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Intermittent Technology blog by Quindor with lots of different subjects such as ESP8266, ESP32, IP cameras, LANparties and much more!

NetworkingStorage / filesystemsElectronicsEmbedded / microcontrollers

’15’20’25
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159 from 21 Mar 2013 to 20 Aug 2026
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now and then (2 in the last year)
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personal blog
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2026 1

  1. DJI Osmo Pocket 4P – Windows Wireless File Transfer

2025 7

  1. GuideIR E2+ WiFi issues (fixed!)
  2. Proxmox and pve-zsync
  3. Proxmox ZFS migration
  4. Random cluster 2025 Proxmox & ZFS bits
  5. Proxmox multi-NIC configuration
  6. Firmware update Minisforum without Windows
  7. AMD X870e Storage Considerations and tests/benchmarks

2024 11

  1. Fan choices and decoupling
  2. The Jonsbo N3 case with a twist
  3. Expansion slots and 10Gbit networking options (including WiFi slot!)
  4. Modern hardware vs older Enterprise hardware
  5. Calculating power requirements
  6. Explaining the selected hardware
  7. Fully designed hardware for the nodes
  8. To Cluster or not to Cluster, that is the question
  9. The new Storage and VM cluster 2025
  10. Don’t run hardware until the end of time!
  11. Davinci Resolve Speed Editor not functioning (2024)

2022 1

  1. DIY Cloud backup 2022 update

2021 4

  1. Lots of External HDD on a single Power Supply
  2. Firmware update Samsung SSD in Linux
  3. Chia farming info post
  4. Home Assistant – Mikrotik Multicast storm

2020 4

  1. 4$ Xiaomi Temperature Sensor for Home Assistant
  2. The video doorbell that does Home Assistant + NVR
  3. Innodisk 3TG6-P 2TB SSD Review
  4. IP camera ethernet water damage, how to repair

2019 12

  1. Seagate IronWolf 10TB Firmware Fix (CRC errors with ZFS)
  2. How to install Proxmox and setup a ZFS Pool
  3. Building a 100TB 10Gbit Home Server
  4. IPcam: Testing new 4K (8MP) “2019” IP camera models from Dahua
  5. QuinLED.info
  6. Home Assistant: Automated Bathroom Ventilation
  7. IPcam: Nx Witness full install demo on cheap/low-power NVR hardware
  8. Home Assistant: Simple relays with ESPhome
  9. Home Assistant: Cheap Multi-Room Temperature & Humidity sensors
  10. Home Assistant: 10$ WiFi energy meter with ESPhome
  11. Channel Trailer/2019 Update
  12. Intermittent Technology 2019 update

2018 14

  1. Review: Edifier S1000DB speakers
  2. Full Load Review: TOPK 3 port LED Night Light charger
  3. IPcam: Best 4K (8MP) IP camera of 2018 (Demo footage!)
  4. Ultimate Overkill Desk Project
  5. Full Load Review: Juiced 2.0 Power Bank Charge base
  6. Home Networking: Simple Ryzen Proxmox server build (Fractal Design Core 2300)
  7. Full Load Review: ROCK 2-in-1 5000mAh Power Bank + Charger (RMP0372)
  8. Full Load Review: TOPK Magnetic LED and Built-in Amp/Voltage meter cables
  9. Full Load Review: Aukey PA-T1 (PA-T15) 5 port phone charger
  10. Full-Load Review: Powstro 5v 2.2A with display (HKL-USB39) phone charger
  11. Building a 2U AMD Ryzen server (Proxmox GPU Passthrough / OBS or Xsplit in VM)
  12. Silencing the 2U AMD Ryzen server (Noctua PWM mod)
  13. Building a 2U AMD Ryzen server (Hardware configuration + ZFS settings)
  14. ESP8266 LED Lighting: Using QuinLED with Domoticz

2017 14

  1. LANparty: CampZone 2017 Behind the scenes
  2. DIY cloud backup: How to perform a Duplicati Restore and Tips and Tricks
  3. DIY Cloud Backup: Installing and configuring a client
  4. DIY cloud backup: Installing and configuring the server
  5. DIY cloud backup: OS and Storage configuration
  6. DIY cloud backup: Server and storage hardware
  7. DIY cloud backup: Replacing CrashPlan Home Family DIY style
  8. RoadtoRyzen: AMD Ryzen AM4 X370 Storage benchmarks
  9. ESP8266 LED Lighting: Using QuinLED with Domoticz
  10. ESP8266 LED Lighting: Installing COB LED downlights controlled using QuinLED
  11. ESP8266 LED Lighting: QuinLED v2.6 PCB
  12. Let’s talk about: Shield (2017) vs Core i5 HTPC
  13. Home Networking: Seventh Walkthrough
  14. ESP8266 LED Lighting: Programming and controlling QuinLED

2016 55

  1. Home Networking: Sixth walkthrough
  2. Home Networking: Fifth Walkthrough
  3. Home Networking: How to run cable through walls
  4. New Logo, A secret and Aliexpress shopping!
  5. Home Networking: Fourth Walkthrough
  6. Let’s talk about: Which network cable to get
  7. Home Networking: Tools needed to run network cable through the house
  8. Live review: Magnetic charging cables
  9. Let’s talk about: Velcro
  10. Home Networking: Third walkthrough
  11. Live review: Fake Anker Powerport 10
  12. What do I do with all those phone chargers?
  13. Review: Noname 10 port 5v/12A charger
  14. ESP8266 LED Lighting: Setting voltage and flashing NodeMCU
  15. Snake leather USB charging cable
  16. Quick review: Jie Yang JY-0508 tripod with fluid head
  17. Home Networking: Mikrotik 10 Gbps backbone
  18. LED Hologram
  19. Review: Ugreen CD122 1 port QC2.0 phone charger
  20. ESP8266 LED lighting: QuinLED soldering tutorial & Tools
  21. CampZone 2016 – What is CampZone?
  22. ESP8266 LED Lighting: Board files and components list
  23. ESP8266 LED Lighting: Revisit and history of QuinLED
  24. Live test of another LED charging cable
  25. Home Networking: Second walkthrough
  26. Tutorial: Foldersync
  27. Metal keycaps for your keyboard
  28. True Mechanical keyboard for 40$
  29. A 99 cent computer mouse?!
  30. Running LED cable test with Quick Charge
  31. Clean your computer or it might EXPLODE!
  32. ESP8266 LED lighting: LED Power Supply China vs Mean Well
  33. Home Networking: HDMI extender over Ethernet
  34. Xbox One Scorpio vs PS4 Neo, great news for PC gamers!
  35. Review: Aukey CC-T7, 2 port QC car phone charger
  36. Review: Orico DUB-12P, 12 port Phone Charger
  37. Adblock
  38. Review: Anker PowerPort 10, 10 port phone charger
  39. Review: Orico QSE-5U, 5 Port Quick Charge 2.0 phone charger
  40. Review: Aukey PA-T14, 3 port Quick Charge 3 Phone Charger
  41. Review: Tronsmart 3 port Quick Charge (W3PTA) phone charger
  42. Review: Tronsmart 3 port Quick Charge (TS-WC3PC) phone charger
  43. China Gadgets: Qi Wireless chargers review
  44. Home Networking: First walk through on the build site
  45. Panasonic G7 25FPS to 30FPS
  46. Review: Lexar 1000x Professional 64GB
  47. Video: Phone charge cable brands, does it matter?
  48. Blog overhaul
  49. Video: Phone charger cable length, does it matter?
  50. Video: ZKETECH EBD-A20H first look
  51. Video: Phone Chargers 101
  52. Review of the Mikrotik Routerboard wAP AC
  53. Review (Gigabit) Passive POE Injectors and Switches
  54. Review of the Mikrotik hAP AC and great wireless coverage in your home
  55. The Ikea tinker storage system

2015 12

  1. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 10 of X: Finding the right lights
  2. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 9 of X: The new house lighting plan
  3. New Firmware Version 2.5.1.8 for DM365/DM368 DSP IP Camera
  4. New Ti DM365/DM368 5Mpix Camera’s
  5. PL-PSE3008-A2 “dumb” POE switch
  6. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 8 of X: Version 2 of the PCB design
  7. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 7 of X: Updated Dimmer and Domoticz code
  8. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 6 of X: ESP8266 Domoticz Wall Switch
  9. Domoticz: Bash script for presence detection using NMAP
  10. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 5 of X: Ikea Lamp hacks
  11. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 4 of X: Configuring Domoticz
  12. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 3 of X: Flashing and programming the ESP-01

2014 5

  1. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 2 of X: The Hardware
  2. ESP8266 WiFi LED dimmer Part 1 of X: The setup
  3. CM11: Insert SD card / Cannot write to Storage
  4. Review: Plantronics Voyager Edge
  5. A guide to iperf (network metering)

2013 19

  1. Home Server/Storage/Lab Setup Part 1.2 – x: Flashing an LSI 9211-8i/9220-8i / Dell Perc H310 / IBM M1015 to LSI IT firmware
  2. Home Server/Storage/Lab Setup Part 1.1 – x: HDD Preperations
  3. Compact Haswell HTPC
  4. Home Server/Storage/Lab Setup Part 3 – x: ZFSguru Hardware and Layout (ZFS using FreeBSD)
  5. Home Server/Storage/Lab Setup Part 2 – x: VMware ESXi Server
  6. Home Server/Storage/Lab Setup Part 1 – x: The General Setup
  7. New TimeLapse Method for TI DaVinci DM368/DM365 DSP based cameras
  8. New Firmware Version 2.5.0.0 for DM368/DM365 DSP IP Camera
  9. Bunnies do not like UTP cables
  10. Passive POE for use with Outdoor IP Cameras
  11. China Camera’s the second wave (Aote IP Camera Review)
  12. Review: SanDisk Extreme MicroSDXC 64GB card
  13. Asus Transformer Pad (TF701) performance report/review
  14. Repair incorrectly reported broken/failed Intel RAID0
  15. RTSP to JPEG Timelapse script using VLC with GPU acceleration
  16. RTSP to JPEG Timelapse script using FFMPEG
  17. Fixing RTSP stream corruption (Guide for Genius Vision)
  18. IPQ1649X – 1080P Outdoor IP Camera with 5 Megapixel sensor 40m IR
  19. Cheap Megapixel IP camera’s from China (Review)