There’s life in the old dog yet: OpenVMS to run on x86
Beside UNIX, OpenVMS is one of the oldest but still actively developed operating systems. Since…
Cooling your Raspberry Pi – reasonable or a waste?
There are plenty of radiators and fans for the small single-board computer – but…
DIY voice assistant part 3: Temperature sensors and weather information
In the last part of this series we linked Rhasspy and Node-RED to teach…
Short tip: Forgot WSL root password
If you forget the root password (or a user password) of your WSL installation…
DIY voice assistant part 2: Linked components and first function
In the last part of this series we checked-out and installed software for building…
Short tip: Migrate Git repository with history
Recently, I had to migrate a bigger amount of git repositories from one software…
DIY voice assistant part 1: Software options and installation
Voice assistants are omnipresent gadgets loved by technophile geeks. They support ad-hoc tasks (set…
Create multi-arch Docker images for Docker
Docker has been supporting multiple processor architecture for a long time – including x86_64 and…
Compile Pico TTS on Raspbian
To translate text into voice, a TTS software (Text-to-Speech) is required. Under Linux there are…
The agony of choice: a new notebook
If you‘re also working in IT, you will know the problem: new software always…