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Install a New Linux OS On a Dell Wyse 3040

Adding an NVMe Drive to a Raspberry Pi 5

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Dualshock 4 EXT Port Charger

Convert a Wii U Dock to USB C

Fixing a Stuck ‘A’ Button on a PDP Xbox One Controller

Posts with the Tag: 3d printer

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September 28, 2025

Monitoring Chamber Temperature of a Qidi X Smart 3 3D Printer

One of the key benefits of the Qidi X Smart 3 compared to similarly priced competitors is the enclosed print area. While the print chamber is not heated (unlike the X Max 3 and X Plus 3), the enclosed design does help to reduce drafts around prints, allow greater control of printing fumes, and keep […]

April 21, 2025

Adding Ethernet to a Qidi X Smart 3

Coming in as the cheapest printer in the X3 series, the Qidi X Smart 3 lacks a few of the features of the larger models – one of which is Ethernet. While it does still include WiFi, I had issues connecting it to my WiFi network, having to dig into the OS config files to […]