In this tutorial, you will learn how you can set up the Plex integration within Home Assistant. This integration allows automations based on your Plex server and any of its connected clients. For example, you can turn off lights when a movie is played. Read More
In this guide, you will be learning how you can show hidden files within the Finder app on macOS. Various system files are hidden by default within Finder, including any file or folder that starts with a dot. Read More
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how to suspend/sleep the Ubuntu operating system. By suspending the device is put into lower power mode. All of your programs are kept within RAM until you wake the device. Read More
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how to change to desktop mode on your Steam Deck. From this mode, you can install software that is not available through the Steam store, and make changes to the operating system. Read More
In this quick guide you will be learning how to update the firmware of the Raspberry Pi to the latest stable release. Additionally, we will also show you how to use the pre-release versions if that is what you desire. The firmware acts as a layer between the operating system and the hardware. Read More
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to install and use the Bambu Lab integration for the Home Assistant. Using this integration, you can track the status of your 3D printer and can control it using automations. Read More
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to flush the DNS Cache on macOS. Clearing this cache forces your system to re-fetch domain names. This is a useful task to perform when you are having issues with using a service or trying to access a particular website. Read More
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how to get the Hardware Info of your Ubuntu system. This is useful for seeing what parts you have in your system. You can even get more in-depth information about each piece of hardware. Read More
In this quick guide, we will be showing you how to increase the VRAM allocation on the Steam Deck using some simple steps. Increasing the allocation can help improve the Deck's performance in some games. Read More
In this tutorial, you will learn how to set up the time management tool TimeTagger on to the Raspberry Pi. Using this software, you can easily keep track of the time you spend on things from an easy-to-use web interface. Read More
In this tutorial we will be showing you how to install and run Home Assistant using Docker Compose. Alongside this software we will also show you how to run MQTT and Node-RED from the same Compose file. Read More
In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to force quit an app on macOS. This is useful when a program stops responding for a prolonged period of time. There are actually a few different methods to force quit out of an app. Read More
In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install and configure an FTP server on the Ubuntu operating system. We will be using vsftpd as it's an easy to configure and versatile FTP server. Read More
In this tutorial, you will be learning how you can watch Plex on your Steam Deck. Luckily Plex officially supports Linux making this simple. We will walk you through the steps so you can even use Plex while you are in gaming mode. Read More
In this project, you will be learning how to install and run Dockge on the Raspberry Pi. Dockge is a stack orientated manager for Docker. A stack is a compose file that can either have a single container, or multiple. This software allows you to easily write these compose files and manage the containers spawned by them. Read More
In this guide you will be learning how to enable SSH on a Mac. Within macOS this functionality is actually called Remote Login. Using SSH you can remotely connect and manage your Mac by using the command line. Read More
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to enable full disk access on a Mac. This access grants a specific app to more features of macOS. For example, without Full Disk Access the terminal application is unable to change certain settings on your system. Read More
In this guide, you will be learning how to upgrade Raspberry Pi OS to Bookworm from Bullseye. This is a risky process you should be careful following. It requires you to re-install the kernel and move to Network Manager. Read More
In this tutorial, you will be learning how to change Home Assistant to use MariaDB. By default, this software relies on SQLite. While suitable for most use cases, it can begin to come undone under intense loads that MariaDB can handle better. Read More
In this tutorial, you will learn how to use and open an AppImage on Ubuntu. These images can be ran after been giving execute privileges. An AppImage is an app that has been packaged with everything it needs to run. Read More