Author Archives: matthannan

The Best Views of Jupiter Are Happening Tonight. Here’s How to See It

Posted on 9 May 2018 by matthannan

Jupiter will be shining bright in the sky tonight when it comes in opposition tonight

Source: The Best Views of Jupiter Are Happening Tonight. Here’s How to See It

My little AWB OneSky did not fail! Two main bands of Jupiter were clearly visible, as were the four big moons.… Read the rest

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WTF, Microsoft!?!??!

Posted on 23 February 2018 by matthannan

How about “No”?
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Python

Posted on 1 February 2018 by matthannan

I am very far behind on this and I have many, many blog posts to write, but this is what I did tonight.

I am currently reading “Automate the Boring Stuff With Python” (this is basically a required text), taking the Python course on CodeAcademy.com… Read the rest

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Today’s other project:

Posted on 27 January 2018 by matthannan

Add AirPrint Support To Your Raspberry Pi Print Server

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/add-airprint-support-raspberry-pi-print-server/… Read the rest

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Super Simple Tripod 2×4

Posted on 27 January 2018 by matthannan

Today’s project:

Super Simple Tripod 2×4

http://www.eyesonthesky.com/diyimprovements/tripods/supersimpletripod2x4.aspx… Read the rest

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Transfer Raspberry Pi from SD to SSD

Posted on 12 December 2017 by matthannan

Slowly I turn. Step by step.
🙂
Just gathering some notes.

Transfer Pi from SD to external hard drive (yes, this will be an SSD).… Read the rest

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Prepping Raspberry Pi to Boot from USB

Posted on 2 December 2017 by matthannan

This tutorial explains how to boot your Raspberry Pi 3 from a USB mass storage device such as a flash drive or USB hard disk.

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SSL with Let’s Encrypt on Namecheap

Posted on 24 November 2017 by matthannan

My hosting provider does not fully support Let’s Encrypt for free SSL certificates. This site shows how to set it up manually.

(edit)
It worked! I have two domains on my host: matthannan.net and nycnyne.net, which is my forum site for my old friends now scattered.… Read the rest

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Addressing the Dropbox Link Change, Part II

Posted on 16 November 2017 by matthannan

Well, that obviously didn’t work. 🙁

But, I found this page that talks about getting around the whole ?raw=1 stuff. I wasn’t convinced that would work, but it was exciting to see the image pop up in the editing field while writing that post.… Read the rest

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Addressing the Dropbox Link Change

Posted on 16 November 2017 by matthannan

Found all my old Dropbox file links to be broken now that they made some strange change. The direct linking feature was one of my favorite things about Dropbox, so I am seriously looking for a solution right now.… Read the rest

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