I'm a bit new to the HAM radio scene. I've been playing around with it for a while, since I got my license back in 2018. For the most part I've been on the 2 meter band, and I decided it was time to step it up a notch and …

As it turns out, Piwigo and AVI files don't play nicely together. So, I shamelessly ripped off this thread, and wrote a script to automatically convert my camcorder's AVI files into MP4 videos and put them into my gallery:

#!/bin/bash

echo "Converting videos..."
cd /home/alaskalinuxuser/Videos/
for i …

As I begin branching out in the amateur radio world, I came to realize that I needed some form of log to capture my contacts. Of course, I found several log books available on Amazon and the like, but as this is a side hobby, I would like to cut …

Previously, I had decided to ditch Google apps, including Google Photos. That meant that I needed a new photo backup solution, of which I have written several articles on this blog. The main portion of the server was Piwigo, a photo viewing/sharing/organizing server that you can view from …

Well, I guess I got a little board after finishing my last project. Usually I move right into some other project, but at the moment, I am lacking inspiration on what to do next. So, in the meantime, I decided to work on my low poly skills, namely, the art …

I recently got a Nabi Big 20 HD tablet to use as a camera viewer in a nursery at our church. The only problem was, when I turned it on, it kept giving me an error, stating that I had to hook up to the wifi, and that the FUHU …

A while back, I started using CentOS, with Apache, to host my own website. As I talked about here on this blog, the website is for my Piwigo server, which is a Google Photo's alternative. My …

Recently, a friend of mine wanted to get away from the stock software of their phone, and asked for my help to install LineageOS. There were several write-ups about how to do this, so I'm just sharing my experience of making this process work …

While searching for inspiration for 3D programming ideas, I decided to play a few old games for a few minutes to get the feel for the classics. In so doing, I had one game that the CD was burnt using Nero, which saved the CD as an NRG file. Unfortunately …

If you are unfamiliar with μlogger, it is a handy Android application paired with a self hosted server application to keep track of your location. Or, in the author's own words:

μlogger ('micro-logger') is an application for continuous logging of location coordinates, designed to record hiking, biking tracks and other …