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  • 📌 Mobile Workstation vs Gaming GPU Cheat Sheet

    Workstation GPU Closest Gaming GPU Typical Performance Found in Laptops Like Typical Use Quadro M1200 GTX 950M 🟥 Old — entry level ThinkPad P51, older ZBooks 2D CAD, light 3D Quadro M2200 GTX 960M 🟥 Old — entry level ThinkPad P51, older Precisions Light CAD, 3D Quadro P1000 GTX 1050 🟧 Better than M2200 Older…

  • Our Jayco Starcraft 2025 Bush Pack Adventure (So Far)

    After months of searching for the right off-grid-ready caravan, we finally landed a Jayco Starcraft 2024 model with the Bush Pack upgrade — and we got it at a great price through auction. It’s 19.3 feet long, features a washing machine, and came with most of the mod cons you’d expect from a high-end touring…

  • How I Got an Azure DevOps / TFS Environment Agent Working on a Server With No Internet

    If you are trying to add a self-hosted Azure DevOps or TFS agent to an environment and the server has no internet access, there is a good chance you will hit a few annoying roadblocks. I recently worked through this and thought I would write it up so the next person has a clearer path.…

  • Is This ESPHome HVAC Zone Controller Right for You?

    Is This ESPHome HVAC Zone Controller Right for You?

    If you have been looking for a way to bring your ducted AC zoning into Home Assistant without relying on cloud services, apps you do not control, or proprietary ecosystems, our ESPHome 24V AC HVAC Zone Controller might be exactly what you need. But it is not for every setup. This article will help you…

  • Fixing Drone Builds Stuck Pending: Target the Right Runner

    We recently hit a simple but frustrating Drone CI problem: a deployment build would just sit in pending. Nothing was building. Nothing was failing. The job was just waiting for a free agent. The catch was that there was no suitable agent available for that pipeline. The Symptom In Drone, a build can stay pending when…

  • 3d Design, engineering, and printing services at Beenleigh.

    Here at tekonline, we love design work. We are used to creating quality 3d designs that serve a real purpose. For example, here are a few real world products that we have produced. If you have an idea for a product, but you need it designed/printed, we can help with competitive rates, and rapid turnaround.…

  • Beginner’s Guide to EasyEDA Pro, JLCPCB Parts, LCSC Stock, and Why Your Part Shows Up Rotated

    When you are new to PCB design and assembly, it is surprisingly easy to get tripped up by things that seem like they should “just work.” We recently went through this with a small illuminated through-hole button in EasyEDA Pro and JLCPCB, and along the way learned a bunch of useful beginner lessons that would…

  • How to duty cycle HVAC zones with Home Assistant

    Here is a handy script that can help with automating your zone duty cycle, for this you will need to set up a slider card, and have your zone controller working in home assistant. You can find the 4 zone controller here or the 8 zoner here.

  • 3d design and printing services.

    Located at Beenleigh, 4207 we can design, prototype 3d anything you need!

  • SongWalk and the Lost Art of Sharing Music

    There was a time when finding music felt personal. You heard a song on late-night radio and waited with your finger over the record button, hoping the DJ would stop talking before the intro ended. You carried around cassettes with handwritten labels, CD wallets full of scratched burns, and a Discman that skipped the second…