http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog A blog about programming, circuits, and hobby projects from a professional bit twiddler. en-us Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:13 +0000 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:38:13 +0000 digitalpeer@digitalpeer.com (Joshua Henderson) 2026 Joshua Henderson. All rights reserved. One method for redacting PDF files on Linux. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/a-note-on-how-to-redact-pdf-files http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/a-note-on-how-to-redact-pdf-files Sat, 19 Oct 2019 17:56:48 +0000 Some tips and tricks to working with PDF files from the command line. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/working-with-pdfs-from-the-command-line http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/working-with-pdfs-from-the-command-line Fri, 11 Nov 2022 04:07:34 +0000 How to install MySQL server on Ubuntu 18 and then perform a full backup and restore using mysqldump. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ubuntu-18-install-mysql-server-and-setup-full-backups http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ubuntu-18-install-mysql-server-and-setup-full-backups Sun, 22 Jul 2018 19:02:51 +0000 Simple and sweet. How to cut, copy, and paste in emacs. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/emacs-copy-and-paste http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/emacs-copy-and-paste Sun, 22 Jul 2018 19:01:52 +0000 A simple way to find out what Ubuntu package provides a file so you know what to install. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/what-ubuntu-package-provides-a-specific-file http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/what-ubuntu-package-provides-a-specific-file Sun, 14 Jan 2018 18:17:30 +0000 Tutorial that goes over how to find a system installed python application, find what package it comes from, and get the source and package build information. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/getting-source-of-an-installed-package-on-ubuntu http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/getting-source-of-an-installed-package-on-ubuntu Sun, 14 Jan 2018 18:16:41 +0000 What my current .emacs (dotemacs) file looks like. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/my-emacs-config-for-samples-and-examples http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/my-emacs-config-for-samples-and-examples Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:30:33 +0000 A recipe for bacon wrapped and stuffed Jalapeños. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/grilled-bacon-wrapped-stuffed-jalape-os http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/grilled-bacon-wrapped-stuffed-jalape-os Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:30:22 +0000 Ditto Hunt is a duplicate file finder that quickly finds duplicate files and then allows you to select files for deletion. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ditto-hunt-a-duplicate-file-finder http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ditto-hunt-a-duplicate-file-finder Sat, 15 Jul 2017 22:23:55 +0000 Do people really know what they are talking about when throwing around this term? http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/what-is-the-cloud-really http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/what-is-the-cloud-really Sun, 07 May 2017 04:10:12 +0000 I recently acquired a new printer and figured I'd jot down how I got both the print and scan functions working seamlessly on Ubuntu 16.04.2. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m277dw-setup-on-ubuntu-16-04-with-hplip http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/hp-laserjet-pro-mfp-m277dw-setup-on-ubuntu-16-04-with-hplip Sun, 07 May 2017 04:03:30 +0000 A rundown on my latest PC build with the brand new AMD Ryzen 7. It does not disappoint. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-pc-build http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/amd-ryzen-7-1700x-pc-build Sat, 15 Apr 2017 19:00:09 +0000 How to locally mirror a website. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/how-to-mirror-a-website http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/how-to-mirror-a-website Fri, 24 Feb 2017 04:51:44 +0000 How to calculate ceramic capacitor values along with a table of pre-calculated values. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ceramic-capacitor-values http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ceramic-capacitor-values Fri, 24 Feb 2017 04:49:45 +0000 How I'm working around the random crash after an update to Google Chrome 54 on Ubuntu. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/google-chrome-54-crash-on-ubuntu-16-04-lts-workaround http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/google-chrome-54-crash-on-ubuntu-16-04-lts-workaround Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:48:06 +0000 A simple line based serial terminal GUI written in Python. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/tinycom-a-line-based-serial-terminal-gui http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/tinycom-a-line-based-serial-terminal-gui Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:22:23 +0000 Over the 2016 Christmas break I had some fun decorating gingerbread houses. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/fun-with-gingerbread-houses http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/fun-with-gingerbread-houses Wed, 22 Feb 2017 05:21:56 +0000 Simple Christmas light trees for the front yard made from things you may have around the house already. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-mini-christmas-light-trees http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-mini-christmas-light-trees Tue, 13 Dec 2016 03:17:02 +0000 A simple do-it-yourself build for a Christmas Santa sleigh for the front yard. Flight is powered by Christmas spirit. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-santa-sleigh-christmas-yard-decoration http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-santa-sleigh-christmas-yard-decoration Tue, 29 Nov 2016 04:26:29 +0000 A recipe to cook a whole chicken on your charcoal grill. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/whole-grilled-chicken http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/whole-grilled-chicken Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:57:20 +0000 How to deep fry a delicious turkey for Thanksgiving. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/deep-fried-turkey http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/deep-fried-turkey Thu, 17 Nov 2016 03:27:22 +0000 A rundown of some of my favorite tech related TV shows. If you like technology, science, humor, and a bit of science fiction, then these are must see TV. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/10-tech-themed-tv-shows-for-geeks http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/10-tech-themed-tv-shows-for-geeks Wed, 16 Nov 2016 04:42:50 +0000 A brief review of my Dell XPS 13 Skylake laptop I've been using for the best part of the last year. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/dell-xps-13-skylake-review-and-ubuntu-install http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/dell-xps-13-skylake-review-and-ubuntu-install Wed, 16 Nov 2016 04:32:23 +0000 Silicon Valley actually has some things you can reach out and touch. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/silicon-valley-it-s-more-than-a-tv-show http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/silicon-valley-it-s-more-than-a-tv-show Fri, 21 Oct 2016 23:46:38 +0000 A simple and sweet example of doing basic Ajax with jQuery. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/easy-ajax-example-using-jquery http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/easy-ajax-example-using-jquery Fri, 21 Oct 2016 23:36:47 +0000 How to setup Xdebug and profile PHP code on Ubuntu. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/profile-php-with-xdebug-and-webgrind-on-ubuntu-16 http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/profile-php-with-xdebug-and-webgrind-on-ubuntu-16 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 14:34:36 +0000 How to fix random disconnects and other issues with a Mediasonic ProBox HDL-SU3 on Ubuntu 16. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ubuntu-16-and-a-mediasonic-probox-hdl-su3 http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/ubuntu-16-and-a-mediasonic-probox-hdl-su3 Thu, 20 Oct 2016 05:33:41 +0000 Turn a CubieBoard 2 into a low power, feature rich, personal or team git server using Eensy. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/build-a-git-server-on-a-cubieboard-2-with-eensy http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/build-a-git-server-on-a-cubieboard-2-with-eensy Fri, 03 Jun 2016 02:18:25 +0000 How to quickly image and restore a hard drive using Linux. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/image-and-restore-a-hard-drive-with-linux http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/image-and-restore-a-hard-drive-with-linux Sat, 07 May 2016 03:13:14 +0000 How to stream content from Linux to your Chromecast. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/stream-content-to-chromecast-from-linux http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/stream-content-to-chromecast-from-linux Sat, 07 May 2016 03:10:55 +0000 How to install nodejs on Ubuntu 16 and other versions. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/install-node-js-on-ubuntu-16 http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/install-node-js-on-ubuntu-16 Sat, 07 May 2016 03:08:59 +0000 How to dd an image directly to a remote host using SSH. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/dd-directly-to-remote-host-file http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/dd-directly-to-remote-host-file Tue, 03 May 2016 06:26:01 +0000 How to remote desktop into a Windows machine from Linux and share drives. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/disk-sharing-to-windows-with-linux-rdesktop http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/disk-sharing-to-windows-with-linux-rdesktop Sun, 24 Apr 2016 04:05:19 +0000 How I resolved working around a kernel bug installing Ubuntu 16.04 when using a Mediasonic ProBox HDL-SU3 external USB 3.0 hard drive enclosure. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/upgrading-to-ubuntu-16-and-a-mediasonic-probox-hdl-su3 http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/upgrading-to-ubuntu-16-and-a-mediasonic-probox-hdl-su3 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 03:59:24 +0000 Here's how to really quickly install a different upstream kernel version built by Ubuntu with their kernel configuration. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/install-pre-built-upstream-kernels-in-ubuntu http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/install-pre-built-upstream-kernels-in-ubuntu Sun, 24 Apr 2016 03:58:05 +0000 Some of the best bacon wrapped oysters you've ever had. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/bacon-wrapped-oysters http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/bacon-wrapped-oysters Tue, 05 Apr 2016 22:25:26 +0000 How to make an all grain brewing mash tun out of a standard 5 gallon cooler. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-5-gallon-cooler-as-brewing-mash-tun http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-5-gallon-cooler-as-brewing-mash-tun Thu, 31 Mar 2016 02:10:50 +0000 This is a simple clapper project that can be used to turn appliances on and off. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/clapper-project-with-pic16f688 http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/clapper-project-with-pic16f688 Thu, 31 Mar 2016 02:06:14 +0000 My poor man's solution to filtering tap water for use in all grain brewing. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/filtering-tap-water-for-all-grain-brewing http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/filtering-tap-water-for-all-grain-brewing Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:13:10 +0000 A brief rundown and some advice on what I went through and what you should look for when getting started with 3D printing. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/getting-started-3d-printing http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/getting-started-3d-printing Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:46:48 +0000 Here's how I monitor my LiPo batteries while in flight to prevent running the cells too low. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/how-to-know-when-the-lipo-on-your-quadcopter-is-dead http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/how-to-know-when-the-lipo-on-your-quadcopter-is-dead Tue, 02 Feb 2016 03:10:27 +0000 How I add non-intrusive, non tracking, lightweight social media share buttons to articles on this website. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/add-social-media-share-links-to-your-website http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/add-social-media-share-links-to-your-website Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:40:07 +0000 This is how I make sure there are no broken internal or external links on websites. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/find-broken-links-on-a-website http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/find-broken-links-on-a-website Fri, 29 Jan 2016 05:27:29 +0000 How to make an immersion wort chiller for home brewing. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-immersion-wort-chiller http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-immersion-wort-chiller Fri, 29 Jan 2016 05:25:45 +0000 I would probably put this in the poor man's router table category, but I use it all the time and it works great. http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-mini-router-table http://www.digitalpeer.com/blog/diy-mini-router-table Mon, 25 Jan 2016 05:48:53 +0000