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  • Xiaomi Mi Band 3 DIY charger

    This is an other DIY example for a Xiaomi Mi Band 3 DIY charger. The principle is straight forward, cut a USB cable to expose the 5v, but how to hold it against the two contacts. This was the solution that worked for me.

  • The worst counterfeit Pokemon cards I have seen

    I thought I would create a post to share some recent Pokemon cards I got from eBay, I am shocked at how poorly made these counterfeit Pokemon cards are. The borders were all misaligned on both sides, colours faded and even the card size was smaller than it should be.

  • Fitting iMars Android Car Stereo Head Unit into a Hyundai Tucson

    Here is some information on the iMars Android 10.0 Car Stereo Head Unit, which was purchased in the 7″ size, and fitting it into a Hyundai Tucson 2005. The Hyundai Tucson 2005 allows for an aftermarket single DIN radio to be installed fairly easily, refer to this post from 2014, but anything else requires a…

  • Python – Download all photos from a public Facebook page

    This is a quick and dirty Python script to automatically download all the photos from a public Facebook page. The Python code clicks into the lightbox and then loops each photo by pressing the right-arrow key, if the code gets stuck entering the lightbox, just manually perform that bit and just run the loop.

  • Excel VBA – Can’t find library or project.

    Here is the solution to the puzzling error “Can’t find library or project.” after opening a macro enabled WorkBook. The issue isn’t references or anything like that. Close the WorkBook, don’t need to save changes, and then open the WorkBook up in Safe Mode by holding down the Ctrl key at the same time. This…

  • PayPal HERE – Damage to reader detected. Contact PayPal for assistance.

    I had a PayPal HERE card reader in the cupboard since 2017 and thought to use it for some payments, but unfortunately I received the “Damage to reader detected. Contact PayPal for assistance.” error. This was a pristine PayPal HERE card reader, used once or twice, stored in it’s original box. From everything I have…

  • Officeworks’ School List Service

    Every year, when everyone is preparing for Christmas, a computer server somewhere is calculating the prices of hundreds of school list items to maximise the profit margin of compnay. Ensuring that the the majority of prices are below the previous year’s school booklist prices to minimise the financial cost of their “Parents’ Price Promise”. Besides…

  • How accurate are the Roborock Robot Vacuum maps

    The Roborock S6 Robot Vacuum is able to map your whole house and then allow for creating zones and rooms on these maps. When I saw the map, I was amazed at how accurate the maps looked, surely taking over the role of a drafter as well as a cleaner for $500. Firstly, I was…

  • IKEA LIATORP Lego Table

    I was recently looking at Lego tables for the kids, something that would house their in progress builds, plus all their individual pieces they insist on storing for themselves. The Kmart large Lego table was nice, especially since it had the three separate plates, but I thought it was still a little small, and not…

  • Easy kids decorated plant pot ideas

    A couple of ideas for a kids craft activity that is inexpensive and works well for birthdays or group activities is decorating terracotta plant pots and potting a succulent into them afterwards. Pots can be purchased for as little as $1 each, and you can use anything around the house to decorate them, like buttons…

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