Author: Aaron
Programming AVRs using a USBasp on a Mac
I loaned out my trusty USBTinyISP to a friend a while back and it was easier to go find an alternative than to coordinate schedules. So I bought a USBasp - [...]
Early Morning Project: RasPi Zero Roomba
I can't sleep. Instead of sleeping, I'm hacking robots. Last year during my winter holiday I wired up a Raspberry Pi to my Roomba, to drive it around and such. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A way to fix Twitter’s Trolling Problem