Raspberry Pi – Recommended Initial Configurations

You have just finished installing a fresh instance of Raspberry Pi OS (if you haven’t yet, visit this link). You are about to boot the Pi for the first time. You are not sure what is the best way to start working with the Pi. This article will cover some initial configurations that are very … Read more

8 Free Software Development Tools For Windows

There are a set of tools that a developer needs in order to perform simple tasks. Windows OS does not offer such tools as part of the operating system, therefore you need to download and install them. #1 – Notepad++ First on the list is Notpad++. This is a powerful text editor that supports a … Read more

Backup Your WordPress Website

There are two things you need to have backed up when you want to restore your website. MYSQL tables WordPress installation files. Typically found at “/var/www/<site domain name>” Backup Mysql Tables to a File Backing up mysql database to a file is very simple using mysqldump. You need to have the proper access permissions to … Read more

Summary Table Of Ethernet PHY Types

This table is a summary of the capabilities of each PHY type. Taken from the publicly available IEEE802.3 specifications. How to read the table: Auto Negotiation Media Forward Error Correction (FEC) R Required S Supported O Optional U Unsupported ? To Be Defined PHY Type Clause 28 AN Clause 37 AN Clause 73 AN Optics/Active … Read more

How to Install Raspberry Pi OS – Windows

Raspberry Pi OS is the official operating system for the Raspberry Pi boards. Though it is possible to install different kinds of OS on the raspberry Pi. We will only cover how to install Raspberry Pi OS using a windows machine. First we need to download Raspberry Pi Imager. This user friendly tool will enable … Read more

Monitoring SoC Temperature Using ADT7473

SoC typically include an embedded sensor device for monitoring the temperature. This device is also known as the thermal diode. Thermal diodes are commonly used in CPUs and GPUs. They are simple, reliable and allow remote monitoring of the die temperature. The diode is forward biased with a fixed current running throw it (1uA – … Read more

Apache – Redirect IP to URL

When you enter your server’s IP address in the browser address bar, you are in fact sending an HTTP request over TCP/IP to your server with the URL field equal to http://IP. It is recommended that you redirect this request to your domain. So, without further ado, let’s redirect IP to domain using htaccess Configure … Read more

SSL Certificate; How to Get one for Free?

SSL certification is very important for the security of a website. It has become the de facto standard on the web. Therefore it is crucial that you get an SSL certificate and have your website communicate over HTTPS. For that we will use SSL certification provided by Let’s Encrypt. Let’s Encrypt is a none profit … Read more