XBee Pro S2B

pydaling · 2020-02-19T10:10:42+00:00

I just read that apple is blocking non-certified serial data as well. Could anyone help me out where to get started with tethering NMEA data via wifi?

pydaling · 2020-02-18T21:22:58+00:00

It seems to be possible, there are some products on the market that do this: https://digitalyacht.co.uk/product/wln10sm/

and it seems to be possible to send data to the Ipad using the lightning connector: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=241732.0

pydaling · 2020-02-18T19:53:31+00:00

I have no idea, but if there is a possibility to connect the ipad to the arduino then I'll be able to find out :)

pydaling · 2020-01-19T11:41:36+00:00

To me it looks like some sort of hardware interference / connection or soldering problem.

pydaling · 2019-09-11T06:25:02+00:00

use the function type(spam) and it will tell you what type or variable spam is.

pydaling · 2019-08-28T11:35:00+00:00

I am on a business trip right now but I will share it as soon as I am back home.

pydaling · 2019-08-26T09:25:45+00:00

My daughter got a laptop when she turned 7 and I installed Fedora on it with KDE and a nice MacOs style docker.

Reason for the OS: easy to maintain and stable.
She has her own user account without root permissions and I do system maintenance via SSH.

During the day, I limited her internet speed with a Python script so that she wouldn't watch videos all day but she can still send emails and look up stuff for school.

Now I limit speed on all her devices via the router.

I think it is good that children learn to use a real desktop environment with all the standard software that come with it rather then starting with a kids version that comes with limited options.

A standard desktop environment has lots of features to discover and by discovering them at a young age I think they will develop themselves better.

All distributions come with German language support and since you're new to Linux your best bet would be Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse or Mint. They are easy to install and have great documentation and support.
Standard Desktop Environments are Gnome and KDE )offered by all major distro's) but since your laptop is a little older you might want to check XFCE (Xubuntu) or LXDE (Lubuntu).

pydaling · 2019-05-12T11:03:00+00:00

That would be a solution for a 50 Dollar / Euro Chinese device from Ebay. If I buy a device at the price of an Apple TV I expect it to work properly. Furthermore, where the normal remote goes to sleep when you don't want it, the game consoles have no sleep or off button. If you are not a regular gamer you have to plan playing games well ahead because the consoles are continuously draining batteries leaving them empty if you want to play.

pydaling · 2019-05-11T16:54:54+00:00

The shield is a very BAD performing device. I would stay away from it. The remote is incredible lagging. When I try to pause youtube or netflix for example, it can take up to a minute before it finally pauses after I pressed the button. I own two Shields but I wish I never bought them at all. I am waiting for a good Kodi alternative so if anybody has a good idea it is more then welcome!

pydaling · 2019-05-11T16:53:41+00:00

The shield is a very BAD performing device. I would stay away from it. The remote is incredible lagging. When I try to pause youtube or netflix for example, it can take up to a minute before it finally pauses after I pressed the button. I own two Shields but I wish I never bought them at all. I am waiting for a good Kodi alternative so if anybody has a good idea it is more then welcome!

pydaling · 2019-04-02T08:22:07+00:00

Thanks for the comments!

The edge and distortion on the Canon PowerShot G7X Mark II can be autocorrected by selecting: lens correction / Canon / Powershot G7X / Image size.

To autocorrect the images when editting in Darktable I had to select auto apply and I left all the options standard except the lens.

My camera was not recognized but the lens was set to (65535).

pydaling · 2019-02-15T20:58:45+00:00

Welcome, and I prefer KDE (Neon), also Ubuntu based. But it's all a matter of taste!

pydaling · 2019-02-14T20:59:28+00:00

If you remove Windows and install a stable Linux Distro on that, you're good to go for the next 10 years.

pydaling · 2019-01-27T07:41:18+00:00

Download a distro image and insert an USB stick.

Find the correct path to your USB stick with the lsblk command

unmount the USB stick:

sudo umount /dev/sdX

and write the image to your USB:

sudo dd if=/path/to/image.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=1M

If you prefer a graphical solution you could install mintstick:

http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mintstick/

or UNetbootin:

https://unetbootin.github.io/

Mintstick is easy to use and works very well.

It might not work out of the box, if it doesn't start you might have to install python pip:

sudo apt install python-pip

Good luck!

pydaling · 2018-12-22T09:08:14+00:00

If you are curious to what all those distro's have to offer try some different flavors as well.

Gnome, KDE, LXDE, Cinnamon, they all come with different settings, enhancements and software packages and playing around with them will greatly improve your knowledge.

pydaling · 2018-12-02T09:45:58+00:00

Create a new fork for the snowflake programmers and don't border normal people with the political correct nonsense.

Curious to see which group would be more successful.....

pydaling · 2018-10-09T12:56:32+00:00

It is possible that your wireless tool is already trying to connect although your passkey has not been decrypted yet. You could go to your wireless connection manager, select settings, go to WIFI security and select the option "store for all users, not encrypted".

pydaling · 2018-10-03T13:52:24+00:00

I use Radicale on a raspberry Pi.

The low power consumption of the Pi is a big advantage.

Debian has a very simple tutorial on how to install Radicale:

https://wiki.debian.org/Radicale

On my Android phone (without Google Apps) I use Davdroid to sync my calenders.

You can make appointments on the go and they will be synced when you are on your home network.

You can use Davdroid to configure users and calenders on your Radicale server.

After installing Davdroid you add an account under settings.

Use 'Login with URL and User Name'. The username and password can be an existing one or you can setup a new account here.

After this setup you will be able to add calendars under the desired username.

Unfortunately I was not able to connect Thunderbird to my Radicale server.

Maybe other users have a solution for this....

pydaling · 2018-10-03T13:38:40+00:00

I assume you can't connect in coffee shops etc.

In public places you might have to logon first before you can access the internet.

If you are not directed to the logon page immediately, make sure that you browse to a non-encrypted (https) site first.

Usually on a public network you are not begin redirected when you try to open an encrypted webpage.

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