Welcome to whizzy.org, the personal site of Will Cooke (aka 8none1).
I write about code, gadgets, home automation, and Linux. Learn more about me or check out my recent posts below.
Big Bug Bonanza Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
The vast majority of Ubuntu desktop users prefer to stick with a long term support release (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS) rather than the regular 6 monthly releases, so 16.04 LTS represents the next big upgrade for most Ubuntu users. 16.04 LTS will be running Unity 7 by default as it has done for...
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HOWTO: Very low power usage on Pro Mini V2 (Arduino clone)
Skill level: Easy enough if you’ve got a soldering iron.
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Multipath routing on a Raspberry Pi 2
Skill level: Not for the faint hearted!
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Snapping Mosquitto MQTT broker
As part of my ever expanding home automation system I wanted to use MQTT to publish data on my network. With the release of the Raspberry Pi 2 I can run Ubuntu Core to create a reliable, secure and easily updated server which is a perfect fit for requirements of...
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