I have a relatively obscure hobby - I collect digital video games. Quite a few people collect physical games, but I like the advantages of having a large library of gaming options which are just a download away. Like a lot of collectors, I have more games than I have actually played, or probably will do in my lifetime. I mostly get them via discounted bundles such as HumbleBundle.com , so I rarely play full price for them. ...

Now that I actually have the internet connectivity being installed to make use of it, I am getting my home network design a bit more finished. Components: Virgin Hub providing a 1100/50mbps connection BetterInternet Fibre Hub providing a 900/900mbps connection Raspberry Pi 3 running Pi-Hole DNS MikroTik CRS309-1G-8S+IN Cloud Router Switch 4 x SFP+10Gb SFP+ RJ45 Copper Modules CAT8 30M Outdoor Cable to connect the studio to the study Short run CAT7 Patch Cables Windows 11 Studio PC with 10GB/sec SFP+ Port ThinkStation Server with twin 10GB/sec SFP+ Ports and separate gigabit NIC 3x LinkSys 3200WRT Routers in wireless repeater mode, creating a 2.4hz wireless network with speeds around 500mbps on average to each wireless device. TP-Link Gigabit switch Load-balancing internet connections: ...

I have had this knowledge in my head for a long time now and thought it would be better to write a diagram to explain the current setup for my MIDI routing. I use MIDI routing one way - MIDI OUT - from my UMC1820 sound interface. I have two keyboard controllers, one next to my computer, and one next to my Eurorack, that are attached via USB to my computer which I route the notes via Ableton to the MIDI out of the UMC1820 interface. ...

Did some network design for my home network. This will ensure that my new Virgin Media 1100mbps/50mps speed is fully utilised without any bottlenecks and will futureproof things up to at least 2.5Gbs/speed connections. I should be able to load balance both internet connections to utilise them both simultaniously in the future, but for now I want to be able to get greater than 1000mbit/s speed on a single device otherwise there is not much point in speed increases past 1000mbits. Also there is a 200-300mbits speed increase possible from my existing VM hardware that is not utilised in the current network. ...

This is my current DJ setup that I use for Twitch streaming mainly. 2x Reloop RL-8000mk2 turntables. 2x Serato ‘Butter Rug’ Slipmats. 2x Concorde Mk2 Digital carts. Numark NDX500 CDJ which I use for playing CDs, and as a Serato Controller as it has Serato Integration. Roland DJ-707m controller. Sennheiser HD-25 headphones. Rode Procaster mic with mic boom, pop shield and cage. t.bone MB 88U mic with table stand that I use as a guest microphone. AKAI LPD8 Midi controller which I use to trigger Serato Sampler samples. Macbook Pro Early 2015 Retina running Serato DJ Pro. Behringer TD-3 acid groovebox for adding acid patterns over the top of the Roland drum machine. The audio signal flow is below: ...

I use and recommend the following software for Windows. They’re all quite easy to use. The paid software all have lifetime subscriptions, which are worth it because you need the latest updates in this area. Aiseesoft Blu-ray Player: (for playing Blu-Rays) (paid) https://www.aiseesoft.com/blu-ray-player/ Easyfab Lossless Copy: (for ripping Blu-Rays, also works for DVDs) (paid) https://www.easefab.com/losslesscopy/ VLC: (for playing ripped copies) (free) https://www.videolan.org/ Handbrake: (for converting between different video formats and compressing video) (free) https://handbrake.fr/ ...

It may surprise some people to learn that I don’t use a word processor to write pure text any more, and haven’t for several months. I still have a subscription to Microsoft Office 365, and probably will as long as recruiters and offices around the world still pay the MS tax. I have created my own custom writing environment in my favourite text editor, VIM. This may sound like an absolutely foolish thing to do to anyone who knows VIM. By default, it is not setup at all to be an effective word processor. It is a programmers text editor, and a very complex and difficult to learn one at that. ...

This is my current DJ setup with the following components: Decks 1 and 2 - 2x Reloop 8000mk2 Vinyl Turntables with Serato intergration Deck 3 - Numark NDX500 CDJ with Serato Integration Deck 4 - Roland 707m Serato Controller and Mixer using its internal drum machine as a deck Behringer TB-303 Clone fed into the Aux input of the Roland 707m Controller Pioneer EFX-1000 DJ FX Unit placed between the master out of the 707m controller and the input of the sound interface on the broadcasting PC Reloop Neon Serato Controller used to control the Serato DJ Pro sampler Rode Procaster Microphone (not shown in diagram) fed to the Mic 1 channel on the 707m Controller as the main microphone for me while DJing t.bone MB 88U Dual Microphone (not shown in diagram) fed to the Mic 2 channel on the 707m Controller as the guest microphone for use when I have guests in the studio I have simplified things massively over the last year over my previous setups with the purchase of the Roland 707m. It it an amazingly clever piece of equipment and does so much. I think it is definitely one of the most advanced and most powerful controllers on the market today. This is what I can do with the new setup: ...

Using Jenkinsfiles in repositories for declarative pipelines, which is an example as infrastructure as code, is absolutely the right thing to do, in my opinion. However the tooling for debugging and error checking Jenkinsfiles is currently quite difficult. Setup Jenkinsfile linter First of all you need to make sure to be able to access the Jenkinsfile linter. This linter is processed on the Jenkins server itself, unusually. There is a configuration option that requires adminstrator access to the Jenkins server. ...

I thought I’d write here a bit about how I got into technology and how my career has progressed for those people wanting to get into technology. I was lucky enough to be born in a supportive home to good parents. My father was an early entrant into the world of computing, and my birth certificate records his profession as a ‘Computer Science Lecturer’, which was very rare at the time. In actuality, I’m fairly sure he taught only at local higher education colleges, but technically that still made him a lecturer. At any rate, he definitely worked in computing at a time when few others did (1982). ...