Author: aeiche
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Programming an nRF52 on a Mac
Several months ago, I went to promotional conference for a microcontroller on a whim. I’d heard about it the night before, and after some investigation I found out I could get a free development board out of it. Did somebody say free??? Yeah, that’s me. So I got the board and promptly did nothing with…
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Weekend Project: Wireless outlet control
I mentioned briefly in my post about controlling LEDs with my Amazon Echo that I have some wireless outlet switches that I wanted to control. At the time I didn’t have a transmitter that could switch them on, and it didn’t really want to crack open the remote and mess with it. Weeks later, the transmitter that I’d ordered arrived.…
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Weekend Project: Amazon Echo LED Control
As I mentioned last week, I got an Amazon Echo for Christmas. The first time I heard about it I thought “Meh, I already have a phone that does that”. Then I heard people raving about it on Podcasts and thought “hmm..” Then I heard the thing that really got me excited: The Echo has…
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HTTPS; Get yours today!
You’ve seen it before, that little lock next to the URL on a website. Typically, we associate it with banking, or online shopping, or something else that needs to be “secure”. I am of the opinion though, that every single website should be using that security. Just this month that became a real possibility via LetsEncrypt.
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“It’s a Wonderful Life”
I love this movie. Hykel… less so. I mostly like the first half, everything up to uncle Billy losing the money. In my most recent viewing, I skipped everything after that until the scene where everyone’s bringing George support and money. I’m a big ol’ sap, and get a bit teary-eyed to see George’s friends and…
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Boxing day
Did you know the day after Christmas is boxing day? You probably did. I think most people know, but the celebration thereof is often limited to countries that belong to the British Commonwealth.
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Alexa, write a post on my blog
Today is Christmas, It was a wonderful day of exchanging gifts with my wife, playing with new toys, enjoying each other’s company, and basically laying about. One of the gifts Hykel got me this year is an Amazon Echo.
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Christmas Eve Party!
I am in my mid-thirties. In spite of this, Christmas brings out the 6-year-old in me, and I very often will wake up early on Christmas morning. We figured that if we could properly tire ourselves out, we would sleep a nice long winter’s nap, and wake up rested at a reasonable hour. The solution…
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Adventures in Baking… erm, Frying?
I enjoy baking a lot. I have ever since I was a kid. In a lot of ways, I think baking is just another form of being a Maker: Creating something on your own, and being able to enjoy the results. After a series of successes, I’ve branched out a bit and today’s branch stepped slightly…
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Roomba-ing with a Raspberry Pi
We’ve owned a Roomba for years. I wanted one for a few years before that and the thing that has been most attractive about it to me has been the ability to hack it. When I say hack, I mean “repurpose to my own whim”