nokia Nokia 5110 - Back from the dead. Part 1: Nostalgia I loved my Nokia 5110 and I wonder if it was possible to breathe new life into this long-shelved and still-memed mobile phone. As it turns out, not only is it possible, but it's going to be a lot easier than I anticipated.
Artemis 1 Countdown I've been following the Artemis 1 Launch Schedule quite closely on a few forums and discussing it with serveral people, and I had been regularly posting updated DateandTime countdown links for the revised launch attempts. With the schedule chnages and scrubs that have happened lately, updating the times was becoming
electronics WiFi Binary Clock Who doesn't love a classic Binary Clock? I remember getting one of these when I was in my 20's from ThinkGeek, and it was pride of place on my desk. LED's are a thing of beauty.
electronics IBM M13 Trackpoint USB Converter Me, never not on the lookout for an opportunity to design something, whether needed or not, worked with @micon to design a module that could fit snugly in the keyboard, and provide a USB-C interface directly into the Keyboard/Mouse module.
electronics Debug Header After watching a livestream by UnexpectedMaker struggling to put probe pins on his Stepper Motor driver connected to a Raspberry Pi, I thought a breakout header might help; so I whipped up this little board.
electronics Tasmota Quad Switch Breakout The Tasmota Quad Switch Breakout is designed to make connecting a custom quad light switch to a Wemos D1 mini running Tasmota super super easy.
retro WetSocks Revival How to get a broken METAR/TAF Toolbar application working again; the fun way! Seeing what we can do to get WetSocks Windows 98 tray weather app working again.
windows Nix Windows Feedback There turns out to be a far easier way to disable the 'Win+F' Windows Feedback app.
powershell JSON and PowerShell Working with Object-based arrays in PowerShell can be a challenge; but here's a trick that will allow you to manipulate these objects efficiently.
docker Docker and CumulusMX I wanted to find out if I could successfully redeploy my Weather Station monitoring software into a Docker container. Let's battle the elements together...
electronics The past lives again! I found a GameBoy Camera for my GBC and thought it'd be a good idea to extract the photos from eons ago and bring them to the era of the internet.
protips Pro-tip for Baristas If you've ever filled one of those 'Cheeki' coffee cups, or virtually any other reusable coffee cup, you've definitely come across the issue that when it's 'overfilled' it will overflow when the lid is put back on. There is a simple solution to this problem, and you won't believe just
electronics The Bindicator So I made this project for my dad for Fathers Day a couple of years ago, and thought i'd share it. The one shown is the Rev-1 design which is far from perfect, in fact it has several major issues I will discuss below, however it definitely works, and works
electronics OpenReflow Project The OpenReflow project is an Open Source Hardware Reflow Oven Controller module that is designed to work with most 120v and 240v toaster ovens, to provide a consistent, reliable and flexible reflowing control.
tips Begone Windows Feedback Windows Feedback can be incredibly annoying when you bump the WIN+F key as often as I do. Here's a nice workaround to disable it.
security Memes and Security Culture “Oh no. Not again!” is a cry heard regularly around my office these days, and when it’s heard, its met with laughter and a slew of replies which can best be described as entertaining — Another unsuspecting victim… of an unlocked computer. > Hi All, Just wanted to let everyone know
