6 open source home automation tools
6 open source home automation tools With an ever-expanding number of devices available to help you automate, protect, and monitor your home, it has never been easier nor more tempting to try your hand at […]
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Walmart and Rakuten take on Amazon with Kobo e-reader alliance
Walmart and Rakuten take on Amazon with Kobo e-reader alliance Walmart has struck a deal with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten that will see the US company become the exclusive mass retailer of Kobo e-readers. Co-branded […]
DJI is taking over every inch of the drone market
DJI is taking over every inch of the drone market If you want to buy a drone, your best bet has long been DJI. But even while it apparently has the market cornered, DJI seems […]
Why decommissioning South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear plant won’t be easy – And will cost 3X what has been…
Why decommissioning South Africa's Koeberg nuclear plant won't be easy – And will cost 3X what has been set aside already The cost of nuclear is not just the construction and running costs. There is […]
How To Easily Switch Kernels In Manjaro Linux
How To Easily Switch Kernels In Manjaro Linux One of the benefits of Manjaro Linux is it’s ability to use and install multiple versions of the Linux kernel at one time. Switching through various versions […]
Catch a glimpse of Steam Locomotives on Live Webcams
Catch a glimpse of Steam Locomotives on Live Webcams Sit in your own house and watch live video of steam locomotives on the other side of the world. Here are three interesting one's I found: […]
EmonCMS – a powerful open-source web-app for processing, logging and visualising energy, temperature…
EmonCMS – a powerful open-source web-app for processing, logging and visualising energy, temperature and other environmental data It will run on a Raspberry Pi (or similar) computer to gather data, and can be viewed on […]
Clipper 5.3 Programming Language for DOS
Clipper 5.3 Programming Language for DOS Back in the day (in my case around the early 1990's) this is what I developed various application programs in. I was employed by the South African Police and […]
These are the top luxury trains in the world – South Africa features two out of the top five
These are the top luxury trains in the world – South Africa features two out of the top five New World Wealth has released its Global Wealth Migration Review for 2018, which features a host […]
OrCam MyEye 2.0 – This device can attach to glasses to help people with limited vision
OrCam MyEye 2.0 – This device can attach to glasses to help people with limited vision For blind and partially sighted people, an artificial vision device with a lightweight smart camera that instantly reads text […]