A photo I took when I rode over Sydney Harbour Bridge recently
Moved to a new host
I moved my site to a new host. If you can see this, you are viewing the new host.
ESPHome configuration for Arlec Grid Connect Smart Plug-in Socket
Ben asked if I could share my ESPHome configuration for the Arlec device. Here it is:
Putting ESPHome on Arlec Smart Plug In Socket
I got some of these Arlec Smart Plug In Sockets from Bunnings. Apparently they are Tuya devices but I decided to take the brute force approach to putting ESPHome on the. First challenge was getting the tri point screw out. I had to buy a special screwdriver for this. Once I got the screws out,… Continue reading Putting ESPHome on Arlec Smart Plug In Socket
Can’t log in to Netflix on Samsung TV
I had this problem on our Samsung TV where no matter what, I couldn’t log into the Netflix app. I noticed that it happened just after I had changed the password to Netflix. Now lets not think about how fucking difficult it is to type in an email address and secure password using just a… Continue reading Can’t log in to Netflix on Samsung TV
Let’s Encrypt when your server is behind a firewall and you can’t use DNS Challenge
Sometimes you want to give a server that is behind a firewall a valid SSL certificate. Let’s Encrypt provides a nice solution for this called DNS Challenge. The problem with DNS Challenge is it may require some manual configuring to on your server to set it up. That is all fine and good but sometimes… Continue reading Let’s Encrypt when your server is behind a firewall and you can’t use DNS Challenge
MSSQL ODBC Client on Debian 9 Stretch
Many years ago fREW Schmidt wrote a very handy article on installing MSSQL ODBC drivers in debian. Since then Microsoft have improved their support of debian somewhat and things have changed making it easier to install, however they still (as at 2017-11-06) have not released proper drivers for Debian Stretch. Add the microsoft repo echo … Continue reading MSSQL ODBC Client on Debian 9 Stretch
I made a braided cord bracelet
I made a braided cord bracelet. Cordage came from Decathelon Instructions thanks to the WhyKnot YouTube Channel
I made a ukulele tuner web app
I got sick of all the ukulele tuner apps so I decided to make my own. The best ukulele tuner app I’ve found on the iPhone works by repeatedly playing the note you are tuning to rather than trying to analyse the audio and display the frequency of the note it detects. The human ear… Continue reading I made a ukulele tuner web app
convert mp3 to m4b on the linux command line
I quite often want to convert mp3 files to m4b, Apple’s proprietary nastiness. There is pacpl of course but that has issues these days, particularly with copying the id3 tags to the new file. FFmpeg can do it when you build from source (I just found a nice script that will build it from source for… Continue reading convert mp3 to m4b on the linux command line