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How to point a domain to a dynamic IP address

Most ISPs, certainly in the UK provide dynamic IP addresses which regularly change. Learn how to point a domain to a dynamic IP in this tutorial.

Raspberry Pi

Create a Raspberry Pi VPN Server using OpenVPN

In this tutorial, I will guide you through the steps to turn your Raspberry Pi into a VPN server using L2TP/IPsec

Tutorials

Block ads on your devices using a Raspberry Pi Zero and Pi-Hole

Learn how to install pi-hole on your Raspberry Pi to block adverts on your whole network without installing ad-blockers

Experiments

Project focus - Webcam with weather and tide overlay

In this project focus, I'll show you a project created by Matt, a B&B landlord and radio nut. This is how both our projects came together.

Thoughts

What is NPX and why would we use it?

I'll attempt to explain what NPX is and give an example of when or why we'd use NPX over NPM. Find out more.

Tutorials

Install NodeJS 14 on Ubuntu 20.04

Learn how to install NodeJS 14 on Ubuntu 20.04 in this tutorial

Tutorials

Add header API key auth to your NestJS REST API

In this tutorial, I will guide you through implementing header API key auth to your to protect your NestJS REST API endpoints

Tutorials

Add basic auth to your NestJS REST API

In this tutorial, I will talk you through implementing basic auth to your NestJS REST API to add basic level protection to your NestJS application.

Raspberry Pi

Project - RetroPie retro gaming setup with Raspberry Pi 4

I created the ultimate Raspberry Pi 4 based RetroPie gaming setup, capable of running Dreamcast, PS1 and N64 games flawlessly. Here's what I did.

Tutorials

How to install Nextcloud on Raspberry Pi

In this tutorial, we'll install Nextcloud on a Raspberry Pi. Nextcloud is a self-hosted cloud file hosting service similar to Google Drive or Drop Box.

Tutorials

How to overclock Raspberry Pi 4

In this tutorial, I'm going to experiment with overclocking a Raspberry Pi 4 to 2GHz in order to use it for emulation of retro games. ⚠️ Try this at your own risk

Tutorials

Install Ghost CMS on a Raspberry Pi

In this tutorial, I'll guide you through installing the Ghost CMS on a Raspberry Pi.

Tutorials

Run Raspbian from a USB Flash or SSD on a Raspberry Pi 4

Improve the performance of your Raspberry Pi 4 by running Raspbian from a SSD drive or USB Flash Drive following this tutorial.

Tutorials

Install Gnome Desktop Environment on Raspberry Pi 4

This tutorial will guide you through installing Gnome Desktop environment on Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi 4

Experiments

Can you use a Raspberry Pi 4 for web development?

The Raspberry Pi has had a big power bump and increase in RAM, but is it enough to use as a coding desktop computer? Let's find out

Raspberry Pi

I'm doing it again - giving away a free Raspberry Pi

Want a free Raspberry Pi? I’m looking to give one away to someone who is looking to embark on a Raspberry Pi-related project. All I ask is I can follow-up and write about it. Here’s what you need to do.

Tutorials

Create a Raspberry Pi VPN Server using L2TP/IPsec

In this tutorial, I will guide you through the steps to turn your Raspberry Pi into a VPN server using L2TP/IPsec

Thoughts

List of Magento 1 Index Processes

Magento has a number of indexes which need reindexing from time-to-time. Here's the complete list of the ones in Magento 1.

Tutorials

Switch between vim and nano for editing your crontab

Here's how to switch between vim and nano for editing your crontab in popular Linux distros.

Thoughts

CSS: How to add momentum scrolling on Safari iOS to elements with overflow: scroll

Learn how to implement momentum scrolling with css on iOS

Raspberry Pi

Boost Raspberry Pi performance by installing Raspbian on a USB Flash drive from Windows

Learn how to boost the performance of your Raspberry Pi by running Raspberry Pi OS from a USB flash drive

Thoughts

What's involved in making a mobile app and why it's not easy

Find out what is involved in making a mobile app and why it's not an easy process.

Tutorials

Brightness flickering on your Surface Laptop or Surface Pro? Here's a fix

Learn how to prevent brightness flickering on your Microsoft Surface Pro or Surface Laptop.

Raspberry Pi

Create your own Cloud server on Raspberry Pi with OwnCloud

In this tutorial, I'll show you how you can install OwnCloud on a Raspberry Pi to use as your own cloud service.

Tutorials

Create a RAID volume on Raspberry Pi

Learn how to create a RAID volume for extra data redundancy on your Raspberry PI