Jeff Geerling is a developer, author, and open-source advocate focused on Linux, Ansible, cloud infrastructure, and maker projects, widely known for his educational writing and popular YouTube channel.
22 articles from this blog
A hands-on review of Hugging Face's Reachy Mini robot, testing its conversational AI features, privacy concerns, and technical setup.
A behind-the-scenes look at the technology and workflow inside a modern SMPTE 2110 broadcast truck during an NHL game production.
A review of the Argon ONE UP, a modular laptop built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, examining its hardware and value proposition.
A reflection on the reliability and repairability of AA batteries compared to built-in rechargeable batteries in modern tech devices.
A detailed guide on diagnosing and repairing failing capacitors in PreSonus Eris E3.5 studio monitors to restore functionality.
A developer details the technical process of migrating 13,000 blog comments from a Drupal CMS to the Hugo static site generator, using LLMs as coding assistants.
Raspberry Pi's new AI HAT+ 2 adds an NPU and 8GB RAM for local AI/LLM tasks, but testing shows performance and use-case limitations.
A developer's guide to replacing the deprecated Mailhog with Mailpit for local email testing and debugging in development environments.
Analysis of Raspberry Pi 5 vs. N100 Mini PC pricing trends, showing they now cost the same due to RAM shortages, impacting hobbyist affordability.
The author details the migration of his personal blog from Drupal to the Hugo static site generator, citing simplicity and a focus on writing.
A hands-on review and performance test of the Mono Gateway, a custom-built 10 Gbps router running OpenWRT, using high-end network testing equipment.
Dell's GB10 mini workstation review, focusing on its AI development features, high-speed networking, and Arm CPU performance.
NIST's time servers deviated by 5 microseconds from UTC after a power outage and backup generator failure, but service was maintained.
Testing GPU performance on a Raspberry Pi 5 versus a desktop PC for transcoding, AI, and multi-GPU tasks, showing surprising efficiency.
Testing a 1.5 TB VRAM Mac Studio cluster using RDMA over Thunderbolt 5 for high-performance AI model training and computing.
A look at the Raspberry Pi CM0, a tiny Compute Module variant with eMMC and WiFi, its availability, and testing on the EDAtec CM0NANO dev board.
Benchmarking Nvidia NVENC video transcoding performance on a Raspberry Pi with a 4070 Ti GPU, comparing results to a full desktop PC.
A review of the DC-ROMA II, a niche RISC-V laptop built on a Framework chassis, highlighting its performance, quirks, and target audience.
Explores the global RAM shortage, its causes in AI datacenter demand, and its severe price impacts on PC builders, SBCs, and consumer electronics.
A guide to hacking Apple's Touch ID sensor from a Magic Keyboard into a standalone 3D-printed unit for use with mechanical keyboards.
