Bret's Tech

23/06/2022

Armbian on the MangoPi MQ Pro!

After weeks of banging my head against a wall trying to get the MangoPi MQ Pro running, we finally have Armbian based images thanks to forum user balbes150!CONTINUE READING

10/06/2022

Everything But Stromboli / BulkMemoryCards Shady Marketing?

by Bret

I recently did an experiment with Reddit’s $100 of free advertising credits to promote my SD Card data post on the platform and it drove a fairly decent amount of traffic. The most interesting interaction I got from that post though, was 2 weeks later from a “Richard Garrish” at Everything But Stromboli (or BulkMemoryCards)....CONTINUE READING

Waveshare Raspberry Pi USB/Ethernet Pi Hat

03/05/2022

Useful Waveshare Raspberry Pi USB/Ethernet Hat – Review

by Bret

The Waveshare Raspberry Pi USB/Ethernet Hub Hat is a small, ready to go expansion board for Raspberry Pi Single Board Computers that takes your GPIO headers and Micro USB data connection and extends it to 3 USB2.0/1.1 ports and a 10/100Mbit Ethernet port. The question is, is it worth it? What kind of speeds can...CONTINUE READING

25/04/2022

Faster MangoPi MQ Quad On The Way!

by Bret

Introduction Hot on the heels of the MangoPi MQ Pro’s wider AliExpress release comes the Chinese board designer’s upgraded, faster option, the MangoPi MQ Quad. From the information shared on Twitter from the official account the board will feature an upgrade over the MQ Pro in the form of a quad (4) core, 1.5GHz ARM...CONTINUE READING

14/04/2022

MangoPi MQ Pro – Is it better than the Pi Zero?

by Bret

MangoPi have finally launched their Raspberry Pi Zero competitor, the MQ ProCONTINUE READING

29/03/2022

Are Cheap $2 NVMe SSD Heatsinks Worth It?

by Bret

I bought cheap, $2 AliExpress NVMe SSD Heatsinks so you don't have to! Are they so cheap that they're worth it? They can't make things worse, right?!CONTINUE READING

14/03/2022

Best microSD Cards for Raspberry Pi & SBCs

by Bret

What is the best microSD card for your Raspberry, Orange or Nano Pi? These benchmarks will help you toCONTINUE READING

26/11/2021

Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W vs Zero W – Comparison & Benchmark

by Bret

Are you, like me, curious to know how the new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W stacks up against its predecessor, the Pi Zero W? If you missed the initial launch information and specifications, check out my initial information post on the new SBC which explains a little more about the “new” RP3A0-AU chip in use on the Zero 2 W.CONTINUE READING

Raspberry Pi Zero W 2 vs Raspberry Pi Zero W - Front Comparison

14/11/2021

The New Raspberry Pi Zero W 2 (RP3A0-AU) is Impressive!

by Bret

Annoyingly, I hadn’t been paying close attention to the Raspberry Pi world so any hints of what was to pop up on my Twitter feed one cold, October morning regarding the new Raspberry Pi Zero W 2 (RP3A0-AU) with a fair chunk more horsepower caught me well and truly off guard.CONTINUE READING

11/07/2020

Dynamic DNS with Cloudflare and Docker

by Bret

If you've ever found yourself wanting your own custom Dynamic DNS setup at home and you're a Cloudflare user, this guide on setting everything up quickly and easily with Docker will be perfect for you!CONTINUE READING

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