Today I set up a server monitoring service called Zabbix. Zabbix is a free, open-source service for monitoring and creating reports of your site data and statistics. This blog runs on a raspberry pi 4 that I set up back in august of 2021, I have been learning what services are best for running and…
Moving My 3D Printer
Today I moved my Ender-3 into my garage. I first made a frame made out of scrap wood I found on a woodpile, Then I roughly made a frame that would enclose the ender 3 with some extra room on the top and side. I then spray-painted the wood frame. Once it was done drying,…
Using the Pro Tech Toolkit
Recently I purchased a pro tech toolkit from iFixit. The pro-tech toolkit is designed for tech enthusiasts to have every essential tool they need on hand. It comes with plastic picks for opening devices, tweezers, and a lot more super valuable tools. It also has a 64-bit screwdriver set for many different kinds of devices….
Taking Apart an Xbox 360 (Phat edition)
Recently, our old Xbox 360 had issues with the disc drive constantly opening after closing and sometimes not even opening without unnecessary force on the drive. I was able to find a guide on how to take apart my Xbox on iFixit. Unfortunately, when I was taking apart the Xbox, a piece snapped off as…
Repairing my iPad Screen
Recently my iPad (5th gen) was dropped, and it had many cracks on its screen. After about a week of the glass being broken, I looked it up to see if I could order a replacement part to fix it and if it would be worth the price of a claim and the time to…
Shipstation Connect on Linux (workaround)
For a while now, my mother has owned an online business, and she uses a service called ship station. Shipstation allows an easy way to ship orders. The way we have it set up is a Dymo scale and a Rollo label printer hooked up to a computer that has Shipstation’s software called shipstation connect….
Learning Javascript Basics
Recently I found a YouTuber by the name of “Bro Code” who has published many short coding tutorials on his channel, but the ones that caught my attention was his pretty long videos teaching the basics of different coding languages including HTM (Yes I know HTML isn’t a programming language,) C, and Java. The main…
Silencing my 3D printer and Installing BL-Touch
Recently I found out that I can upgrade my 3D printer (an Ender-3) so that I won’t have to hear that annoying beeping during printing. This is especially a problem for me because I have the printer right outside my bedroom door, and it can get really annoying and loud during the day and night….
Octoprint Cura Plugin
Recently I found that Cura (a 3D slicer program) can support OctoPrint, only with an added plugin that I can install with the plugins tab. Before this plugin, I could not use Octoprint with Cura because it wasn’t on Cura’s supported list of network printers when using their “MONITOR” tab. How does this plugin help…
Learning Blender | Day 2
Today I’ve decided not to make a donut but instead design something different and learn what I need to make that project work. I will continue watching the video series for helpful tips I might need in the future. Because the Donut Guru “learning blender series” is still beneficial even if I’m not creating the…