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Steam Deck, a handheld gaming PC made by Valve

Linux

Steam Deck and the Impact for Linux Desktop

The Steam Deck will sell millions and might have a really good impact for the Linux Desktop community.

Linux

Odroid HC4 - The Perfect Backup NAS with MINIO S3 and restic

How to run Minio S3 on the Odroid HC4 and use it for backups with restic.

Coat hanger looking like a elephant without a trunk

Weekly Musings

Weekly Musings #7 - Updating Ghost, Installing Ubuntu, Learning Docker, Raspberry Pi SD Card Corruption

Two new blog post about updating Ghost and installing Ubuntu on my Desktop. Found an awesome resource for learning docker and containers and an in depth article about Raspberry Pi SD Card corruption.

Ghost migration fails - How to migrate the default collation from MySQL 5 to MySQL 8

How to migrate the Ghost MySQL database collation from MySQL 5.7 default to MySQL 8.0 default.

Retro computers and other retro hardware

Linux

Common Tools and Apps I use on my Linux Machines

Here is a collection of common tools and applications I regularly use on almost all of my Linux pcs.

Weekly Musings

Weekly Musing #6 - pc-switch update, Live Coding on Twitch

One new blog post about the new PCB version of my pc-switch and the process of making it. A few thoughts on live coding on Twitch.

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First PCB version for the pc-switch for ESPHome - My first PCB design ever

I have built a PCB and have documented my process as an absolute beginner in this field. The pc-switch can control your pc power switch, reset switch via Home Assistant and ESPHome.

Weekly Musings

Weekly Musings #5 - PCB for pc-switch, Raspberry Pi NAS

Two new blog posts this week and I got my first PCB for the pc-switch. I also stumbled across a promising Rasperry Pi based NAS.

Infrastructure as code - When to use Terraform and Ansible

Here I describe the different problems Ansible and Terraform try to solve and which tool you should start with.

Man smashing a monitor and saying "Fixed it!"

Today I learned

Stop Windows from lowering in-game sounds when using Steam voice chat

Fix windows lowering the game volume when using steam voice chat.

Weekly Musings

Weekly Musings #4 - Raspberry Pi turns 10, CNCF Glossary, Solo Dev Planning Advice

Raspberry Pi turns 10, CNCF Glossary, Solo Dev Planning Advice

Useful resources for blogging and content creation I always forget

I always forget the useful tools and links for creating content and blog posts. So here is a list of my used tools and sites.

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