New Toy: Russell Taylor Bread Maker
We’ve been under Movement Control Order (MCO) for the last 10 days. I ate my last slice of bread last weekend. Since then, it’s been impossible to get bread anywhere, as everybody is at...
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Home Automation : Reading out Text and Playing Media on Google Home using Node Red
I discovered this useful node-red plugin node over the weekend, called node-red-contrib-cast (https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-cast). With it I can get node-red to tell my google home devices to either read out some text or play...
Fried Kuey Teow
Can I “Lawan” “Lau Wan” ? Ingredients Chives (“Daun Kuchai”) https://eshop.tesco.com.my/groceries/en-GB/products/7072979461 Bean Sprouts (“Taugeh”) https://mygroser.com/en/product/Bean-Sprout–Taugeh–190g-Ipoh Shrimp https://eshop.tesco.com.my/groceries/en-GB/products/7001829106 Preferably Large or XL size Tofu (Hard) https://eshop.tesco.com.my/groceries/en-GB/products/7001518801 Fish Cake https://eshop.tesco.com.my/groceries/en-GB/products/7072851449 Garlic https://eshop.tesco.com.my/groceries/en-GB/products/7000962732 Flat Rice Noodles (“Keuey...
New Toy: Cast Iron Wok!
Hey Wok! Wok Hei! https://www.lazada.com.my/products/traditional-thick-dual-handle-cast-iron-pot-old-fashioned-round-bottom-big-iron-household-cast-iron-pan-no-coating-non-stick-pot-fuel-gas-i307034779-s415794234.html? It came with a “mini cast iron pan” as a free gift.
Sous-Vide for a Perfect Steak!
After seeing this video by Alex https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLzdrVh9Y7M&ab_channel=Alex there is only one way to make the perfect steak. Striploin beef from Mygrocer. It came already vacuum packed. Placed in immersion bath at 55C for 1...
Changing my ISP : Telekom Malaysia’s UniFi to TIME Home Fibre Internet, and Do You Really Need 1Gbps?
Since I live in a 20-year old apartment, Telekom Malaysia’s UniFi Fiber-To-The-Home is delivered only to the riser room in the basement of my building … from there the internet service is carried into...
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DPH-5005 Benchtop Power Supply Project
Up till now I have been using 12V and 5V power supply units on my desk to power various stuff I am tinkering with, from data loggers to sensors and so on. As I...
Adding a Raspberry Pi Zero W and CNC JS to the 3018 Woodpecker CNC Router
I attached a Raspberry Pi Zero W running CNCJS software to my 3018 “Woodpecker” CNC machine. CNCJS is a web-based gcode feeder than can be used to control the CNC hardware. Being web-based, I...
