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Why did I need this I started this project to be able to work around an issue I was having with my desktop PC, specifically I thought that it had something to do with the network port on the motherboard: as it turned out, I only had a faulty Ethernet cable! Replacing the cable solved the random disconnects and reconnects that I was experiencing. That being said, I built the following system to be able to forcefully shut down and monitor the power state of that desktop PC, since I use it as a server and it is not in a comfortable position to reach for pressing the power button nor checking its status LED; I also found out that not all recent motherboards have Wake on LAN1 capabilities, so this might come in handy for another project. ...

All the hardware involved into this project: in the middle, the NanoPi NEO H3 I heard about software X that provides remote desktop functionality… While there are a lot of software programs that can enable remote desktop access functionality, this also means that you must install that piece of software on the machine you are willing to access while physically away from it. Also, this means that an operating system must be running on that machine, to also run that remote desktop software we’re supposing to want. ...

What is this “root” thing? If you are not familiar with the concept of root access on Android, you may not need to follow these steps in order to update your LineageOS install. This guide is aimed at who has installed LineageOS and afterwards gained root access on it through Magisk. I know how to update my mobile OS Indeed, if your smartphone is supported with LineageOS updates OTA (over the air), the update process is in theory straightforward; however, if Magisk was installed, than you may loose the root access after applying the update. ...

My XperiaXA2 from 2018, running on Android 12 thanks to Lineage OS Planned obsolescence As a matter of fact, the main goal of research and development in the smartphone industry is not to deliver a product with high longevity and powerful usability, but rather to make the cheapest bundle of the latest features (for the ones who follow the innovators) or to make the most money by proposing the most requested features in an expensive “flagship” model. ...

Finally I decided to run my own blog I am always looking for feedback on my arguably useful experiments with free software and hardware tinkering, and since I think that somebody might find my work inspiring or entertaining - other than my poor friends who I constantly bother by asking for feedback on the projects I will document here - I decided to begin running this blog. Let’s be honest: I also was delaying the deployment of this blog not because I was lacking the skills or the infrastructure, but because I did not want to fumble for a static site generator that I liked and I could start working with almost immediately. ...