Reserve Static IP Addresses on Your Router - Blog
February 09, 2021In a previous article, I outlined how to connect to your Raspberry Pi via SSH, and noted how you can assign a Static IP address to allow you to consistently find it.
Grounduino Nano: Extra Ground, Power, and Capacitor for the Arduino Nano - Blog
February 05, 2021One might say that Arduino boards have been critical to today’s freedom of electronic experimentation, allowing normal people to make all manner of custom devices.
60W CO2 Laser: 3 Months In - Blog
January 29, 2021About 3 months ago I got a new laser cutting and engraving machine.
Networking & 5G
Nearly Triple Internet Speed with Wired Ethernet and Simple Upgrades - Blog
January 14, 2021As a result of the current pandemic, more people than ever have been working from home. While there are definite drawbacks. As someone who has worked from home for years, I’d argue the positives far outweigh the negatives. Regardless of what happens in the future, I suspect that working from home will be, if not the "new normal," at least much more common.
Raspberry Pi Home Automation Part 4: Automation and Customized User Interface - Blog
November 17, 2020In this post, I’ll go over a few tricks for setting up your user interface, as well as how you can automate things to potentially take yourself out of the loop completely!
Raspberry Pi Home Automation Part 3: Putting it All Together With Home Assistant - Blog
November 16, 2020Setting up and running your own Raspberry Pi home automation system is both fun and useful, and lets you have control of your devices without depending on “the cloud.”
Raspberry Pi Home Automation Part 2: Flash Devices With Tasmota Firmware - Blog
November 06, 2020While a Raspberry Pi is the central hub of this home automation system, It of course needs devices that work with it.
Making the Switch to Macintosh as an Engineer - Blog
November 03, 2020After setting up my father’s 386 SX–complete with a “turbo” button that let it perform at 16 MHz–many years ago, I’ve stuck with IBM/Microsoft, with the exception of a few forays into Linux.
Intro to Raspberry Pi Home Automation - Blog
October 29, 2020Home automation, and the Internet of Things, has been the technology of the near future for what seems like well over a decade now.
3D Printed Fastening Part 2: Attachment Without Inserts - Blog
September 03, 2020Whether you need high strength, ease-of-printing, or the ability to slide your part back and forth after linking, there are a wide variety of techniques available to finish off your print.
3D Printed Fasteners: Part 1 - Inserts - Blog
August 28, 2020In this post, we'll go over several options for adding fasteners, like nuts and inserts to your 3D design.
Easy Headless Raspberry Pi Setup - Blog
July 21, 2020The reality is that once you go through the process one time, if you follow the right steps the next installation is just a few clicks away.
Project Photography Tips - Blog
July 14, 2020When making something awesome, it's a good bet that you want the whole world to know about it. If you'd like people to appreciate just how interesting your device is, you'll need to take good photos.
Raspberry Pi Cooling Fan Control with Bash Scripting - Blog
June 30, 2020As it just so happens, the Raspberry Pi doesn't come with any sort of active or even passive, cooling solution, and it's common to simply hook up a fan to run at all times to its 5V power supply.
Intro to Raspberry Pi Bash Shell Scripting - Blog
June 24, 2020Getting started with Raspberry Pi single-board computers (SBCs) generally means installing the Raspberry Pi OS, and interfacing with its Windows-like graphical user environment.
Easy Raspberry Pi File Transfer with WinSCP - Blog
June 01, 2020With WinSCP installed, you'll be able to graphically manipulate Raspberry Pi files with minimal setup.
Raspberry Pi Power-Up and Shutdown with a Physical Button - Blog
May 28, 2020To turn off a Raspberry Pi you don't just "pull the plug." You need to actually shut it down in the same way as a PC. To turn it back on you need to disconnect then plug it back in, which is annoying.
Makers Join the War on COVID-19 - Blog
April 07, 2020While you may have never considered it, generating effective treatments for a disease can involve a massive amount of computing power.
Raspberry Pi Connect - Blog
March 19, 2020The real power of Raspberry Pi systems isn't for replacing your desktop, but as a system that can be embedded anywhere.
Four Types of Industrial Robots for Advanced Manufacturing - Blog
March 16, 2020When you hear the word ?industrial robot? thrown around, you might think of robot arms welding cars as they travel down an assembly line, or a robotic cell quickly arranging computer chips.