God Mode in Windows 10/11

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HowTo, Software, Tips

Stop digging through menus to find individual settings. Use little known God mode folder trick to access settings with just one click

Right click on the desktop and select New->Folder

Name the folder as follows:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

The name will disappear once you are finished. Folder icon for the God Mode folder will change its icon.

Open the folder. You’ll notice a more than 200 settings menus to choose from, organized into categories such as Security and Maintenance and Power Options.

Popping/Thumping sound on Sennheiser TR130

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HowTo, Tips

Dusted off Sennheiser TR130 wireless headphones after a long hiatus. Immediately got persistent thumping sound that would not go away. Read on a forum to rest the unit.

Got it it back into working order after reset.

Follow the resetting instructions as below.

Reset instructions-

Reset the system: Remove the rechargeable batteries from the headphones and –at the same time – interrupt the power supply of the transmitter for at least 30 seconds.

Quick note on updating old Raspbian installs

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HowTo, Software, Tips

I had couple of old Octopi installs that were never updated (Raspbian Pi OS or Octopi sdcard image). They had not been updated for a few years, decided to dust them off and look into updating them. If you are updating using apt-get you may run into this error:

pi@prusank2:~ $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -s -V -u upgrade
Get:1 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian buster InRelease [32.6 kB]           
Get:2 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian buster InRelease [15.0 kB]        
Reading package lists... Done                                         
E: Repository 'http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian buster InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'stable' to 'oldstable'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.
E: Repository 'http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian buster InRelease' changed its 'Suite' value from 'testing' to 'oldstable'
N: This must be accepted explicitly before updates for this repository can be applied. See apt-secure(8) manpage for details.

To fix this, run apt instead of apt-get

sudo apt update -y

followed by

sudo apt upgrade -y

# or

Sudo apt full-upgrade -y

PiHole : Reinstalling with DietPi

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Software

Decided to reinstall my piHole box which was running on Raspberry PI Model 2 with 16G Sd Card in Armbian Stretch. This time decided to give DietPi a try. DietPi has been getting good reviews and comes with a slew of optimized software packages that can be optionally installed. Pre-optimized packaged software that gives you one click install instead of searching for tutorials and Github instructions to install individual software. It is a no brainer.

Settled on 3 packages from the list :

PiHole

Wireguard

DietPi Dashboard

DietPi Software install screen

Decided on LightHttpd for webserver

DietPi Install: Software selection screen illegible in macos Terminal

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Tips

While trying to do a headless install of DietPi from my default macos Terminal, got around to software selection option but could not proceed further because the terminal colors make screen illegible.

Illegible screen in Terminal

Found the solution in old stackexchange post to switch Terminal profiles in current window. The option is not evident and would have not figured out by myself.

• Right click in the open space of the Terminal window (or cmd+I)
• Choose “Show Inspector”
• Click on the “Settings” header in the Inspector window
• Choose a new profile for the current window

Cool feature is it shows the actual thumbnail with current window contents.

After switching the profile looks much better.

After switching profile

Self Hosting Resources

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Software, Tips

Some good resources for self hosting below :

Apps and examples from the Dockerholics group. I like the organization for kickstarting default machines.

If you are using Pi then DietPi based self hosting using the beffier Raspberry Pi 4s are here by SkyPi

I like the organization of compose files here by abhilesh

Btk44 on github has good setup for a Simple home server with Raspberry Pi and Docker

Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC – Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 400 is your complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard. It’s our most powerful and easy-to-use computer yet.

Source: Raspberry Pi 400: the $70 desktop PC – Raspberry Pi

Perhaps this might be the best thing to happen to Raspberry to make it more accessible to masses.

Am all in one package that can be a fully functional computer with addition of just power.

I do wish that the price point should be lower inclusive of power, mouse and hdmi cable so that it becomes a turn key package. $100 is still steep in many countries.

I do wish that they would have added a onboard eMMC since it is a new board.

 

 

Good Git Tutorials

Here are couple of good Git tutorials and practice sites that let you interact to grasp key concepts of Git.

1. Git from the bottom up by John Wiegley
2. Learn Git Branching
3. Visualize Git concepts with D3

Slick Label Dispenser

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DIY

 

I like projects that show attention to detail and have a finished professional look. Here is one that ticks off all boxes.

Running macOS on Linux

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Linux, Opensource, Software, UBUNTU

Here is something that claims to run macOS apps on Linux using the open-sourced Darwin.

Darling is a translation layer that lets you run macOS software on Linux

Limited to non GUI apps but looks promising

GitHub Link