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Programming the ESP8266 is rather easy.  I’m using the Arduino libraries and the makeEspArduino build system because I like to use the command line, not IDEs.  Stock libraries provide everything you’d expect: Wifi setup, web servers, DNS support, etc.  There’s even a library that allows you to boot into the […]

ESP8266: its’ all about power



I’ve been working on PiBox now for a couple of years.  The immediate goal is a consumer-oriented device for video playback while not connected to the Internet.  In other words, play movies while camping.  I have longer term goals for it, but that’s where the project is aimed currently. At […]

Raspberry Pi: Kodi vs PiBox use case comparison



My media server died this past week.  Actually, just the hard drive.  It was running Fedora 14 and needed to be updated anyway. This server hooks into my Sony Bravia TV via HDMI using an nVidia GeForce 9800GT.  After installing Fedora 16 to a new drive, I loaded kmod-nvidia and […]

Media servers: Flash, Hulu, Amazon, ARM and Fedora 16