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New kit
I’ve installed my two new microscopes, the TOMLOV DM602 Pro which arrived today, and the Yizhan Microscope which arrived yesterday.
Using my new 8K 5-in 1-out HDMI 2.1 Switch I can put either of the microscopes on the top display. I can also put the Rigol MSO5074 scope and an Xbox on the top display. There is one spare HDMI port which is on the front of the device which I can use for ad hoc purposes.
Before the HDMI switch output runs into the top display (a Teac TV) it runs through a 4K Audio Video Capture Device which allows me to record the output for inclusion in my videos.
VirtualBox display settings
Note to self: I had a problem with the GUI on my Kubuntu VM not working under VirtualBox on a Kubutnu host. I fixed the problem by changing the Graphics Controller on the VM from VBoxSVGA to VMSVGA. I have no idea what the difference is, except that the latter works and the former doesn’t!
Arduino OLED display
So I followed these instructions to get my OLED display working on an Arduino Nano. I have a 0.96″ 128×64 I2C OLED display:
The smallest and worst HDMI display ever
This is great: The smallest and worst HDMI display ever. There’s a write up over here. This guy has plugged an OLED device directly into the HDMI port on his laptop. On a related note, I thought Craig would appreciate this one: Building a tiny steampunk “HDMI” display from the same author (recommend watching at 2x speed).
CSS Grid or Flexbox?
Today via r/programming: CSS Grid or Flexbox? How to pick between the two CSS layout systems.
Making a HTML element’s width equal to its contents
Today I learned how to make a HTML element’s width equal to its contents.
Basically you use CSS and set the element’s “display” property to “inline-block”.