If you use Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi, you may get a notification that you need to update node.js. It’s easy to update node.js, just follow these steps. Connect to your Raspberry Pi/Homebridge and start Terminal Run this command. sudo hb-service update-node You’re done! Hope this helps someone else!
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I am a big fan of watches and the Casio Marlin or Casio Duro watch is great value. The Casio MDV106 series watches look premium and if you buy a metal bracelet, they look much more expensive than the price. I think the Casio Marlin is the best value diver on the market today. The
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Updated: This post was update in May 2024, as I wanted to confirm to others that the MB169B+ does work with a USB C cable. I own the ASUS MB169B+ Portable Monitor. It’s a bit dated now (mine was made June 2018), but you can often find them for under $30 on eBay. Amazon still
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I own a HP Laser Printer. Truth be told, I own one for the home office and one for the office. Recently I upgraded to MFP140W LaserJet giving away my older, retired HP Printer to a friend. Going into the HP Smart App, that old printer was persistently visible and there was no obvious way
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I’ve owned an Oculus headset since the Oculus Go. These days I’m using the Oculus Quest 2. I can’t justify the upgrade to the Quest 3, as much as I want one. I’ve bought more than a few of the non-official ones from Amazon, this is the best based on my tests and is less
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Reminder: I am not affiliated with HP. If you find this helpful, a coffee is appreciated or take a look at my book on Amazon. Or if you own an old Amazon Kindle (eInk) and would love to donate it to a hobby project of mine, contact me. Thank you! I own a compact HP
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A quick post, as this happened to me, and I was at a loss with what was going on with Microsoft Word. If you’re on a Mac and in Microsoft Word, you have text that is highlighted purple (or Lavendar) like below: The fix is easy. This happens because comments are turned on. All you
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If your car has Apple Carplay but only as a wired solution, you may wish you had wireless Apple Carplay. The good news is this is possible using any of the half-a-dozen wireless Carplay adapters you can find on Amazon. For what it’s worth, I bought this AutoSky one on Amazon which is the best
If you’re on a Mac and you have a random red microphone with an x next to it, like that pictured below, don’t panic! The culprit is the Logitech Options software. If you hit F9 on your keyboard the red microphone icon should auto-magically disappear. Hit F9 again, and it will come back (but I
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If you use Windows, you’ve probably had the dreaded Windows Update fail error with some random error code. What’s worse, no matter how many times you click “Retry” or “Troubleshoot” you get nowhere – well there is a fix, it takes less than a few minutes. First, try Windows Update Troubleshooter. To do this, Select
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If you change your WiFi network (either you decided to upgrade to an Eero or moved home), you often have to set up your Apple Homekit devices (again). Either way, you may find yourself in this weird position where the Apple Home app will not let you Invite People to be part of your home,
