This article will show you how to configure vsftpd as an anonymous FTP server which does not require authentication. vsftpd is an FTP file server which can run on Linux. FTP is is the file transfer protocol. It’s been around forever (since the 1970’s!), so it works with… Read More »How to Configure vsftpd an Anonymous FTP Server
This tutorial will detail how to build a wireless access point using a Raspberry Pi 4 with hostapd. I’ll also set up an Airplay server using shairport-sync so that my access point can play music. There are a number of tutorials for setting up a Raspberry Pi as… Read More »Building a Raspberry Pi 4 WiFi Access Point + Airplay Server
For completely impractical reasons I decided to try and browse the internet using my 1989 Macintosh IICI computer. Here’s how it went. I’ve previously tried web browsing with Web Rendering Proxy on a 1993 Windows 3.11 computer, and thought I’d see how the Apple experience… Read More »Browsing the Internet on a 1989 Macintosh II with a Web Rendering Proxy
This article will show you how I built a DIY Raspberry Pi Powered Pinball game using GDevelop and an Arduino to add physical push-buttons to control the game. GDevelop is a zero-code game development studio, so this article has almost no coding required. I’ve been… Read More »DIY Raspberry Pi Powered Pinball Machine [Kitchen Build]
This quick tutorial will show you how to set which network Linux uses to access internet when multiple networks are connected by setting the default route. If you have a Linux device (for example a Raspberry Pi) connected to multiple networks (like being connected to… Read More »Linux: Set Which Network Connection You Get Internet From [Default Route]
Here’s an odd solution I came up with to deal with the tangled mess that is my Raspberry Pi HomeLab – mounting it on a cheap kitchen chopping board. There’s not a lot more to be said for it really – it’s a Raspberry Pi… Read More »DIY Raspberry Pi Chopping Board HomeLab
Here’s a quick screenshot walk-through of the installation of DietPi OS for Raspberry Pi. DietPi is a minimalist but fully featured alternative to Raspberry Pi OS. I’ve run through the install process so that you can see how everything looks before trying it yourself. Previously,… Read More »DietPi – A lightweight Raspberry Pi OS Alternative
Here’s a quick tutorial for a simple but important task – manually setting the DNS server on your Linux system. The steps in this tutorial should work for all Linux distributions – both server and desktop. Manually setting your DNS server is particularly useful if… Read More »How to change DNS servers on Linux (Ubuntu/RedHat/All Distros)
This step-by-step guide will walk you through installing the OSMC media center software on a Raspberry Pi. Screenshots of the whole process are provided so that you can follow along! LibreELEC, OpenELEC or OSMC – What’s The Best? LibreELEC, OpenELEC and OSMC are the most… Read More »How to Install OSMC Media Center on Raspberry Pi [Screenshots]
Ads are annoying and they slow down your internet browsing experience. Here’s how to block them for your whole network using Pi-Hole and a Raspberry Pi Zero. No-one likes ads. Ads interrupt videos. Ads crowd up web pages while you’re trying to read. Ads pop… Read More »Installing Pi-Hole Ad Blocker on a Raspberry Pi Zero
