Btootos Earbuds suck
I bought the Btootos Wireless Earbuds in Nov. 2023. Almost one year now. I used it about once a week—not very often. So, when I found it was a problem, it was June 2024. The problem is that the right...
Category: Hardware
HP 24f Monitor Vesa Mount – 3D printing
I am using two HP 24f monitors side by side. I bought them three years ago at Costco. Here is the setup look. There is a big foot under the monitor. I want to change it and mount it on...
PCIe to SATA adapter
I received my order, a PCIe to SATA adapter yesterday. I installed it immediately to add the fifth hard drive to my PC. Here is my PC situation. The motherboard is an ASUS Prime B450M-A II. The storage posts are...
Coping files Speed
Here is the comparison of coping files from HDD to SSD and from SSD to SSD I have an HDD, which has a lot of game files. I want to move it to an SSD with a SATA connection. Look,...
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Benchmark
It is the CPU on my desktop, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. I got this CPU in December 2021, almost three years ago. I am still using it as my main PC. Recently, I watched a video about Scrapyard Wars on...
Upgrade TP-Link Deco X90
I have two Deco X90 routers. I used them for more than two years. Normally I will check it to see if it has new firmware. I sign in to the router interface first. Go to the Advanced > System...
Program ESP32 CAM with YP-05 FTDI
I bought an ESP32-CAM board and an FTDI (YP-05) board in July. It was hard to find time to play them until yesterday. Here is what I got. ESP32-CAM board $5.53 for the ESP32-CAM WiFi Module and OV2640 Camera Module....
About ESP32
ESP32 is a series of low-cost and low-power System-on-a-chip (SoC) microcontrollers developed by Espressif, including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless capabilities and a dual-core processor. Someone is familiar with ESP8266, the ESP32 is its successor. I am not, so I have...
Got some toys for myself
Yesterday, I received my August 7th Aliexpress order—four items in separate packages from mainland China. They are in a big bag labeled with Canada Post. Let me open them and have a look.
Fix the XBOX 360 Wired Controller
The XBOX 360 Wired Controller I have is more than seven years old. I have a post when I bought it. Two weeks ago, I tried to clean it. So I unscrewed seven screws. I took out the parts and...
Make an AQI device with Raspberry Pi Pico W and ENS160+AHT21 in 5 Steps
I received the ENS160+AHT21 sensor module yesterday. I can not wait for any more for the stuff. So, I build the AQI device right away. I have to give credit to TimHanewich for his project on GitHub. I changed it...
Stuff I need for a AQI device
Almost two weeks ago, I made two orders on Aliexpress. The stuff I need to make my own AQI device. Two parts as below: Raspberry Pi Pico W Raspberry Pi Pico W is a low-cost, high-performance microcontroller board with flexible...
Play Raspberry Pi with FreeNove kit
I bought a Freenove Ultrasonic Starter Kit many years ago. At first, I bought it as a gift for my young son. Later, I found he was not interested in it. So I took it back. Then, I gave it...
Upgrade the TP-Link Deco X90 Firmware
I have a pair of TP-Link Deco X90 devices. They are routers, but I am using them as Access Points. I upgrade their firmware yesterday. Here are my procedures. First, double-check the hardware version of them and the country. Mine...
UGREEN M.2 NVMe Hard Drive Enclosure
I bought a UGREEN SSD Enclosure, which supports M.2 NVMe SSD, including M and B&M Keys, size range 2230/2242/2260/2280. On Amazon.com I paid $24.99 plus tax. Now it is $17.99.