Installing MSMTP on a Raspberry Pi

Introduction MSMTP appears better supported on all versions of Raspberry Pi than SSMTP. This is the procedure to remove SSMTP and install MSMTP. Update OS >sudo apt update >sudo apt full-upgrade -y Remove SSMTP >sudo apt remove ssmtp mailutils -y >sudo apt...

Raspberry Pi Node-Red hangs on start

The Problem If you have experienced a LONG delay (5 minutes!) after Node-Red is started after a reboot, then here’s the solution.  But first the symptoms.  When Node-Red starts it puts out lines like this: Starting as a systemd service. Started Node-RED...

Project Completed

I recently needed to create hardware and a web page that would give me control of our Verizon FIOS Digital Video Recorder.  They have an upgrade which gives this capability but I prefer to use my skills and implement it myself. If you are interested in reading about...

Boston Digital Newsletters 1992

While turning out some old files I found these 2 newsletters from Boston Digital and thought others might find them interesting.  They are from 1992.  Boston Digital was a precision milling machine manufacturer based in Milford, Massachusetts, and was founded by Tom...

An Impressive Software Development Feat

Around 1970 my father, Geoff Stearman, developed a piece of software called FABAL.It was a two-pass assembly language program designed to run on Feedback Ltd’s Abacus educational computer.  I have created a document that details why I consider the development of...