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Free Resources for Nonprofits
Nevada CountyLocal Resources Regional Resources Online resources This is not an exhaustive list, nor is it sorted in any particular order. Although, the ones at the top are more generally useful to the nonprofit. Many of them use techsoup.org to verify nonprofit eligibility. Technology Help Hardware Cloud Services You don’t pay taxes on communication services…
Social Services in Nevada County for People with Low Income
A Non-exhaustive List Federal Level: State of California: Nevada County, California: Nonprofit services in Nevada County, California Note: This is not an exhaustive list, and program names, eligibility criteria, and benefits may vary by state. My experience I’m consistently amazed at the level of assistant you can get from government, and non-profit organizations if you…
Smart Home Series – The Smart Tub
Source: https://atwing.net/home%20automation/shell-commands-assistant/I’d like thank ANTHONY NGUYEN @ https://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…
How to Build the Best Performance Drafting, or Gaming Computer for Only $345
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,…
Fix for Plugable bluetooth dongle in Ubuntu Linux 17.10 / 18.10 Bluetooth Headsets mic not working
ID 0a5c:21e8 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702A0 Bluetooth 4.0 Run the commands: wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/plugable/bin/fw-0a5c_21e8.hcd 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: https://plugable.com/2014/06/23/plugable-usb-bluetooth-adapter-solving-hfphsp-profile-issues-on-linux/
Ergonomic tablet case/stand with split keyboard and extended display.
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…
How to add an USB 3.0 port to your laptop for $5 (Windows or Linux)
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…
The best pico and nano sized quadcopters (quads or drones) that fit inside their controllers
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,…
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Best Qi Wireless Charger for a smart phone
$2.19 on eBay for just the charger. Or Magnetic Wireless Qi charging car vent mount from Amazon: Or Magnetic Wireless Qi charging mount $50 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1733516766/new-generation-lazy-holder-with-magnetic-qi-wirele/description
Best 8GB DDR3 memory upgrade
I would buy this laptop if someone made it again. Ergonomic, height adjustable screen.
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. http://www.cnet.com/news/battle-of-the-giraffe-necked-laptops/ Ergonomic Tablet Case if combined with bluetooth keyboard and mouse, makes a perfect mobile workstation.…