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Adding a Second Drive

FreeBSD Articles / October 25, 2016

This article documents how to add a second drive to your FreeBSD system and format it as UFS. If you have a system that allows hot-plugging (like the Dell line […]

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Testing the NRF24L01+ on Arduino

Arduino Projects / May 7, 2016

The Nordic NRF24L01+ 2.4Ghz radio board is a great little radio to use for all your projects. No, it is not wifi compatable. It uses it’s own protocal but it

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Closet Light Controller – Adafruit Trinket

Arduino Projects / May 7, 2016

I replaced my closet doors and decided to also place some LED strip lighting in the closets. I look all over for a good controller to turn the LED lights

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NUT Client for VMWare ESXi

General Unix Articles / May 2, 2016

NUT is some great software for managing a UPS and notifiying all your client s to shutdown properly. This document describes how to install a NUT client into ESXi 5

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Stop PHP files from executing.

FreeBSD Articles / May 2, 2016

If you are a maintainer of a websiter or CMS, don’t always trust the built in security. If the user can upload images or stories to the web site then

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Monitoring your UPS with a Pi

Raspberry Pi Projects / April 29, 2016

I have a need to monitor a couple of APC UPS’ that are supplying power for my Home Theater system. I currently don’t have a computer close by but want

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OpenHAB’s systeminfo binding on a Raspberry Pi 2

Raspberry Pi Projects / April 26, 2016

OpenHAB is a great application that allows you to create a Smart Home. It connects with almost any smart device. This article assumes you already have OpenHAB installed on your

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