I also cobbled together a systray icon for the battery status using Python. It retrieves the battery info from the Power Management Hat over serial and updates the systray icon as needed. The tooltip shown appears when you mouse over or tap the battery icon.
#writerdeck
I added an internal speaker (from an old iPad) and headphone jack to my Typeframe. Since I used a Pi 5 with no on-board analog audio, I used a USB audio dongle.
I was delighted to learn of the simplicity of switching 3.5mm headphone jacks. They have 5 poles instead of 3. The audio source and internal speaker are wired to the headphone jack pins. They're normally closed and the internal speaker works. Plug in headphones, it switches. So simple!
Yep, it runs MacOS 7.5 really wide š
#typeframe #RetroComputing #cyberdeck #writerdeck #FlyingToasters #VintageApple #VintageMac
Some more shots of the Typeframe.
The Typeframe is modeled after the Epson PX-4 and looks like a twin. The 7.9" LCD is also a touchscreen. I chose a Raspberry Pi 5 and an inexpensive ready-made keyboard. It's all powered by a 10 Ah battery and charges with USB-C. And lots of 3D printing and cable management.
More info. to build your own: https://www.typeframe.net/
Ever since I saw the Typeframe (a DIY writerdeck or cyberdeck), I wanted to build one. And so I did! I tweaked the design here and there to fit what I had on hand and my tastes. Here's the result. I'm pleased with how it turned out.
Lilbits: Gaming on all the things (Snapdragon PCs, handhelds, Chromebooks, and really old PCs)
A few days after a private fight became public between the company bringing Pebble smartwatches back from the dead and the team of independent developers who ensured that the original watches continued to function without becoming zombies, a member of the Rebble team has weighed in with some thoughts that might help put things in perspective.
Meanwhile, in other tech news from around the web, [ā¦]
#airdrop #chromebook #gaming #geforceNow #geforceNowFastPass #google #lilbits #microJournal #pebble #quickShare #rebble #snapdragonXElite #windowsOnArm #writerdeck #xbox #xboxFullScreenExperience #zork
Micro Journal writerDeck developer Un Kyu Lee uses the Rev.2.1 to explain why he's discontinuing the Rev.2 model (maintaining support for customers expecting a commercial product rather than something aimed at hobbyists was unsustainable). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjo6szWE3U0 #MicroJournal #writerDeck
Typeframe PX-88 is a Raspberry Pi-powered CyberDeck inspired by a portable PC from the 1980s
The Typeframe PX-88 is a modern computer with a retro design thatās inspired by the Epson PX-4, a portable computer released in 1985. But this is a fully modern device with a flip-up touchscreen display, a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B for brains, and a USB Type-C port, among other things.
You canāt actually buy a Typeframe PX-88. But you may be able to build your own, because designer Jeff Merrick [ā¦]
Micro Journal Rev.2.1 is a distraction-free writerDeck with a full-sized keyboard and flip-up display
Micro Journal Rev.2.1 is a distraction-free writerDeck with a full-sized keyboard and flip-up display
The Micro Journal line of devices are portable writing machines, or āwriterDecksā designed to provide a distraction-free experience thanks to a combination of high-quality keyboards, small screens, and just enough hardware and software to let you quickly boot into a word processor.
Developer Un Kyu Lee has designed a bunch of Micro Journal models over the past two years ā you can buy several [ā¦]
Mmmmh, #writerdeck, small, cheap computers that can do only one thing: distraction free text processing. Very tempting, and many #diy options. On the other hand, I have bought so many mobile devices through the years, and usually they gather dust in a corner after a week of intensive use.
This kit gives the AlphaSmart Neo2 more of a portable typewriter-like design
The AlphaSmart Neo2 is a portable word processor that was released nearly two decades ago as a device that provides a distraction-free writing experience without all the extra stuff that comes with a full-fledged laptop computer. With a small greyscale LCD display, a full-sized keyboard, and compact design, it continues to have fans.
But that doesnāt mean it couldnāt be improved. WriterDeck [ā¦]
#alphasmart #alphasmartNeo2 #microJournal #portableTypewriter #unKyuLee #wordProcessor #writerdeck
Read more: https://liliputing.com/this-kit-gives-the-alphasmart-neo2-more-of-a-portable-typewriter-like-design/
my ultraportable pocket-friendly linux phone writerdeck
Writing on the Pomera at the library while my daughter laughs at Captain Underpants.
#pomera, #writerdeck
A Raspberry Pi 4 makes for a surprisingly good distraction free #writerDeck. I managed to make it portable by plugging it into an old powerbank.
Next up I need to build a proper enclosure for it.
Okay, so now I've looked into this a little more I've decided it is absolutely doable, but just too minimalist for my taste.
Very nice and creative idea though! I love how different writer people are in the tools and processed they use. Writing is a creative activity in more than just the resulting content.
That looks amazing! I will try it out with an old laptop of mine š
I'm working on the next version of writerdeckOS and want to have two default directories in the home folders for any users created:
- Documents
- USBs (which will be linked to plugged in USBs)
I'm moving out of user space and into global space. So with that, I'm trying to determine where the "default populated folders" are configured (note: I'm using a headless version of Debian as my base OS).
Turns out SOOOOO much is controlled by the desktop environment!!! Like much of your default folders are specifically configured within Gnome, or XFCE, or KDE, etc.
But I'm not using a desktop environment. I'm using Bash as a Command Line Interface with Tmux as a multiplexor.
So I sorted out where Bash sets out its default folder schema and default user profiles, etc in Debian headless.
It's in /etc/skel !!!! Cool!!!!
So I created a unique directory in /etc/skel in my base build installation. Then used Penguins Eggs to build me an installation ISO...
...and sure enough!!! The default folder is in both my Live instance and in my installed instance!!!!
Yay!!!!
Next I'll see if I can get that "USBs" folder to sync with a global mount point... that's gonna be goofy...
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