Hacking & Retrocomputing

The CircuitPython installation guide is a comprehensive resource for tech enthusiasts looking to get started with CircuitPython. CircuitPython is a programming language based on Python that is specifically designed for microcontrollers and single board computers. It provides an easy and beginner-friendly way to program these devices and interact with hardware …

As you may know, the PI 5 is a fantastic improvement to our cherished Raspberry PI! The benchmarks below show how much our Raspi has improved across the board.

So, is the upgrading worthwhile? I gathered the benchmark results I could find online and I'll summarise the performance increase by …

I have had a few solar panels connected to the grid via micro-inverters for some time. How can I minimize the free reinjection to the grid when there is no commercial solution at a reasonable price? You will find below how I store the solar power surplus produced during the …

Lost with your dual-band Mikrotik AP configuration? There are several CAPsMAN HowTo articles on setting up CAPsMAN, but none that I discovered mention a tiny aspect that seems to trip people up every time: a CAP with two WiFi radios, one for 2.4 GHz and one for 5 GHz …

My ready-to-use Cloudformation template for automatically stopping and restarting your EC2 AWS instances. You'd like to save some money on AWS, by automatically shutting down your EC2 development instances at night? Install this Cloudformation template and spend less money!

One of the recommendations of AWS is to automatically shut down …