Installing your own PrivateGPT on Mac
I stumble across an article on how to install your own PrivateGPT so that you can have your own version of LLM (Large language Model) […]
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Restoring Old Photos using AI
I stumble across the open source Face restoration using AI. So naturally tempted to try this on and the results are quite stellar. Here are […]
Converting M4A file to MP3
There will be times when you need to convert the M4A file to MP3 file, such as your music that you have purchased from iTunes […]
Installing self-managed instance of GitLab
If you are like me, curious to see how things works under the hood. So I am learning how the CI (continuous integration) and CD […]
Securely using SSH public key Authentication to connect to Remote system
So if you are managing multiple servers using ssh like me, and don’t want to have to remember all the passwords or storing it on […]
How to Download YouTube Video and Convert it to Mp3
So you stumble across the music that you like in YouTube, but you don’t want to listen to it in YouTube because it will suck […]
How to convert Audible AAX to MP3
So you have audible subscription and you are enjoying tons of contents. But you are not able to download the audio file as MP3 because […]
Splitting Audio files by detecting silence using FFMPEG
Recently I downloaded a soothing music from youtube and it was a long audio loop. So I wanted to split it up to individual mp3 […]
Download all PDF from a Website using WGET
There will be a time where you want to download all pdf from one website with static pages. Here is the command that I have […]
Renaming multiple files in Linux & OSX in one line
Renaming multiple files with the mv command is easier if you know a little bit of Bash scripting. I stumble across the following when I try […]
3 Steps to Install Audio Controlled LEDs
I stumble across the cool WLED firmware which allow you to control my LED Strips. So combining this with LedFx, it makes one heck of […]
Install Darknet to use with AMD Radeon GPU
So I have upgraded my Hackintosh with a new CPU and GPU with the following specs: Intel Core i5-10400F 4.3 GHz LGA1200 CPU AMD Sapphire […]
How to Set Up Local Webserver in OSX BigSur
I need to experiment with my Unifi API, and given that all my machine is occupied, I decided to use my new Hackintosh BigSur as […]
Connecting DIY Hue to Hue Sync
Now that you have a working DIY Hue you can connect this to Hue Sync App to make a cool effects/sync your light when you […]
4 Steps to Install Darknet with Cuda and Opencv for realtime object detection
I have been pulling my hair for the last couple of days trying to install Darknet with Cuda and Opencv. Installing Darknet on it’s own […]
Solving “insecure string pickle” in youtube-dl
I am trying to use youtube-dl to download something for my missus, and the error “insecure string pickle” issue is preventing the video being downloaded. […]
TERM support in Screen command
When you get the following error message when trying to start screen Cannot find terminfo entry for ‘xterm-256color’. you will need to find the which […]
Fixing corrupted Time Machine backup
If you are a MAC user, the following message pop up at times. “Time Machine completed a verification of your backups. To improve reliability, Time […]
How to unprotect Excel workbook if you don’t have the password
This method only works for Excel in .xlsx format. Hence, if your Excel workbook is in .xls format, just open it and then save it as […]
How to bulk rename file extension in Linux or Mac
There are times where you want to rename file extension or file ending in bulk, e.g.: from Something_ONE.jpg to Something.jpg Someotherfile_ONE.jpg to Someotherfile.jpg the following […]