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Category: Blog

Someone made a LiDAR scanner with a Raspberry Pi, and it looks awesome

2025-04-192025-04-19 Danie
A living room features a sofa, coffee table, window with curtains, rug, and assorted items, all depicted with a digital, point-cloud visual effect.

“If you’ve never heard of LiDAR before, it stands for “Light Detection and Ranging.” It can map out an area by firing lasers at it and recording how long it takes for the reflected light […]

Blog3d, lidar, opensource, technology

6 mistakes you’re making when buying new case fans for your PC

2025-04-192025-04-19 Danie
A close-up view of a white PC case featuring three large front-mounted cooling fans and a perforated side panel.

Saving a few cents can cost you in the long run. Ideally you want the fans to last a few years, be silent, and work efficiently. Too many people just choose the cheapest for the […]

Blogcooling, hardware, technology

Vantec NexStar JX NST-358SU3-BK External Drive Enclosure Video

2025-04-182025-04-18 Danie
Teal background showing an image of a black drive enclsoure on the left, with title in white text saying DRIVE ENCLOSURE USB + eSATA, 2.5" + 3.5"

I bought two of these enclosures recently to help transition from my existing 2.5″ USB connected external hard drives, to 3.5″ eSATA connected external drives. So I was looking for a drive enclosure that could […]

Blogdriveenclosures, hardware, technology, unboxing

You’re Missing Out on Hidden Android Updates

2025-04-152025-04-15 Danie
A smartphone screen displaying a message about an available Google Play system update, indicating an update size of 1.3 MB.

Yes, apart from the cascading OS updates through each manufacturer, there are also Google Play system updates which are firstly hidden away under the About Phone menu, and most weirdly of all, they don’t auto […]

Blogandroid, technology

You Don’t Have to Choose Between iPhone and Android With the New Chipolo Pop Tracker

2025-04-152025-04-15 Danie
A blue Chipolo key tracker sits next to several keys on a wooden surface.

Well this tracker does tick most of my boxes as I do like that it can leverage off both the iPhone and Android tracking networks, and that it also has separation alerts. The replaceable battery, […]

Blogtechnology, trackers

I Didn’t Think I Needed Noise-cancelling Headphones—Until I Tried Them

2025-04-132025-04-13 Danie
A pair of white over-ear headphones and a set of white wireless earbuds displayed on a wooden surface.

I also resisted worrying about paying a bit extra for active noise-cancelling (ANC) earbuds, until I finally bought a pair a bit over a year ago. Now I would not consider buying again without ANC. […]

BlogANC, audio, noisecancelling, technology

Mapping legend UK Ordnance Survey releases blocky Britain in Minecraft – again

2025-04-122025-04-12 Danie
A detailed top-down map depicting a landscape with intricate street layouts, rivers, and green areas, resembling a vibrant city.

“This cubist version of the British Isles is estimated to be made up of more than 100 billion blocks, and contains all the features you would expect to see, such as motorways and roads, vegetation, […]

Bloggaming, minecraft, technology, UK

7 cable management tricks I regret not learning sooner

2025-04-112025-04-11 Danie
A close-up of a high-end graphics card with dual white fans inside a sleek computer case, surrounded by cooling fans and decorative plants.

“Cable management is a boring but necessary part of any PC build. Without it, you’ll struggle to make sense of the cable jungle inside and outside your PC, and end up shoving cables wherever you […]

Blogcables, quality, technology

Hackers Exploit WordPress mu-Plugins to Inject Spam and Hijack Site Images

2025-04-112025-04-11 Danie
A laptop displaying a WordPress login screen, featuring a password field and a faint handprint in the background.

“Threat actors are using the “mu-plugins” directory in WordPress sites to conceal malicious code with the goal of maintaining persistent remote access and redirecting site visitors to bogus sites.mu-plugins, short for must-use plugins, refers to […]

Blogsecurity, technology, vulnerability, wordpress

Google’s Street View data can now help analyse infrastructure like roads and utility poles

2025-04-112025-04-11 Danie
Image split showing a red "STOP" sign on the left and a triangular "YIELD" sign on the right, indicating traffic regulations. The labels are overlaid over the signs in the image.

“Government agencies and businesses will be able to use Street View data to analyse roadways, traffic patterns, and utility poles, starting today. It’s all part of a push by Google to combine its maps database […]

Blogsignage, streetview, technology

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