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Discounts and Free Resources for Nonprofits in Nevada County

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Local Resources The County of Nevada Nonprofit monthly office equipment giveaway. Last Friday of the month at the stoplight warehouse Briar patch has 3 programs Connect with United Way NCuwnc.org/become-a-uwnc… CVS grant for giftcards for nonprofits www.cvshealth.com/social… Home depot project grants for nonprofits (gift cards)corporate.homedepot.com/… Online resources Techsoup for Discounted software Google Gsuite for nonprofits Read more about Discounts and Free Resources for Nonprofits in Nevada County[…]

Smart Home Series – The Smart Tub

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Source: atwing.net/home%20automa… like thank ANTHONY NGUYEN @ atwing.net for the above article. It really widened my perspective with what could be done with voice commands and smart devices. =] That is where I was introduced to IFTTT, MQTT, and Home Assistant. By connecting them to Google Assistant, you can do ANYTHING with your voice. Like Read more about Smart Home Series – The Smart Tub[…]

How to Build the Best Performance Drafting, or Gaming Computer for Only $345

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Building your own performance rig is fun! This guide assumes you have access to free or very cheap keyboard, mouse, and monitor. If not look at thrift stores. Prices include shipping, and taxes. $75 Barebones Kit $60 Graphics Card $140 CPU $30 Memory $40 Solid State Drive $345 If you don’t have your own case, Read more about How to Build the Best Performance Drafting, or Gaming Computer for Only $345[…]

Fix for Plugable bluetooth dongle in Ubuntu Linux 17.10 / 18.10 Bluetooth Headsets mic not working

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ID 0a5c:21e8 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702A0 Bluetooth 4.0 Run the commands: wget s3.amazonaws.com/plugabl… sudo mv fw-0a5c_21e8.hcd /lib/firmware/brcm/BCM20702A0-0a5c-21e8.hcd sudo cp /lib/firmware/brcm/BCM20702A0-0a5c-21e8.hcd /lib/firmware/brcm/BCM20702A1-0a5c-21e8.hcd   From: Plugable USB Bluetooth Adapter: Solving HFP/HSP and A2DP Profile Issues on Linux Tags: Amazon, Linux, Ubuntu

Ergonomic tablet case/stand with split keyboard and extended display.

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The best and only ergonomic tablet case Combine Joby Gorillamobile Ori with MoKo aka iClever aka 1byone Universal Foldable Keyboard = Profit! Boom! The keyboard would be attached and folded into the case. It would be angled up for better ergonomics. You could combine a slide out touchpad like the Logitech Touch Lapdesk. However it would Read more about Ergonomic tablet case/stand with split keyboard and extended display.[…]

How to add an USB 3.0 port to your laptop for $5 (Windows or Linux)

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You can get it on Amazon here. In Ubuntu 16.10 it is plug and play. It comes with both a USB power cable, and a AC wall power supply. You’ll need the wall one for power hungry devices like a USB hard drive. It comes with 2 ports, but I’m skeptical you could use them Read more about How to add an USB 3.0 port to your laptop for $5 (Windows or Linux)[…]

The best pico and nano sized quadcopters (quads or drones) that fit inside their controllers

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Just fun for flying Quadcopters that fit inside their controller I use drone and quad interchangeably in this article to refer to quadcopters. Quads come in many different sizes. Not all manufacturers agree on a naming convention. Here is what I think makes the most sense. From smallest to biggest: Pico, nano, micro, mini, mid, Read more about The best pico and nano sized quadcopters (quads or drones) that fit inside their controllers[…]

I would buy this laptop if someone made it again. Ergonomic, height adjustable screen.

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Maybe I should just make one out of an old laptop, an LVDS extension cable, and a drawer slide. Sure are a lot of patents for this kind of device. I wonder why no one is making them. www.cnet.com/news/battle…   Ergonomic Tablet Case if combined with bluetooth keyboard and mouse, makes a perfect mobile workstation. Read more about I would buy this laptop if someone made it again. Ergonomic, height adjustable screen.[…]