to get it right. It also ended up being over 20 minutes long! According to my recent polls, you the […]
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Electronics Fundamentals
This video from Full Course covers Electronics Fundamentals and is essential for anyone wanting to get started with their own IoT projects.
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RISC-V Business: Testing “the world’s leading RISC-V SBC”
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Frank
- March 13, 2023
- aarch64
- adapter
- amd
- architecture
- ARM
- arm64
- bcm2711
- board
- comparison
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- Computer
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- debian
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- GPU
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- Guide
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- Linux
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- networking
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- Raspberry Pi
- review
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- SBC
- sifive
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- test
- testing
- two
- visionfive
- WiFi
- x1
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Jeff Geerling talks about the single board computer could start a revolution in the industry! Or so some people think.
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How to Hacking Your Garage Door with the Raspberry Pi Pico W
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Frank
- November 14, 2022
- Android
- apple watch
- Automation
- Beginner
- close
- Cloud
- connected
- door
- enforcer
- esp32
- esp8266
- esphome
- garage
- Getting Started
- Guide
- helpful
- home assistant
- homelab
- honeywell
- house
- Install
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- internet of things
- IoT
- iphone
- Learning
- LED
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- micropython
- nag
- notification
- open
- phone
- pico
- pico w
- Privacy
- Programming
- push
- Raspberry Pi
- reminder
- seco-larm
- sensor
- Software
- testing
- Tutorial
- wife
- WiFi
- Wired
- wireless
- YAML
A high tech solution to not leaving the garage door open all day! Here’s the open source Raspberry Pi Pico W garage door sensor project, with instructions for how you can set up the same thing at your house: https://github.com/geerlingguy/pico-w-garage-door-sensor
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Backups: You’re doing ’em wrong!
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Frank
- December 10, 2021
- 123
- 3-2-1
- 321
- arq
- asustor
- AWS
- backblaze
- Backup
- backup & restore
- backup plan
- backups
- carbon copy cloner
- ccc
- Cloud
- Computer
- copy
- crashplan
- data recovery
- Disaster Recovery
- dr
- files
- glacier
- Guide
- hard drive
- library
- Linux
- local
- mac
- macOS
- Media
- nail
- NAS
- network attached storage
- photos
- process
- qnap
- ramset
- Raspberry Pi
- rclone
- red shirt jeff
- restic
- restore
- rsj
- rsync
- s3
- ssd
- synology
- time machine
- Windows
If you’re relying on Google or Apple to back up your data, or you just have a hard drive plugged into your computer, your data’s at risk, v
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Little Known ESP32 Power Saving Modes
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Frank
- December 8, 2021
- Arduino
- arduino project
- beginners
- clock reduction
- deep sleep
- DIY
- do-it-yourself
- eevblog
- Electronics
- esp32
- esp32 datasheet
- esp32 project
- esp32 tutorial
- esp32 weather station
- esp8266
- esp8266 datasheet
- esp8266 project
- greatscott
- Guide
- hack
- hobby
- how to
- IoT
- light sleep
- LoRaWAN
- nodemcu
- project
- simple
- smart home
- supercapacitors
- ttgo
- wemos
- WiFi
Another great video about the ESP32 and its power saving modes. I need to dust off my soldering iron. We all know that we send our ESP32s to deep sleep to save energy. But do you know the other possibilities to save energy like light sleep and clock reduction? And what about modem sleep or […]
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Are Supercapacitors the better Batteries?
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Frank
- November 29, 2021
- Arduino
- arduino project
- beginners
- DIY
- do-it-yourself
- eevblog
- Electronics
- esp32
- esp32 datasheet
- esp32 project
- esp32 tutorial
- esp32 weather station
- esp8266
- esp8266 datasheet
- esp8266 project
- greatscott
- Guide
- hack
- hobby
- how to
- IoT
- LoRaWAN
- nodemcu
- project
- simple
- smart home
- supercapacitors
- ttgo
- wemos
- WiFi
I have often wondered why use batteries and not supercapacitors. Supercapacitors are super like Superman or Superwoman. Otherwise, they only would be called “Capacitors.” Right? Where are they “super” and where not? Where can we use them, and how? And the most important question: Are they better than batteries?
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How to Create Fillable PDF Form for Free
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Frank
- March 15, 2021
- Adobe
- adobe pdf
- checkbox
- combo
- create
- create a form
- create form
- export
- export pdf
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- Guide
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- kevin
- kevin stratvert
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- libreoffice
- list
- make
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- option
- pdf fillable form
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- pdfs
- stratvert
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- Tutorial
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Kevin Stratvert provides this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to create a fillable PDF form for free using LibreOffice. LibreOffice is free and open source software that allows you to create forms and export as a PDF form. When you distribute your form, others can fill out your form easily. Once they complete your form, they […]
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How to use Microsoft PowerToys
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Frank
- February 18, 2021
- App
- app launcher
- apps
- bulk
- color picker
- explorer
- fancy zones
- fancyzones
- file explorer
- Guide
- how to
- image
- image resizer
- kevin stratvert
- keyboard
- keyboard manager
- mark down
- markdown
- Microsoft
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- microsoft windows
- Power
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- powertoys
- remap keyboard
- remap keys
- remap shortcut
- remap shortcuts
- resizer
- screen snap
- screen snapping
- short cuts
- shortcut
- svg
- Tip
- toys
- trick
- tricks
- window snap
- Windows
- WIndows 10
- windows snap
- windows snapping
In this step-by-step tutorial, Kevin Stratvert teaches us how to get and use Microsoft PowerToys. With Power Toys, use a color picker to get the HEX, RGB, etc. value for any color on your screen, snap windows using Fancy Zones, preview SVG and markdown files in File Explorer, resize images in bulk, rename files in […]
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How to use Microsoft Power Apps
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Frank
- February 1, 2021
- 365
- App
- app builder
- application
- apps
- Azure
- Build
- build app
- business app
- Code
- Coding
- connectors
- Data
- data base
- data verse
- database
- develop
- develop app
- Development
- distribute
- Dynamics
- edit
- Excel
- Guide
- help
- how to
- kevin stratvert
- list
- Low Code
- Microsoft
- Microsoft 365
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- No Code
- Office
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- Power
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- Power Apps
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- powerapps.com
- program
- share point
- sharepoint
- sharepoint list
- SQL
- stratvert
- Tutorial
Kevin Stratvert walks us through a step-by-step tutorial where you learn how you can use Microsoft Power Apps to build professional-grade apps the easy way.
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