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2022: Year of the Dial-up Modem

Nix McRetro // 3rd January 2022 // YouTube

Here’s my relatively new, old modem. The Avtek MegaPlus V.32bis Modem - Model CD950. We have an initial power up to make sure that anything I do from this point on doesn’t put us in a worse position than when we started. This year I’ll be primarily dealing with dial-up... Continue reading

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Demo Track

Nix McRetro // 27th December 2021 // YouTube

I won’t lie: I had guitar lessons as a young child. I followed my love of the guitar as a young adult through online tutorials. Everything has been leading up to this moment where I throw it all away and become an electronic superstar using nothing but Teenage Engineering’s OP-1.... Continue reading

Nix McRetro's Christmas Video 2021

Nix McRetro // 25th December 2021 // News, YouTube

The end of the year has arrived and I’m in isolation waiting for a work colleague to return a negative PCR test for COVID-19. The slowest PCR in the world. 78 hours and counting. Looking back on the year, not a lot really happened for me. Everything was pretty much... Continue reading

Retrobright vs. Banksia Modem

Nix McRetro // 21st December 2021 // Hacks, Modems, Repairs

Lots of people I know like retrobright. I’ve never really liked it. Seems too much hassle for too little return. Above is a before shot of the modem. Note that at this stage the modem had some extensive accidental damage to the PCB, so the risk of losing this case... Continue reading

Let's Encrypt Certbot Domain Listing Order

Nix McRetro // 29th November 2021 // Linux, News, Raspberry Pi

Let's Encrypt Certbot Domain Listing Order

Honestly, I didn’t realise this, but after rejiggering the domain order there was mcretro.net, displayed proudly in Safari’s certificate viewer. That display is separate from Certbot’s internal certificate name, which defaults to the first -d domain unless I specify --cert-name or reuse an existing certificate. All the requested domains are... Continue reading