Category: Personal Computers
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Windows Error 0x80070035: Why SMB Shares Won’t Open & How to Fix It
Windows can be stupid when it comes to Samba shares. Especially latest releases on Windows 11 that block shares that do not support security signature signing. Yes, security is good, but if you own a NAS that does not support it (either it’s cheaper, older or home build from Raspberry Pi and OpenMediaVault), you have…
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How to update the Raspberry Pi bootloader firmware
Raspberry Pi needs a special software to work. Yes, operating system in important, but bootloader firmware is even more important. Without it, RPi would not be able to boot or support external devices. From time to time, it’s worth to update the bootloader firmware to get new functions and fix bugs. This article is a…
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How to Add Swap to Raspberry Pi for Better Memory Management
By default, Raspberry Pi Linux images come without swap enabled. And it makes sense! SD Cards used as a default are not suited to be used with swap! They would wear out too fast and in general, would not improve performance that much. However, with new generations of Raspberry Pi, where you can install operating…
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Corsair K63 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard – Pros, Cons & Verdict
I spend up to 12 hours daily in front of a personal computer. I am a professional software developer, open-source developer, YouTube creator and I run a couple of smaller websites, including this one. I write. A lot. I am also a happy owner of Logitech G915 Mechanical Keyboard. It’s great but it’s also big…
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The new Microsoft Edge is much better that I expected
I’m not shy to switch to a new web browser every few months when needed. I was one of the first users or Firefox when it was still named Firebird (yes, I’m that old). I abandoned Internet explorer without looking back. After all, it was such a bad browser.
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USBasp driver for Windows 10 – Working solution
Yesterday I’ve spent like 2 hours fighting to make USBasp ISP programmer work under Windows 10 64bit. Seriously, that was like some kind of nightmare that turned into a comedy. All web pages that I’ve found suggested following procedure: Unfortunately, in my case all attempts failed miserably. All I was getting from avrdude was I’ve…
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Download & Install STM32 Virtual COM Port Driver for Windows
Virtual Com Port, VCP to method of choice for almost all recent flight controllers to connect to PCs. No more onboard USB-to-UART converters like CP2102. SMT32 can work as USB device too after all… But for this, Windows users will require dedicated driver. I have no idea why STMicroelectronics made it so hard do download…