Hobby
My hobbies and passions: Generally pretty nerdy stuff.
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 [...]
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 [...]
MakerFaire Project (2015) – Part 2
When last we left our hero, he had made sizable progress on his robot, only to be stumbled by it's devious brain!!!
The Teensy 3.x is my Go-to embedded [...]
MakerFaire Project (2015) – Part 1
This started out as a "Project of the Week" post, but As it started to take form, and started to stretch beyond a week, I decided I wanted to make a more [...]
Project of the Week: Mini robot
I got my new 3D printer up and running recently. After some tuning, some improving, and some printing of backup parts (an ongoing process, I decided I was [...]
The 2013 Portland Mini MakerFaire
Last year (you may have read), I participated in the Portland Mini MakerFaire. It was great. I absolutely loved sharing and teaching people. This year, I [...]