You’ve got a toaster, you want to live stream it on YouTube, or your garden, or chickens growing up whatever it may be, you may want to live stream something on the internet publically or to a smaller group. Youtube makes this reasonably simple. Table of Contents Youtube and Google Account and Hardware Go Live Hardware Access Setup Wizard Ready to Go Change the Thumbnail You’re Live After the stream finishes Thoughts This is a guide on how to stream on the internet using YouTube from a Laptop or Desktop PC Youtube and Google Account and Hardware First thing you’ll need to do is log int ..read more

There are plenty of half-baked instructions out there for installing AutoGPT none of which i’d suggest were complete (that I found) so this is how I installed it on Ubuntu 23.04 Table of Contents Base Install Python 3.8+ Install Git Pip Fix Fixing VirtualEnvironment Pull the code from Git Install AutoGPT requirements Generate OpenAI APi Keys Edit the .env.template File Run Auto GPT Thoughts Further Reading Base Install Python 3.8+ Both Ubuntu 22.04 and 23.04 have a version of Python installed above 3.8 you can check with python3 --version Install Git Git should already be installed ..read more

It’s no secret that I’m a ChromeOS fanatic, I’ve been using these small low footprint devices from almost day one, and have tried several types of hardware using them. So why do I think that using ChromeOS for an average computer user is a good thing? Well, it’s worth noting before I go any further what I just said there “for an average computer used”. What does that mean? Thats someone who spends most of the time on a PC using email, watching media, using an office suite and/or just general usage. This is not for the power users, the Linux people or those individuals who privacy and Open sour ..read more

There is something so simplistic yet easy about the Chrome Remote Desktop, and from a Chromebook, user’s perspective, Google’s Remote desktop solution would seem like the perfect bit of software to connect remotely to another desktop. Table of Contents Install Install Chrome Remote Desktop Fix possible bug Configure Stop Chrome Remote Desktop: Find out which $DISPLAY you use Edit the config file Start Chrome Remote Desktop: References I’ve been trying to get this working on my Kubuntu 22.04 and each time it either ends up with a black screen or a spinning plasma logo. I belive its g ..read more

Following a 3-week trip in 2022 and a reevaluation of my travelling teach, I cleaned out my old travelling tech bad, both a new one and streamlined what I was carrying while travelling. Table of Contents Bag Acer Chromebook Spin 513 LTE Travel Router Travel Plugs Chromecast Stand USB Adaptor Portable Monitor Powerbank Microsoft Arc Mouse Thoughts Disclaimer I make no money from this post, these are not affiliate links, i am putting here because I use them and recommend them Bag Let’s start with the bag, I’ve just bought this bag from Amazon the ZINZ Slim & Expandable Laptop Backpac ..read more

Coming close to the end of the year and I thought it would be interesting to see what I’ve ended up using on ChromeOS at the end of 2022. I try and keep extensions, Apps and Android Apps to a minimum on the Chromebook and will regularly remove things I’ve not used for over a month… Table of Contents Extensions Save to Pocket Bitwarden Notion Web Clipper Notes: Keep Sticky Thoughts in Google Desktop App for Google Tasks Grammarly HTTPS Everywhere Keep Awake Manganum Tango: screenshots, training, & documents Theater Mode for YouTube  Zoom to Fill – Ultrawide Video Chrome Apps Chro ..read more

Following a recent trip to Thailand, I thought I’d share some tech which worked, some apps which didn’t and generally what tech is available in the land of smiles. Travelling abroad, however, brings some of its own problems, decisions and fun which was the case for a recent trip to Thailand. So I thought I’d share some of my experiences. Table of Contents Hardware Chromebook Pixel 7 Pro Photography wise Video Wise Connectivity Wise Battery Wise My Thoughts on the phone Travel Router Bose Speaker Insta360 One X Olympus tough TG-Tracker Sample Video Charger Apps Notion (£) WeVideo (W ..read more

You may have found that trying to play some MKV Files results in the video playing but the Audio does not. 99.9% of the time, this is because MKV is a wrapper file and the audio file contained inside it is a 5.1 codec which is not supported at the time of writing. Essentially the audio within the MKV file isn’t supported. There are two methods for possibly getting round this Table of Contents Android VLC Player Installing Jellyfin server Setup all your repos and keys Install Jellyfin Open Jellyfin Setup Jellyfin Content Example Note Further Reading Android VLC Player While on the face ..read more

It’s time for a subject matter which will make most of us Yawn, however, is intrinsic to how we use the Internet. Domain Name Servers (DNS) are that bit of the internet which changes from numbers to words so you can find the websites you love. Table of Contents What is DNS? What is NextDNS Features Endpoints Applications Security Privacy Parental Controls Analytics and Logging Setting up Local DNS Thoughts Reading What is DNS? DNS ensures the internet is not only user-friendly but also works smoothly, loading whatever content we ask for quickly and efficiently. It’s one of the cor ..read more

There’s going to be a bit of clickbait here, as I’ve written this article around using Webtops on a Chromebook to answer a specific need some people seem to ask a lot around Chromebooks. Its plainly obvious to anyone reading this that the technology is not limited to Chromebooks, its based on a Docker container so will run anywhere docker does. So the question I get asked a lot is “Can I run a Linux desktop on a Chromebook?@ to which I assume that the person is asking, “Can I delete ChromeOS and install Ubuntu on a cheap Chromebook?” While I find this question annoying, it is of course possib ..read more