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Beside UNIX, OpenVMS is one of the oldest but still actively developed operating systems. Since its introduction back in 1977 for the VAX architecture (Virtual Address Extension) it already survided two major platform switches: DEC Alpha … Read more
There are plenty of radiators and fans for the small single-board computer – but how big is the impact of using cooling? Don’t get me wrong – having a cooling system is always better than … Read more
In the last part of this series we linked Rhasspy and Node-RED to teach the assistant its first function: reading the current date and time. In this part we will focus on measuring temperature via … Read more
If you forget the root password (or a user password) of your WSL installation (Windows Subsystem for Linux), using the registry might help you. Because WSL is rather a lightweight kernel expansion than a full-featured … Read more
In the last part of this series we checked-out and installed software for building our own voice assistant without leverage cloud resources. In this article we will focus on linking both Rhasspy and Node-RED. At … Read more
Recently, I had to migrate a bigger amount of git repositories from one software to another provider. One requirement was to copy the whole project including commit history and tags. Fortunately, it was easy to … Read more
Voice assistants are omnipresent gadgets loved by technophile geeks. They support ad-hoc tasks (set tee timer, announce outdoor temperature) and integrate flawlessly into home automation and other third-party systems. Unfortunately, data privacy is often subordinated with these … Read more
Docker has been supporting multiple processor architecture for a long time – including x86_64 and ARMv6/7 being the most well-known ones. In addition to them, aarch64/arm64 (ARMv8+), s390x (IBM z Systems) and ppc64le (IBM POWER) are also possible. … Read more
To translate text into voice, a TTS software (Text-to-Speech) is required. Under Linux there are basically two free tools: CMU Flite and eSpeak. CMU Flite (festival-lite) exists since 2001 and is therefore considered a veteran in speech synthesis under Linux, eSpeak … Read more
If you‘re also working in IT, you will know the problem: new software always brings new requirements and at some point even powerful hardware is not adequate anymore. Even for private use-cases it might be … Read more
