Jake Walker

Jake Walker

A photo of a handheld, wireless barcode scanner.

Repairing Electronics with Dead Batteries on the Cheap

I was recently testing out some software called Grocy which lets you keep track of food in your kitchen. I've previously had difficulty adding getting started for various reasons, and on Reddit, someone mentioned a barcode scanner made using Grocy easier and more satisfying. I kept an eye

Repurpose Your Old Laptop Into a Home Server

Repurpose Your Old Laptop Into a Home Server

I've got a really nice old laptop that I can't bare to sell, mainly because of the sticker collection on the back. There's no point it collecting dust though, so I've been using it as a home server. Unfortunately the other day

An Introduction to Serverless Functions with Cloudflare Workers

An Introduction to Serverless Functions with Cloudflare Workers

What is the point of serverless, why Cloudflare Workers and writing your first Cloudflare Worker function.

Starship

Pimp your shell with a custom prompt!

Using Zigbee devices with Home Assistant

Using Zigbee devices with Home Assistant

How I got more control from an IKEA Trådfri motion sensor with Home Assistant and a Zigbee dongle.

Using the Elecrow 5" TFT display with Balena

Using the Elecrow 5" TFT display with Balena

How to use a cheap 5 inch display with Balena without pulling your hair out.

Create a WireGuard VPN in 10 minutes with Docker

Create a WireGuard VPN in 10 minutes with Docker

Creating a quick, easy and most importantly, secure VPN using Docker and WireGuard.

Setting up a Raspberry Pi Zero W without a Display, Keyboard and Mouse

Setting up a Raspberry Pi Zero W without a Display, Keyboard and Mouse

The right way to set up a Raspberry Pi Zero headlessly.

Running WannaCry in a Virtual Machine

Running WannaCry in a Virtual Machine

Setting up a virtual machine for safely running the WannaCry ransomware (and other malware).

Drone - Continuous Integration with Containers

Drone - Continuous Integration with Containers

Setting up and exploring Drone, a container focused continuous integration tool.

Getting a ST7735 TFT Display to work with a Raspberry Pi

Getting a ST7735 TFT Display to work with a Raspberry Pi

Getting an ST7735 TFT Display working with a Raspberry Pi.

Introduction to Electron Apps

Creating a simple desktop app with JavaScript, HTML and CSS using Electron.

Pi Zero Impressions

First Impressions of the new tiny £5 Raspberry Pi Zero.

Installing a Custom ROM onto the 5th Generation Kindle Fire

Installing a custom Android version onto the 5th Generation Kindle Fire

Hacking the 5th Generation Kindle Fire

Adding Google Apps, Rooting, Removing Bloatware and Changing the Launcher of a 5th Generation Kindle Fire

Arduino Weather Logger

Creating an Arduino Weather Station.

Raspberry Pi PVR

Creating a digital TV recorder and viewer with a Raspberry Pi and OpenELEC.