Chrome OS Flex: Google’s New PC OS
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Frank
- June 13, 2022
- alternative operating system
- alternative OS
- Barnatt
- Christopher Barnatt
- Chrome OS Flex
- Chrome OS Flex demo
- Chrome OS Flex download
- Chrome OS Flex install
- Chrome OS for laptop
- Chrome OS for PC
- Chrome OS old laptop
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- ChromeOS for PC
- Cloud Computing
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- Cloudready
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- FydeOS
- Google Chrome OS
- installation
- installing Chome OS Flex
- installing Chrome OS
- Neverware
- OS for old laptop
- Windows alternative
Chrome OS Flex is a new version of Chrome OS, the cloud operating system used on Google chromebooks. As this video demonstrates, it can be installed on almost any PC, which can breathe new life to be brought to an old laptop. Seem like a bad time to use strong arm tactics to force users […]
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How to Build a Raspberry Pi OMV 6 NAS
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Frank
- June 8, 2022
- Barnatt
- Christopher Barnatt
- install OMV on Raspberry Pi
- NAS
- OMV 6
- OMV install
- OMV Raspberry Pi
- OMV6
- Open Media Vault
- OpenMediaVault
- OpenMediaVault 6
- OpenMediaVault install
- raspberry pi 3
- Raspberry Pi 3 OpenMediaVault
- Raspberry Pi 4
- Raspberry Pi 4 OpenMediaVault
- Raspberry Pi NAS
- Raspberry Pi OMV install
- Raspberry Pi OpenMediaVault install
Once the move to the new house is complete, I plan on building out a proper NAS to replace my aging COTS device which was, sadly, cut off from support. This video from Explaining Computers has me inspired. OpenMediaVault 6 network attached storage (NAS) software installed and configured on a Raspberry Pi 4, with a […]
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PicoMite: Running BASIC on a Raspberry Pi Pico
Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller set up as a “PicoMite” running the MMBasic programming language from Geoff Graham. The PicoMite firmware and manual can be downloaded from https://geoffg.net/picomite.html
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W OctoPi 3D Printer Control
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Frank
- February 6, 2022
- 3D printer control
- 3D printer monitoring
- 3D printer web interface
- 3d printing
- Barnatt
- Christopher Barnatt
- Monoprice Mini Select V2
- OctoPi
- OctoPi Monoprice
- OctoPrint
- OctoPrint Monoprice
- Rasberry Pi Zero
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W OctoPi
- Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W OctoPrint
- Raspberry Pi Zero 3D printing
- Zerocam
OctoPrint 3D printer control and monitoring software installed and tested on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, demonstrated with a Monoprice Mini Select V2 3D printer.
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Raspberry Pi AI: Picroft Voice Assistant
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Frank
- January 9, 2022
- AI
- Barnatt
- Christopher Barnatt
- Mycroft
- Mycroft installation
- Mycroft microphone
- open source AI
- open source virtual assistant
- open source voice assistant
- Pi Croft
- Picroft
- Picroft installation
- Picroft microphone
- Picroft Raspberry Pi
- Pycroft
- Raspberry Pi
- Raspberry Pi AI
- Raspberry Pi Pycroft
- Raspberry Pi virtual assistant
- Raspberry Pi voice assistant
- voice assistant
Picroft voice assistant installed on a Raspberry Pi 4, including device pairing, WiFi setup, audio configuration, and various demonstrations of this free AI.
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Linux Survival Guide: Running Windows Applications
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Frank
- November 8, 2021
- Barnatt
- Christopher Barnatt
- Dual book Windows and Linux
- Dual boot
- Dual boot Linux and Windows
- Installing Windows applications in Linux
- Linux dual boot
- Linux WINE
- Lutris
- Oracle VirtualBox
- Oracle VM
- Oracle VM VirtualBox
- PlayOnLinux
- Proton
- Proton Linux
- Running Windows Apps in Linux
- Steam Proton
- VirtualBox
- VirtualBox Windows 11
- Windows 11 VirtualBox
- Windows dual boot
- Windows in Linux
- WINE
- Winetricks
How can you run Windows applications in Linux? The video below covers all of the options, including using WINE and related compatibility layer software, setting up a virtual machine, dual booting, and using a cloud Windows PC.
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Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W: We have a new Pi!
Here’s a review of the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, including hardware specification and comparative performance tests. Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:57 Specifications 05:34 Performance & Boot Test 08:43 Sysbench 10:49 Image Processing 13:30: Wrap
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Linux Survival Guide #1: Distros & Drives
If Windows 11 has you got you pondering the future of Windows and curious about Linux, then this is the video series is for you. What is a Linux distro? Which distro should you choose? And how do drives and partitions work in Linux? This video explains, with a focus on users migrating from Windows […]
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Chromium OS for Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi 4 Chromium OS installation and demo, including running Google Docs, Microsoft web apps, Photopea, YouTube, and more! Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Getting Chromium OS 03:25 First Look 06:47 Browse as Guest 08:31 Applications 10:26 Just for Fun (Windows365 test) 14:42 Fast Boot Web Console
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Radxa Zero: a Tiny Quad Core SBC!
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Frank
- September 20, 2021
- Android Radxa Zero
- Armbian
- Armbian Radxa Zero
- Barnatt
- Christopher Barnatt
- Pi Zero alternative
- Radxa SBC
- Radxa Zero
- Radxa Zero Android
- Radxa Zero OS
- Radxa Zero review
- Radxa Zero software support
- Radxa Zero TwisterOS
- Radza Zero Armbian
- Radza Zero operating system
- small sbc
- tiny SBC
- Twister OS
- TwisterOS
- TwisterOS Radxa Zero
- Zero form factor SBC
- Zero formfactor SBC
The Radxa Zero (a quad core single borad computer!) is featured in this video. Imagine what can be built with something like this. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Specifications 06:36 Guess the OS 08:28 TwisterOS Armbian 13:41 Software Support 17:07 Wrap
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