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Raspberry Pi 3.5″ Display X11 Configuration

I got a really cute 3.5″ TFT display for my RPi from Cytron which has an ADS7846 touchscreen controller. After installing the drivers (by following the instructions here), I realised that the X/Y axes of the touchscreen were flipped. It… Continue Reading →

Mac and Dell monitor display quality issues over HDMI

Update: 2020/12/01 for macOS Big Sur, please follow instructions here. If you have a MacBook, iMac, or Mac mini and use a HDMI cable to connect to a Dell monitor, you may notice that the image seemed over-processed as if… Continue Reading →

Keeping an old 2010 MacBook Pro Alive

The second generation 2010 MacBook Pro 15″ (MacBookPro6,2) with the Intel Core i5/i7 is arguably one of the best MacBook Pros Apple ever made, bar a few issues. These aluminium unibody MacBooks were the first to have built-in batteries which… Continue Reading →

Hacking the MiniToy 3D Printer, Part 1

I bought a MiniToy 3D printer a month ago (June 2019) from an online seller. This printer was part of a Kickstarter Campaign in 2016 and delivered early 2017. I believe the seller bought it and didn’t know what to… Continue Reading →

Why it is not OK to lose blue collar workers

We’re losing talent, and I think blue collar workers play an important role in our economy to produce quality work. Keeping local blue collar talent costs money, and will drive up costs of living some, but that is how things… Continue Reading →

Raspberry Pi print server with no server-side driver

There are numerous articles which step through how to configure CUPS to turn an RPi into a print server but I bumped into a problem because there are no drivers available for my Brother MFC-7340 printer for ARM (only available… Continue Reading →

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