by András Zsitko | Oct 3, 2016 | Tech
There’s a feature in most modern BIOSes, which makes it possible to power on a PC if a certain “magic packet” is received on the physical (MAC) address of the PC’s LAN network card. This tutorial assumes that your PC’s network card...
by András Zsitko | Sep 24, 2016 | Tech
The RTL8188eu WiFi chip is not supported in Raspbian Lite out of the box, so we need a few things to make it work, but I’ll show you how. What do we need? Unfortunately, you need a keyboard and a display connected to the Pi Zero to setup this, so you can’t...
by András Zsitko | Aug 1, 2016 | Tech
I have a set of SilverCrest IP20 remote controlled sockets purchased in LIDL. Remote: SilverCrest 113854 RCT DS1 AAA-A 3726 4x Switches: SilverCrest 113854 RCR DS1 3711-A IP20 FR 3726 These work on 433Mhz radio frequency, so the switches can be controlled using my...
by András Zsitko | Jun 19, 2016 | Tech
I got an ad-supported version Kindle 4 as a gift, but the ads bothered me, so I’ll show how to remove them. Before we begin: Sometimes my Kindle fails to be recognized as a storage device. The workaround is to hold the power button for 30+ seconds to do a facory...
by András Zsitko | Jun 8, 2016 | Tech
Home automation projects often there is a need to measure the temperature and humidity of the air. This can be done with e.g. the DHT11 or the more advanced DHT22 sensors. The AM2302 is a wired version of the DHT22, in a large plastic body. There is a 5.1K resistor...
