Technical hobbyist exploring Raspberry Pi, ham radio, networking systems, GNSS/RTK positioning, laser engraving, and digital camera hardware.
TOOCAA NOVA Smart Home Laser Engraver Review I ve reviewed quite a few laser engravers on this blog. Recently, TOOCAA reached out to me and asked me to review their new TOOCAA NOVA Smart Home Laser Engraver. Two years ago I reviewed the TOOCAA L2 Laser Engraver for them. That review can be found here. I [ ] The post TOOCAA NOVA Smart Home Laser Engraver Review appeared first on John s Tech Blog .
Install Syncthing On QNAP TS-433 Well, this was harder than it should have been. Syncthing is quite likely the best synchronization software out there. At least I think so. Some years ago I kind of got tired of building up NAS devices and bought a QNAP TS-433 four bay NAS. This device uses an OS [ ] The post Install Syncthing On QNAP TS-433 appeared first on John s Tech Blog .
BlindsMagic The Ultimate In Smart Blinds Window Treatments Over the years I have documented a lot of smart home devices. Some of the most useful, in my opinion, are smart window treatments. And I have reviewed smart blinds from a few manufacturers. Recently a company named BlindsMagic reached out to me and asked me [ ] The post BlindsMagic The Ultimate In Smart Blinds Window Treatments appeared…
Heltec V4 Meshtastic Review I ve recently rediscovered Meshtastic and have built up several nodes in the past week. It s not that I need more of them, I just enjoy testing the various boards. In this entry we ll be looking at the Heltec V4 Meshtastic LoRa 32 board. In my opinion this is one of the [ ] The post Heltec V4 Meshtastic Review appeared first on John s Tech Blog .
Meshtastic Heltec T096 Best Solar Build I ve recently gotten back into Meshtastic and built a couple of solar nodes. For my second node I used the Heltec T096 Mesh Node. In my opinion this is the EASIEST solar node build that is out there. There is no shortage of solar node projects out there [ ] The post Meshtastic Heltec T096 Best Solar Build appeared first on John s Tech Blog .
Cigman CM-S05 12 Line Laser Level Review I recently was contacted by Cigman to review their 16 Line Laser Level (CM-S04). Following that review they asked me to test and review their new Cigman CM-S05. The principal difference between the two are the number of projected line and the fact that the CM-S05 can be [ ] The post Cigman CM-S05 12 Line Laser Level Review appeared first on John s Tech Blog…
Newer Isn t Always Better Vintage Gear Tech is always moving forward. But there are times when they just plain got it right. Some items become somewhat timeless, or at the very least become nostalgic. Having some solid vintage gear can stop from having constant upgrade-itis. We always chase the newest, and latest, and greatest [ ] The post Newer Isn t Always Better Vintage Gear appeared first on…
Offline Computing Preparing For Uncertain Times This is an article I write every couple of years. The more this world descends into chaos, the more I think to it wise to update the content. I m not a Doomsday guy but it is easy to imagine a scenario where we are without things like electricity, [ ] The post Offline Computing Preparing For Uncertain Times appeared first on John s Tech Blog .
Coospo TR70 Smart Radar Tail Light Review I recently purchased a Coospo CS600 bicycle computer which I reviewed here. Additionally I blogged about creating custom maps and took that discussion over to Reddit. Somewhere along the line Coospo contacted me and asked me if I would review their Coospo TR70 Smart Radar Tail Light. Yes. [ ] The post Coospo TR70 Smart Radar Tail Light Review appeared…
GhostBSD A Linux Alternative I ve always loved trying various operating systems. So it is with GhostBSD. Most of the time I put these OS s on a virtual machine which is fun, but you can t take a virtual machine with you. I have a whole bunch of laptops around here and one that I routinely [ ] The post GhostBSD A Linux Alternative appeared first on John s Tech Blog .