Linux already has support for using external graphics cards via Thunderbolt 3, in this case over USB type C using the Razer Core. Here is how you set it up: Enter the NUC bios and set the Thunderbolt mode to…
I’ve written in the past on how to roll your own server status monitoring with pre-built hardware. But what if you want to build your own indicator light? Thankfully, the arduino platform makes this incredibly easy.
A month or two ago I watched the keynote to ChefConf 2013 by Adam Jacob. In the beginning of Adam’s talk, he lays out the groundwork for what he calls (unsurprisingly) the continuous delivery economy. Adam talks about the personal…
This quarter features two books that act as a pseudo-biography of Google and an addendum to The Innovator’s Dilemma: I’m Feeling Lucky – This book catalogues Douglas Edwards’ experiences as an early Google employee working in marketing. His perspective on…
Pebble recently released the first version of their sdk. I’ve written before about the fun things you can do with your pebble, and now I decided to check out what it would take to build a simple application. You can…
Executing memory intensive tasks on your computer and your kernel panics? Does it happen frequently? Do you see stack traces and message like ‘PREEMPT SMP’? It’s probably an issue with your RAM.
I have recently read several books in my attempt to construct what the perfect IT organization/business might look like. Here are the ones I recommend: The Phoenix Project – This book focuses on a newly promoted VP as he attempts…
If you are looking to start your VirtualBox VMs automatically on boot using systemd look no further.
I recently received my Pebble Smart Watch from the Kickstarter campaign. From just a few days of using it, it is clear to me that products like the Pebble or Google Glass are going to change the way we interact…
A coworker recently gave me a blink(1) to play with after we had spent some time discussing the merits of good hardware design. The blink(1) was kickstarted, and all of its components are open source. This means that you can modify…