--- title: 'Useful Links' url: 'https://grav.munn.me/random-useful-links' markdown: 'https://grav.munn.me/random-useful-links.md' date: '2025-08-13' description: "Random Related Links This is kind of my interesting random-related links page. I had started it as a 'security' page but then started remembering interesting things that weren't security. I might eventually order this, but for now at least its a list of interesting things. Name Description Rati…" --- # Random Related Links This is kind of my interesting random-related links page. I had started it as a 'security' page but then started remembering interesting things that weren't security. I might eventually order this, but for now at least its a list of interesting things. | Name | Description | Rating | |---|---|---| | [Aruba Instant On Swtiches](https://www.arubainstanton.com/products/switches/1930-series/) | I like the POE model with 195 watts. 4 POE+ | 5 | | [Ameridroid](https://ameridroid.com/) | Great place to buy SBC/RPI like (mostly NON rpi!) | 5 | | [CannaKit](https://www.canakit.com/) | Great place to buy RPI things MUCH faster than other sites. | 5 | | [Provantage](https://www.provantage.com/) | Beats the hell out of amazon for most computer parts, especially esoteric ones. | 5 | | [BH Photo Video](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/) | Best place to buy monitors, flash media, and some computer things. Seems to never have problems with fake memory that amazon does | 5 | | [BulkFoods.com](https://bulkfoods.com/) | I buy my seeds/nuts/milk here. | 5 | | [OpnSense Hardware](https://shop.opnsense.com/product-categorie/hardware-appliances/) | Nice firewall hardware | 5 | | [Chaokia Rice](https://www.cahokiarice.com/) | Nice place to buy high protein rice. The ‘farmers wife’ actually personally wrote me to thank me for working with them GREAT company! | 5 | | [SanLinx](https://www.sanlinxusa.com/) | Makers of my soy milk machine, but does WAY MORE THAN THAT GREAT for lots of nut milks. Cleans easily and nice | 5 | | [Vitamix](https://www.vitamix.com/us/en_us) | My favorite thing for smoothies and homemade vegan cheese | 5 | | [Synology](https://www.synology.com/) | Very nice NAS to keep your data safe. Don't Expose to the internet! | 5 | | [HardKernel](https://www.hardkernel.com/) | The make very nice arm boards competitor to PI. I own their ‘gaming’ system, and their drive sleds. VERY nice. | 5 | | [BazQux](https://bazqux.com/) | RSS aggregator | 5 | | [VitaCost](https://www.vitacost.com/) | Great place to buy ‘hippie’ things like glucosamine condroitin, and various hard-to-find foodstuffs | 5 | | [iherb](https://www.iherb.com/) | Supplements mostly | 5 | | [Us Mobile](https://www.usmobile.com/) | VERY cheap (in a good way) cell service for the USA. Unlimited text and talk. | | | [TCL 8k 65 Inch TV](https://www.tcl.com/us/en/products/home-theater/6-series/65-class-6-series-8k-qled-hdr-smart-roku-tv-65r648) | Didn’t know TV’s were getting this big. I LOVE my 4k that I bought in 2020. MINI led. Don’t get the ‘google tv’ get the ‘rook’ version. | 4 | | [Yamaha RX-V6A](https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/av_receivers_amps/rx-v6a/index.html) | This might get out of date, but most of the Yamaha receivers are great | 5 | | [Sandisk Pro Endurance 32GB Micro SD](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1466561-REG/sandisk_sdsqqnr_032g_an6ia_high_endurance_microsd_32gb.html) | Very vast and very durable micro sd card. Go for UHS-I | 5 | | [EZ rj45 Cat 6 connectors](https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/906757-REG/platinum_tools_202010j_ez_rj45_cat6_connector_jar.html) | Nice way to do cat6e (almost 10g) | 5 | | [EZ rj45 Crimper Platinum tools](https://www.platinumtools.com/products/crimpers/ez-rjpro-hd-crimp-tool-100054c/) | MUCH easier way to do homemade cable | 5 | | [Secure NVME drive with Finger Print Reader](https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Touch-Portable-SSD-MU-PC1T0K/dp/B082YGLNGR?th=1) | Samsung secure portable drive. Just 'touch' with your finger to unlock. Works on any computer, you do have to initialize with the software once, however. | 4 | | [DeBuyer Omlette Pan](https://www.amazon.com/de-Buyer-5611-24-Omelette-Mineral-B-Element-Fry-Pan-9-5-in/dp/B00F2GYNA0/ref=cm_cr_dp_mb_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8) | Nice omlette pan I used at my Aunt Susans | 5 | | [finboards](https://www.findboard.cn/#/home) | list of obscure hardware boards sbc's in china | 4 | | [hackerboards DB](https://hackerboards.com) | Nice list of other boards, us based | 5 | | [EVENG](https://www.eve-ng.net/) | A nice way to run various router operating systems and VMs for lab simulations | | | [Polk Audio Height Speakers](https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/product/height-modules/monitor-xt90) | Nice atmos height speakers. | | | [cm4 compatiable replacement (rpi4)](https://linuxgizmos.com/the-core3566-module-is-compatible-with-the-raspberry-pi-cm4/) | replacement for hard to find cm4 modules | | | [playdos](https://www.playdosgames.com/) | Play dos games in your browser | 5 | | [moker next buy switch 2.5 and 10g](https://www.amazon.com/MokerLink-Ethernet-Bandwidth-Managed-Wallmount/dp/B0BTRRYMFL?linkCode=sl1&tag=servecom-20&linkId=5feb8c0a6177fa9048ad10eff96ee60b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&th=1) | need to buy this sometime | 5 | | [visa in japan](https://www.tokyodev.com/articles/obtaining-a-business-manager-visa-in-japan) | how to get business manger visa in japan | 5 | | [52 favourite apps for linux](https://www.reallinuxuser.com/a-yearly-review-my-52-most-favorite-apps-for-linux-for-2024/) | nice list of apps for linux | 4 | | [useful linux commands fun list](https://www.howtogeek.com/fun-linux-commands/) | list of unix commands in linux | 4 | | [Nice place to get rack shelves](https://infinitemac.org/) | basically nice shelves for your home rack! | | | [mac emulation site](https://infinitemac.org/) | nice site with all old mac things on web | | | [battery life enancer written in rust](https://arighi.blogspot.com/2024/05/extend-your-battery-life-with.html?m=1) | article on how to save battery power | 5 | | [how to use yubikey ssh-sk keys without wasting a slot](https://feldspaten.org/2024/02/03/ssh-authentication-via-Yubikeys/) | basically how to do fido keys on yubi without wasting a precious slot. | | | [spreadsheet of different fido tokens](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XlwmreiBkt82F4HG965Yp9ncULkgnFpNyfe7WAAtYPk/edit#gid=0) | mostly a spreadsheet compariing different fido tokens and their prices | | | [fish completions for netfilter](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rickh94/fish-nft/master/completions/nft.fish) | nice completions script for fish shell for netfilter nft | 5 | | [mechkeys site for nice keyboard thingies](https://mechkeys.com/products/niz-x108-capacitancia-black-2021-ec-keyboard?_pos=15&_sid=133769df5&_ss=r&variant=43877392384223) | mechanical keyboard enthusiast site | 5 | | [local llm to help you progream](https://chriskirby.net/run-a-free-ai-coding-assistant-locally-with-vs-code/) | basically a free version of copilot for github | 5 | | [interesting candel powered lamp](https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/28E21E18-F0D4-4A88-B2FB-C82372F8CEE2?ingress=2&visitId=59076280-ef53-4a12-92a5-c5592ab3dc78&store_ref=bl_ast_dp_brandLogo_sto&ref_=ast_bln) | candle powered lamp | 5 | | [anandtech replacement hardware news site](https://wccftech.com/) | A site that gives me non crappy hardware news unlike STH! | | | [systemd free unices list](https://github.com/firasuke/awesome) | basically a list of they who shall not be named systemd evil person free oses and other things. | 5 | | [tindie](https://www.tindie.com/) | buy things directly from makers | 4 | | [small home lab](https://mini-rack.jeffgeerling.com/) | jeff geerling things with small portable home labs | 4 | | [v2ray](https://sequentialread.com/v2ray-caddy-to-access-the-internet-in-china/) | lets just say its a firewall avoider | 4 | --- ## Navigation - Previous: [Software I Love](https://grav.munn.me/software-i-love.md) - Next: [Articles and Books](https://grav.munn.me/articles-books.md) - Children: - [fosdem 2025](https://grav.munn.me/random-useful-links/fosdem-2025.md) - [Fosdem 2026](https://grav.munn.me/random-useful-links/fosdem-2026.md)