easiest way to install two graphic cards on Ubuntu
Scan your bank statements using those free apps
In my last post of “digitizing your paper invoices and documents“, I provided step by step instructions on how to install Paperless-NGX. I’ve been using this tool to archive my papers, bank statements, receipts, books, whatsoever ever since, it’s an
Chia harvester in Docker on Synology NAS
“Containerize anything you can” is becoming a design pattern behind CI/CD. I’m going to show how to run a Chia harvester node on my Synology NAS for the following reasons: I have spare space sitting there doing nothing anyway A
Google Domains vs Crazydomains
My domain needed renewal so I started to shop around. Crazydomains offers cheap first-year registration but not on renewals. Also another important factor was TXT records for emails(offered at extra cost by Crazydomains). At the end it turned out Google’s
Data recovery tool
I was really amazed by a data recovery tool I recently used – it recovered files used to be on Windows from a Linux formatted disk! A really great tool I highly recommend! The tool R-Studio has Windows, Linux and
Blurry text on big monitor (full HD)
I recently bought a 2nd monitor (Samsung S24F350FHE 23.6” Full HD) and connected it to my laptop; It however annoyed me that everything I dragged to this big screen appeared ugly – fonts looked blurry comparing to what’s on my built-in
Configure Google Cloud Platform – Creating a virtual machine
In this article, I’m going to demonstrate how to configure a Virtual Machine(VM) on Google Cloud Platform. Create a VM Go to Home->Compute Engine, and “CREATE INSTANCE” Once an instance is created, it will
Google Cloud Platform – Introduction
I’ve been trying Google Cloud platform for a while and this article is about my experience with it. If you’re interested, you can get free trial for a year ($300 worth of credit). Initially Google Cloud platform looks daunting –
Raspberry Pi headless setup (without monitor and keyboard)
Raspberry PI is a credit card sized mini computer and is a fantastic tool for kids to study computers, learning programming languages(Python, C,etc) and playing with electronic circuits. Adults find Raspberry PI fun as well, there are thousands of creative ideas on home
Remove application from Android watch
When my Android(HuaWei) watch paired with my phone(Nexus 6P), a number of applications were installed automatically on the watch. One of the applications is WeChat. I like WeChat on my phone but don’t need it on the watch. How do