Author Archives: Lu's Tech Source

Python File Debugging on Chrome OS with Visual Studio Code

This is going to be a quick guide in how to use debugging for python files in Chrome OS.To watch a video version of this post check it out below: Setup Python and Visual Studio Code on your Chromebook The first thing you need to do, is to setup your Chromebook to be able to…More

Using your Wiimote as a lightgun on the MiSTer FPGA

If you have the urge to play your old light gun games of the 8 and 16bit era, and you have a Wiimote lying around, then why not use it on a MiSTer FPGA to play those games. This post will show you how. If you want to see this blog post in video form…More

Using Composite video on a MiSTer FPGA

Here’s how to setup the composite/S-Video adapter from Antonio Villena. This adapter allows you to connect the MiSTer FPGA to a TV with composite or S-Video inputs. If you scroll to the bottom of the page there will be a link to a video version of this blog. If you need to purchase one of…More

Coding on a Chromebook – Python and SQL Server Databases

This post will show you how to access SQL Server databases using Python on a Chromebook. If you want to check out a video version I created of this post check it out here. Prerequisites There are some things you need setup before you continue. Check out the below videos I created to see which…More

Adventures in Linux: Getting Sound Working

After Installing Debian and XFCE, I got no sound. So here is the way I got sound working.

The actual issue I had wasn’t that the sound wasn’t working. It was that the sound was, by default, coming out the analog port of my computer when I was expecting the audio to play through the HDMI port. So I needed a way to change the default playback device.

So I first got a list of my audio devices by…More

Debian: Installing a downloaded package

To access my Linux machine remotely from outside of my home, I decided to use Teamviewer. I went to their website and downloaded the latest version for Debian. Now that the file is on my downloads folder I need to know how to install it. I’ve done this before but it’s been a while and…More

Adventures in Linux: First Install

I’ve used Linux on and off for a while, but never as a main desktop. My Chromebook supports Linux apps and it has helped me ease into giving Linux a chance as a daily driver (well more like a co-driver). I wasn’t using my Intel NUC much so I decided to dedicate it as a…More

Get the quarter from a date

Here’s is a quick method of getting the quarter from a date. For example Month Quarter 1 – January 1 2 – February 1 3 – March 1 4 – April 2 5 – May 2 6 – June 2 7 – July 3 8 – August 3 9 – September 3 10 – October…More

Backing Up Your Raspberry Pi Images

Say you have your Raspberry Pi all setup perfectly for you favorite project, but you are afraid that your SD Card might get corrupted or that a config change or install will mess things up. You should then consider backing up your SD Card as an image on your main computer. That way you can…More