MikeRed
@mikered.bsky.social
Love #PortableApps on USB drives, but hate having to download all the apps separately.
So I made a predownloaded single file version here:
sourceforge.net/projects/por...
So I made a predownloaded single file version here:
sourceforge.net/projects/por...
PortableAppsGo
Download PortableAppsGo for free. A version of PortableApps with included preselected apps. A version of PortableApps with including preselected apps
this is just portableApps, but with a few apps pr...
sourceforge.net
October 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Love #PortableApps on USB drives, but hate having to download all the apps separately.
So I made a predownloaded single file version here:
sourceforge.net/projects/por...
So I made a predownloaded single file version here:
sourceforge.net/projects/por...
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This won't mean a lot to most people, but I remember buying a TiVo here in the UK and watching open mouthed as it paused live broadcast television. I used to show it off as a party trick and friends were always equally astounded.
TiVo has sold its last DVR | The Verge share.google/WYcTYRBoVm4P...
TiVo has sold its last DVR | The Verge share.google/WYcTYRBoVm4P...
TiVo has sold its last DVR
The company is killing its hardware business, 26 years after becoming synonymous with TV recording.
share.google
October 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This won't mean a lot to most people, but I remember buying a TiVo here in the UK and watching open mouthed as it paused live broadcast television. I used to show it off as a party trick and friends were always equally astounded.
TiVo has sold its last DVR | The Verge share.google/WYcTYRBoVm4P...
TiVo has sold its last DVR | The Verge share.google/WYcTYRBoVm4P...
Testing various WiFi dead spots around the house today,
Found this great and very comprehensive guide to everything you ever wanted to know about WiFi:
www.wiisfi.com
#wifi
Found this great and very comprehensive guide to everything you ever wanted to know about WiFi:
www.wiisfi.com
#wifi
Understanding Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E/7/8 (802.11 n/ac/ax/be/bn)
www.wiisfi.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Testing various WiFi dead spots around the house today,
Found this great and very comprehensive guide to everything you ever wanted to know about WiFi:
www.wiisfi.com
#wifi
Found this great and very comprehensive guide to everything you ever wanted to know about WiFi:
www.wiisfi.com
#wifi
Freedom is ... putting Asahi Linux on a MacBook M1
Now a proper Fedora KDE Linux and nicely dual booting with MacOS
#AsahiLinux #Linux
Now a proper Fedora KDE Linux and nicely dual booting with MacOS
#AsahiLinux #Linux
October 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Freedom is ... putting Asahi Linux on a MacBook M1
Now a proper Fedora KDE Linux and nicely dual booting with MacOS
#AsahiLinux #Linux
Now a proper Fedora KDE Linux and nicely dual booting with MacOS
#AsahiLinux #Linux
First civitai.com blocked from UK and now Imgur.com also blocked
- looks like I'm spending more time behind the @proton.me VPN !
help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/art...
- looks like I'm spending more time behind the @proton.me VPN !
help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/art...
Civitai: The Home of Open-Source Generative AI
Explore thousands of high-quality Stable Diffusion & Flux models, share your AI-generated art, and engage with a vibrant community of creators
civitai.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
First civitai.com blocked from UK and now Imgur.com also blocked
- looks like I'm spending more time behind the @proton.me VPN !
help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/art...
- looks like I'm spending more time behind the @proton.me VPN !
help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/art...
Made a little hack to show my blood sugar levels on a portable LCD display ( #m5stickC ) using libre2 sensor and their undocumented API #esp32 #diabetes #libre2 -
github.com/mikerr/gluco...
github.com/mikerr/gluco...
September 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Made a little hack to show my blood sugar levels on a portable LCD display ( #m5stickC ) using libre2 sensor and their undocumented API #esp32 #diabetes #libre2 -
github.com/mikerr/gluco...
github.com/mikerr/gluco...
Replacing Sky / Virgin media with a Freeview recorder. Looking good so far, it integrates well with all the catch-up setvices, and a software update just added YouTube. #manhattant4r #cordcutting #freeview
September 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Replacing Sky / Virgin media with a Freeview recorder. Looking good so far, it integrates well with all the catch-up setvices, and a software update just added YouTube. #manhattant4r #cordcutting #freeview
Best OS for this old ideapad 110s with only 2Gb RAM ? Primarily just for light web browsing
Lubuntu, Mint XCFE, Linux Lite ?
Turns out the winner is...
ChromeOS flex !
chromeos.google/intl/en_uk/p...
Lubuntu, Mint XCFE, Linux Lite ?
Turns out the winner is...
ChromeOS flex !
chromeos.google/intl/en_uk/p...
ChromeOS Flex: Our cloud-based operating system – ChromeOS
Upgrade to ChromeOS Flex, our cloud-based, easy-to-manage and secure operating system that's compatible with both PCs and Macs.
chromeos.google
August 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Best OS for this old ideapad 110s with only 2Gb RAM ? Primarily just for light web browsing
Lubuntu, Mint XCFE, Linux Lite ?
Turns out the winner is...
ChromeOS flex !
chromeos.google/intl/en_uk/p...
Lubuntu, Mint XCFE, Linux Lite ?
Turns out the winner is...
ChromeOS flex !
chromeos.google/intl/en_uk/p...
Seems an unhappy time for pc/hobbyist components suppliers
coolcomponents.co.uk closing
eBuyer.com going under today
Also Pi supply and nebra gone !
overclock3d.net/news/misc/is...
coolcomponents.co.uk closing
eBuyer.com going under today
Also Pi supply and nebra gone !
overclock3d.net/news/misc/is...
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eBuyer.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Seems an unhappy time for pc/hobbyist components suppliers
coolcomponents.co.uk closing
eBuyer.com going under today
Also Pi supply and nebra gone !
overclock3d.net/news/misc/is...
coolcomponents.co.uk closing
eBuyer.com going under today
Also Pi supply and nebra gone !
overclock3d.net/news/misc/is...
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You know what emergent tech of the last decade actually works well, and was adopted by millions?
3D printing. It’s great! So many applications.
But also nobody is sneering at you for not having or utilizing 3D printing. Nobody is trying to sneak a 3D printer into your garage without your consent
3D printing. It’s great! So many applications.
But also nobody is sneering at you for not having or utilizing 3D printing. Nobody is trying to sneak a 3D printer into your garage without your consent
July 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
You know what emergent tech of the last decade actually works well, and was adopted by millions?
3D printing. It’s great! So many applications.
But also nobody is sneering at you for not having or utilizing 3D printing. Nobody is trying to sneak a 3D printer into your garage without your consent
3D printing. It’s great! So many applications.
But also nobody is sneering at you for not having or utilizing 3D printing. Nobody is trying to sneak a 3D printer into your garage without your consent
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I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg
Planning permission no longer required for public chargepoints - should stop NIMBYs blocking charger installs at garages and pub / restaurants www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ele... #ev #evs
EV charger installations no longer require planning permission | Autocar
Move to accelerate the roll-out of charging infrastructure is claimed to "save months of delays” and cut costs
www.autocar.co.uk
May 31, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Planning permission no longer required for public chargepoints - should stop NIMBYs blocking charger installs at garages and pub / restaurants www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ele... #ev #evs
So what's the cheapest EV rapid charging discount these days?
Was using Elli-charging, but they aren't cheap anymore.
Seems #plugsurfing is ok at 20% off #instavolt and #osprey for £6.90/mo ?
Break even / profit after 40 kWh of charging, reducing osprey from 79p to 63p
Was using Elli-charging, but they aren't cheap anymore.
Seems #plugsurfing is ok at 20% off #instavolt and #osprey for £6.90/mo ?
Break even / profit after 40 kWh of charging, reducing osprey from 79p to 63p
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So what's the cheapest EV rapid charging discount these days?
Was using Elli-charging, but they aren't cheap anymore.
Seems #plugsurfing is ok at 20% off #instavolt and #osprey for £6.90/mo ?
Break even / profit after 40 kWh of charging, reducing osprey from 79p to 63p
Was using Elli-charging, but they aren't cheap anymore.
Seems #plugsurfing is ok at 20% off #instavolt and #osprey for £6.90/mo ?
Break even / profit after 40 kWh of charging, reducing osprey from 79p to 63p
Plex and stremio on Steamdeck because why not -
Install from the discover menu in desktop mode,
add as non steam game into the steam library,
Switch back to game mode and there's already a community layout ready !
#steamdeck #plex #stremio
Install from the discover menu in desktop mode,
add as non steam game into the steam library,
Switch back to game mode and there's already a community layout ready !
#steamdeck #plex #stremio
February 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Plex and stremio on Steamdeck because why not -
Install from the discover menu in desktop mode,
add as non steam game into the steam library,
Switch back to game mode and there's already a community layout ready !
#steamdeck #plex #stremio
Install from the discover menu in desktop mode,
add as non steam game into the steam library,
Switch back to game mode and there's already a community layout ready !
#steamdeck #plex #stremio
Reposted by MikeRed
Oh wow. Google open sourced PebbleOS and @ericmigi.com is now looking to bring back Pebble.
Pebble was my first (and 2nd) smartwatch.
ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
Pebble was my first (and 2nd) smartwatch.
ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
Why We’re Bringing Pebble Back
Eight years later, you still can’t beat a Pebble
ericmigi.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Oh wow. Google open sourced PebbleOS and @ericmigi.com is now looking to bring back Pebble.
Pebble was my first (and 2nd) smartwatch.
ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
Pebble was my first (and 2nd) smartwatch.
ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
Reposted by MikeRed
New Open Source DeepSeek V3 Language Model Making Waves
New Open Source DeepSeek V3 Language Model Making Waves
In the world of large language models (LLMs) there tend to be relatively few upsets ever since OpenAI barged onto the scene with its transformer-based GPT models a few years …read more
hackaday.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New Open Source DeepSeek V3 Language Model Making Waves
My raspberry Pi 5 16GB Model has arrived.
but why ? RAM hungry AI LLMs that's why !
Ollama run llama2 <-- over 10GB ram used up right there.
but why ? RAM hungry AI LLMs that's why !
Ollama run llama2 <-- over 10GB ram used up right there.
January 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My raspberry Pi 5 16GB Model has arrived.
but why ? RAM hungry AI LLMs that's why !
Ollama run llama2 <-- over 10GB ram used up right there.
but why ? RAM hungry AI LLMs that's why !
Ollama run llama2 <-- over 10GB ram used up right there.
16GB Pi5 possibly due out soon (this week?), meanwhile a 16GB compute module 5 appears at thePihut for £113 #raspberrypi
thepihut.com/products/ras...
thepihut.com/products/ras...
January 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
16GB Pi5 possibly due out soon (this week?), meanwhile a 16GB compute module 5 appears at thePihut for £113 #raspberrypi
thepihut.com/products/ras...
thepihut.com/products/ras...
Old 2009 MacBook Pro getting a new life with Linux Mint (Mate)
Core2Duo 8GB RAM / 120GB SSD is still a capable machine but too old for MacOS #linuxmint
Core2Duo 8GB RAM / 120GB SSD is still a capable machine but too old for MacOS #linuxmint
December 4, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Old 2009 MacBook Pro getting a new life with Linux Mint (Mate)
Core2Duo 8GB RAM / 120GB SSD is still a capable machine but too old for MacOS #linuxmint
Core2Duo 8GB RAM / 120GB SSD is still a capable machine but too old for MacOS #linuxmint
Channel four *finally* arrives on Chromecast TV www.cordbusters.co.uk/channel-4-ap...
Channel 4 App Finally Lands On Google TV - With A Catch | Cord Busters
Channel 4’s streaming app finally arrives on Google TV, Chromecast and Android TV devices, after years of waiting - but with limited content
www.cordbusters.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Channel four *finally* arrives on Chromecast TV www.cordbusters.co.uk/channel-4-ap...
Reposted by MikeRed
Windows comes to the Meta Quest
Windows comes to the Meta Quest
If Windows in mixed reality sounds like your idea of a good time, rejoice. Microsoft said on Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite 2024 it’s bringing the “full capabilities” of Windows 11 to the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S in December as part of a public preview.…
tcrn.ch
November 19, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Windows comes to the Meta Quest
Just ordered / backed a new thumby from Kickstarter - it'll add to my collection of "hackable handhelds" (32blit , picosystem ... ) ! www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi...
Tiny keychain console gets Raspberry Pi Pico 2 power boost, comes with 128 x 128 color display and rumble motor
RP2040 "advanced" to RP2350
www.tomshardware.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Just ordered / backed a new thumby from Kickstarter - it'll add to my collection of "hackable handhelds" (32blit , picosystem ... ) ! www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi...