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Laptop Fan Replacement

My laptop was complaining about overheating. Windows popped up a message saying I had to return my computer to the manufacturer. But I thought it was just a bad fan. So I found the part number for my exact laptop and bought a replacement fan online for less than $20 bucks. Here are the steps […]

Take Apart: Smart Outlet

This 110v smart outlet has a small ESP8266 microcontroller that can be reflashed with open source smart home software. We took one apart and will be flashing it soon to eliminate its cloud dependency. The ESP module has convenient test points for the reflash process. The hot or live side of the smart outlet is […]