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by FlyingPenguin
Thu Jan 15, 2026 3:28 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: Roomba Rover - Remote control a room full of Roombas
Replies: 1
Views: 30

Roomba Rover - Remote control a room full of Roombas

This is hilariously fun! They have a basement full of Roombas that anyone on the internet can driver around.

https://rover.otter.land/
by FlyingPenguin
Thu Jan 15, 2026 12:36 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Picked up this $1K MSI gaming laptop for $400
Replies: 1
Views: 34

Picked up this $1K MSI gaming laptop for $400

I have been keeping an eye out for a 15" laptop to replace the beastly 4 year old 17" HP Envy laptop I'm currently using. I no longer need a big screen as, due to a happy byproduct of aging, my far sightedness has reversed itself in the past year due to early cataracts reshaping my eyes. T...
by FlyingPenguin
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:56 am
Forum: OS / Software Forum
Topic: RustDesk: Open Source Alternative to Teamviewer
Replies: 3
Views: 86

Re: RustDesk: Open Source Alternative to Teamviewer

Teamviewer the product still exists, but I have uninstalled the worthless, bloated crap. This works much better.
by FlyingPenguin
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:53 am
Forum: Mobile Computing
Topic: Verizon offers customers a $20 credit after yesterday’s 10-hour outage
Replies: 0
Views: 27

Verizon offers customers a $20 credit after yesterday’s 10-hour outage

https://9to5google.com/2026/01/15/verizon-will-send-account-credits-after-yesterdays-10-hour-outage/ This took my wife's phone offline for 9 hours yesterday . A fruitless one hour Iinitially spent thinking that the phone was going bad or the account had got canceled because there was no information ...
by FlyingPenguin
Thu Jan 15, 2026 11:49 am
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: The RTX 5070ti has been killed off
Replies: 0
Views: 22

The RTX 5070ti has been killed off

by FlyingPenguin
Sun Jan 11, 2026 11:02 am
Forum: OS / Software Forum
Topic: RustDesk: Open Source Alternative to Teamviewer
Replies: 3
Views: 86

RustDesk: Open Source Alternative to Teamviewer

Teamviewer has become a bloated mess, and the so-called free version was giving me problems setting it up on a new laptop last night. So I hit Reddit for alternatives and found RustDesk highly recommended. It's open source, it's simple to set up, it can be installed or just run as a one time executa...
by FlyingPenguin
Mon Jan 05, 2026 6:11 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: Gadgets For People Who Don't Trust The Government
Replies: 0
Views: 167

Gadgets For People Who Don't Trust The Government

I may build the rig to download weather satellite data directly. That's pretty damn cool. Also going to look into that mesh communications system. Might be useful for the next hurricane,

by FlyingPenguin
Wed Dec 31, 2025 4:04 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: I've gotten back into R/C Planes after a 12+ year hiatus...
Replies: 50
Views: 25877

Re: I've gotten back into R/C Planes after a 12+ year hiatus...

BTW the reason it took so long to paint the engine cowl is I have been having a hard time consistently landing that plan intact. It's a hard plane to land. I saw no purpose it making it pretty if I was going to bash it up. Learning to fly is easy - I can teach any of you to fly a STABLE plane in a f...
by FlyingPenguin
Wed Dec 31, 2025 3:33 pm
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: I've gotten back into R/C Planes after a 12+ year hiatus...
Replies: 50
Views: 25877

Re: I've gotten back into R/C Planes after a 12+ year hiatus...

Actually next time I need plane hangers I may hit you up. I have been ordering them from a guy on Etsy here in Florida, for a very reasonable price. They're about half the cost of what a reseller on Amazon sells them for and they're made from the same plan. He charges between $20 a $24 for a set dep...
by FlyingPenguin
Wed Dec 31, 2025 2:17 pm
Forum: Broadband & Networking
Topic: Why You Need a Pocket Router and How To Use One for Travel
Replies: 8
Views: 653

Re: Why You Need a Pocket Router and How To Use One for Travel

Like it a lot. It's got some interesting features. Been meaning to set it up at home to try out Wifi7 on my AR headset.
by FlyingPenguin
Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:40 am
Forum: Cheers!
Topic: I've gotten back into R/C Planes after a 12+ year hiatus...
Replies: 50
Views: 25877

Re: I've gotten back into R/C Planes after a 12+ year hiatus...

Finally got around to painting the 3D printed engine cowl that Pugsley made for my Aeromaster bi-plane. Also added a red prop spinner to give it a streamlined look.

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by FlyingPenguin
Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:36 am
Forum: OS / Software Forum
Topic: Microsoft broke File Sharing in Windows 11. How To Fix Windows 11 File Sharing
Replies: 3
Views: 170

Re: Microsoft broke File Sharing in Windows 11. How To Fix Windows 11 File Sharing

I gotta say they actually broke this in Win10, but it was a later update. Basically they wanted to keep people from using a guest account for security reasons. I understand that, but if it's your home network, and you're behind a NAT router, what's the real risk?