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.
Take the Plunge into PCB Design - Blog
March 02, 2020While I?ve been experimenting with circuits for years, decades even, my projects tend to be filled with a rat?s nest of wires. These snake about with the constant possibility of disconnection or other
Useful Parts On-Demand Via 3D-Printing: My Favorite Designs - Blog
February 24, 2020This post will outline a few of my favorite ?useful prints? that I?ve designed. Some of my my gadgets, as far as I know, are only used around my house.
Useful Parts On-Demand Via 3D-Printing: My Favorite Designs - Blog
January 29, 20203D-printers can help you make a wide variety of useful items. It would seem this type of manufacturing is useful to a few people, but not to a large enough group to make it commercially viable.
Useful Parts On-Demand Via 3D-Printing - Blog
December 16, 2019Some time ago?actually somewhere around 1 year, 7 months ago if we?re to go by my unboxing video for my first 3D printer?I was skeptical of 3D-printing.
Hackaday Superconference 2019: An Incredible Collection of People and Tech - Blog
November 21, 2019The badges were, of course, a huge focus of the conference, with an entire area set up primarily for badge hacking. While I participated only minimally, this, as well as other activities looked like a
Personal Network Attached Storage Options - Blog
November 04, 2019If buying a ready-made solution sounds interesting, PC Mag has a list of Best NAS Devices for 2019 that could be a good place to start. But who wouldn't want to build their own NAS?
Maker Pro: Supercapacitors Demystified, Part 2: Hands-On Experimentation - Blog
October 01, 2019In this article, I?ll go over a sort of ?hello world? experiment for using supercapacitors to light up an LED for 30 minutes or so.