Ravi S. Iyer: Worldly

Readers may want to see: List of my posts related to H96Max (H96 Max) Android TV box, https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/2024/06/list-of-my-posts-related-to-h96max-h96.html  , 26th Jun. 2024 Summary H96 Max worked as expected in recent tests. It can be used as a decent speed but unsafe for private or sensitive data, Android based Internet browsing device run on voltage stabilizer, with its core OS functionality not being impacted by sudden power loss. For package updates, UPS may be necessary to ensure normal shutdown if mains power is cut. But UPS will not be needed for using H96 Max with currently installed versions of its software packages. The big issue with H96 Max is it being a rooted Android device and so being vulnerable to various malware including keylogging software. A keylogger could help malicious agents to crack some userid password typed in the device. That’s the big risk, I think. And so one should not use any of one's regular ids on H96 Max. Accessing some sites an

Readers may want to see: List of my posts related to Thinvent Micro 5, a low-cost Linux mini PC based on Tanix TX 3 Android TV box,  https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/2022/08/list-of-my-posts-related-to-thinvent.html , 8th Aug. 2022 Summary Micro5 worked as expected in recent tests. It can be used as a safe but slow Linux based Internet browsing device run on voltage stabilizer, with its core OS functionality (root filesystem) not being impacted by sudden power loss, unless default mounting of root filesystem is changed from read-only to read-write. Typing in data on local files is fast though local data may be lost/corrupted on sudden powercut. For software upgrades, root filesystem will have to be mounted as read-write and so UPS will be necessary then to ensure normal shutdown if mains power is cut. But UPS will not be needed for using Micro5 with currently installed versions of its software packages. Detailed Notes 22 Jun. 2024 After many months, I removed the Thinvent Micro 5 fr

Note: Readers may want to see:  List of my posts related to H96Max (H96 Max) Android TV box, https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/2024/06/list-of-my-posts-related-to-h96max-h96.html , 26 Jun. 2024 List of my posts related to Thinvent Micro 5, a low-cost Linux mini PC based on Tanix TX 3 Android TV box, https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/2022/08/list-of-my-posts-related-to-thinvent.html , 8 Aug. 2022 Micro5 AC adapter output is 5V 2A (5VDC - 2Amp.) H96Max AC adapter output is 5V 2A. The standard mini-UPS models seem to be 12V or 9V DC types which are used for routers.  But there seems to be at least one 5V DC option too: Starwatt 5V 2A Mini UPS – Uninterrupted Power Backup for WiFi Routers, Cameras, Biometrics, Arduino & More | 3-10 Hours Backup | Replaceable Battery, https://starwatt.in/product/5v-2a-mini-ups/ . It is priced at Rs.1499, with 1 yr warranty, and its replacement battery is advertised at Rs.899 “With Reverse-Pickup across India”. I saw a strange video of a powerbank be

Quick relook at H96 Max Android TV box,  https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/2024/06/quick-relook-at-h96-max-android-tv-box.html , 26 Jun. 2024. 5V 2A Mini UPS possibility for Thinvent Micro 5 Linux mini PC and H96 Max Android TV box,  https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/2024/06/5v-2a-mini-ups-possibility-for-thinvent.html , 26 Jun. 2024. Some thoughts on low-cost Android devices (incl. H96 Max) and teaching computer usage on them to children from poor rural communities in India, https://ravisiyermisc.blogspot.com/2022/08/aakash-rs3000-failed-indian-govt.html , published 13 Aug. 2022 Screen mirroring from Samsung M21 phone to H96Max display using ‘Smart View’ app on M21 (not Samsung Smart View feature) and AirScreen on H96Max, https://ravisiyer.wordpress.com/2022/07/14/screen-mirroring-from-m21-to-h96max/ , July 2022 Short review of H96 Max Android TV box: rooted Android (and so less safe), RK3318 Quad-core Cortex-A53, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB Storage, Android V11 and EU plug, costing around

I have been using the web app:  https://bloggerfeedtobook.netlify.app/  mentioned in my post given below, for a few months now. I find it useful for creating HTML backup of recent posts, and for searching through posts in a blog in a single HTML page of matching posts. The app is quite stable now. The post: Blogger Blog Feed to HTML Book; Useful for Recent Posts HTML backup and Searching Posts,  https://raviswdev.blogspot.com/2024/04/barebones-blogger-blog-feed-to-html.html  .