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The Raspberry Pi 500 with an integrated keyboard is the perfect starter mini-PC

2024-12-092024-12-09 Danie

The image shows a workspace featuring a small, white computer monitor with a red back, a wireless keyboard and mouse, and a small potted plant. The monitor displays a scenic picture of a body of water with mountains in the background, perhaps a digital painting or a photograph. A cup of coffee sits on a saucer next to the monitor, adding to the relaxed atmosphere. All items are placed on a light brown wooden desk, suggesting a home office or personal workspace.

The Raspberry Pi 500 is a mini-PC that’s tucked away within a keyboard, which makes it super portable and easy to plug in wherever you want. It’s the next step up from the Pi 400, […]

You can ‘play’ AAA games on a Pi (or anything else) using open source Sunshine and Moonlight

2024-12-092024-12-09 Danie

The image shows an adorable cartoon penguin wearing headphones and holding a video game controller. It is positioned in the foreground against a background of a circuit board, with various electronic components and labels such as "Raspberry Pi 5" and "HDMI" visible. The background has a vibrant teal and green color scheme, with streaks of light emanating from behind the penguin, adding a dynamic element to the scene.

Moonlight allows you to play your PC games on almost any device, whether you’re in another room or miles away from your gaming rig. Moonlight (formerly Limelight) is an open source implementation of NVIDIA’s GameStream […]

The OTIO standard can allow importing of a video editor’s timeline into a different video editor

2024-12-092024-12-09 Danie

The image shows two screen captures of video editing software. In the foreground, there are various tools and options for video editing, including color balance, equalizer, and effects. The background displays a preview of a video clip showing a vintage-style streetcar traveling along a desert-like landscape. The streetcar appears to be well-preserved, suggesting a historical or restored vehicle. The video editing software is shown here is Kdenlive, a professional-grade video editor. The screenshot displays multiple tracks and clips organized on a timeline, showing it is an advanced use-case scenario. The small details in the timeline include timestamps that correlate with the video footage, suggesting careful consideration and attention to detail by the editor. This implies the editor has advanced skills in editing, as the software displays a multitude of features including an audio mixer, video effects, and transitions.

This means a timeline that contains various media with multiple tracks and clips with cuts, can be exported, for example, from Kdenlive and imported into DaVinci Resolve. This is useful where often one editor can […]

RaspController is an Android app for remotely managing a Raspberry Pi

2024-12-092024-12-09 Danie

The image shows a hand holding a smartphone displaying the RaspController app, which appears to be used for managing a Raspberry Pi. In the background, there is a computer monitor showing a dark blue screen with what seems to be a landscape image, and a framed picture of a bird on the wall. The foreground mainly consists of the smartphone and a part of the hand holding it. The setting appears to be an office or workspace. The smartphone is displaying the app's interface with various options relating to the Raspberry Pi's functions, including GPIO control, file management, SSH shell access, and camera settings. A small detail shows that a Raspberry Pi 5 is connected and being controlled.

RaspController is an application designed to monitor, access, and control your Raspberry Pi over a network. Once you pair the app with your lean, mean, green board, you can access the files, monitor the resource […]

If your webcam didn’t come with customization software, you can use OBS to reframe it

2024-12-062024-12-06 Danie

The image shows a close-up view of a small, square webcam attached to the top of a computer monitor. The webcam is white with a black circular lens. The monitor displays a blurry image in the background; it seems to be an abstract landscape of orange and brown hues, possibly a digital painting or a photograph of a desert-like environment. The foreground is dominated by the webcam and the top edge of the monitor, which is dark gray or black.

OBS is free and open source software that will provide various filters and effects you can apply to an input such as a webcam. It will generate an output stream which any app will think […]

Android’s AirDrop-Like Quick Share Just Got an Upgrade

2024-12-062024-12-13 Danie

The image shows a hand holding a smartphone displaying a Nearby Share request from a laptop named "Joe's Laptop." The phone's screen shows various apps including Instagram, Photos, Gmail, and Slack. In the background, a computer monitor displays a blurred webpage or application. The foreground is dominated by the smartphone and hand, while the background is a simple, out-of-focus workspace. The location appears to be an office or home office setting. The PIN displayed on the phone, 9052, is unique to this specific file transfer request.

Google has just announced a new, neat change to Quick Share. Now, instead of having to change around your settings or add people as a contact every time you want to share something, you can […]

5 signs it might finally be time to upgrade your PSU

2024-12-062024-12-06 Danie

The image shows a Straight Power 11 750W power supply unit (PSU) in a close-up shot. The PSU is positioned on a white surface, with the box it came in slightly visible in the background. The foreground is dominated by the PSU's rear panel, showcasing an array of connectors and labels indicating their functions, including motherboard (MB), peripheral (P8) connections, and drive connections. The background is somewhat blurred, but a white surface and the partially visible box indicating that it's a 750W power supply are clearly seen.

As a PC user, you probably already appreciate the crucial role of a power supply unit (PSU). It’s not only responsible for routing the correct voltage to every component inside the PC, but also keeping […]

iVerify’s $1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections

2024-12-052024-12-05 Danie

The image shows a close-up view of a digital screen displaying a malware alert. In the foreground, a prominent warning sign with an exclamation mark inside a triangle and the word "MALWARE" is clearly visible. This is encircled by a segmented, glowing orange ring, possibly representing a progress bar or severity indicator. The background is filled with a complex array of digital data streams, red and black in color, giving the impression of a computer network or system under stress. A portion of another screen, showing charts and a world map, is visible in the upper left corner, suggesting a broader technological context.

In recent years, commercial spyware has been deployed by more actors against a wider range of victims, but the prevailing narrative has still been that the malware is used in targeted attacks against an extremely […]

Jack Dorsey explains very concisely how Nostr works in 2 minutes

2024-12-052024-12-05 Danie

The image shows a man standing in what seems to be a small conference room or a similar venue. The foreground is dominated by the man, who is wearing a dark-colored t-shirt and a baseball cap. In the background, there's a dark red curtain and a plain, light wall. The overall ambiance is dimly lit, making the setting appear somewhat intimate. There is a small, almost unnoticeable detail on the wall that looks like a small screen mirroring the presenter's slide, which shows a presentation about Nostr. There is a title slide in the foreground that says nostr: Notes & Other Stuff Transmitted by Relays.

One of the best descriptions I’ve seen. No fluff, no technical jargon. Why Jack left X and Bluesky, was because he wanted a social platform that was also going to be censorship free. The Nostr […]

KDE is Making its Own Distro, and So is GNOME

2024-12-052024-12-05 Danie

The image shows a computer screen displaying the system settings of what seems to be a KDE Plasma desktop environment. In the foreground, various system settings options are visible, including input & output, display & monitor, and connected devices. The background features a cartoonish landscape with soft, pastel colors. The main focus is on the system settings menus, with file manager windows showing in the center. There is also a small 'Apply' button at the bottom, which suggests some configuration changes have been made.

KDE’s distro won’t be the same as their KDE Neon (which is Ubuntu based) but it is uncertain whether the new one will replace KDE Neon (I think not because of the differences). What is […]

Category: Blog

The Raspberry Pi 500 with an integrated keyboard is the perfect starter mini-PC

You can ‘play’ AAA games on a Pi (or anything else) using open source Sunshine and Moonlight

The OTIO standard can allow importing of a video editor’s timeline into a different video editor

RaspController is an Android app for remotely managing a Raspberry Pi

If your webcam didn’t come with customization software, you can use OBS to reframe it

Android’s AirDrop-Like Quick Share Just Got an Upgrade

5 signs it might finally be time to upgrade your PSU

iVerify’s $1 phone scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections

Jack Dorsey explains very concisely how Nostr works in 2 minutes

KDE is Making its Own Distro, and So is GNOME

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