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Category Archives: Geek
OneDrive on Linux, Revisited
You may recall that I managed to get OneDrive running on my main Pi with the goal of uninstalling the OneDrive client from the Windows machines and just running everything via a mapped drive to a SAMBA share.
This has been…mostly working.… Read the rest
Pi4 NAS
I just bought a 4GB Pi4B kit!
I went with a Labists kit this time, rather than the standard CanaKit. I recently discovered that I had “earned” a $50 Amazon gift card on one of the HR sites at work, so that came in wicked handy.… Read the rest
Posted in Geek
Tagged AtomicPi, Geeking, intervalometer, NAS, OMV, OpenMediaVault, plex, RaspberryPi, weewx
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Running Plex on an Atomic Pi: a follow-up
I was thinking about a post to tell you about how the new Atomic Pi Plex server was working out. Splendidly, thanks for asking. But we did have an issue this evening that I was afraid would eventually pop up.
The Atomic Pi has been entirely stable.… Read the rest
Revisiting Plex and NFS
The Raspberry Pi 3B is just a bit too weak to provide quick transcoding of HD files. But it has been working great for photos, podcasts, and music. I have long wanted to get the Atomic Pi back in the mix.… Read the rest
How to Setup Raspberry Pi NFS Server
Setup your own network attached storage.
Source: How to Setup Raspberry Pi NFS Server
Everything old is new again! But smaller.
Getting Kodi/DLNA to work with the Roku was a non-starter, and, amazingly, the following morning Jenny asked me how to get podcasts on the Roku.… Read the rest
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Tagged 500# gorilla, DLNA, Jenny, Kodi, NFS, plex, raspberry pi, Roku, SMB
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How to Connect to SMB Shares from iPhone & iPad with Files App
Have you ever wished you could connect to an SMB share from an iPhone or iPad? If you work with file servers, be it for work or pleasure, you’ll be excited to learn that connecting to SMB sha…
Source: How to Connect to SMB Shares from iPhone & iPad with Files App
I can access the SMB/CIFS/SAMBA shares on the iPhone via Files, but they all marked as read-only.… Read the rest
Build a Raspberry Pi Webcam Server in Minutes
I have this up and running with the official Pi NoIR v2.1 camera module. I purchased it from these guys, as Bezos has enough money already. This camera will soon be moved to the basement Pi to try and revive the OpenCV oil tank monitor project.… Read the rest
Posted in Geek, Photography
Tagged Bezos, Calin, cron, motion, noIR, OpenCV, raspberry pi
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Raspy Pi Cam and VLC Streaming
Posted in Geek, Photography
Tagged camera, RaspberryPi, streaming, vlc
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Pi-Hole with Unbound
Going right to the top on DNS lookups. I am liking Cloudflare’s offerings, but I want to try this solution out for a couple of days at least.
Checking Hard Disk Sanity With Smartmontools (Debian & Ubuntu)
Now that I have loads of files hanging off my Pi with zero redundancy, monitoring hard drive health is a pretty good idea.
Source: Checking Hard Disk Sanity With Smartmontools (Debian & Ubuntu)… Read the rest