Mostly technology in small bites
I am finally getting back into updating our smart home. Lots of smart switches out there that plug into mains voltage, but few that are small, operate off wifi and battery. So I pulled out the electronics kit and whipped up this simple smart wifi usb switch using an ESP8266 chip. Now to design a case and […]
Since I would be taking a trip to visit relatives, I put the printer to work cranking out a few fun toys to play with and as painting projects for my 9-year old grand niece. One toy we had a ton of fun with at the park was this whirlybird gizmo. It was fully 3D […]
I have been running an Unraid as my network attached storage for about 5 years now. Recently I was able to test out its recoverability when a 6g WD Blue went completely belly up. Long story short, the parity protection worked like a charm and I lost no data. Crisis averted! I took the opportunity […]
In order to try and solve the comfort and battery life issues with the Quest 2, I went on Thingiverse and found a strap attachment for the Q2 and a USB power brick. Unfortunately, it’s not the same power brick that I own, so I had to figure out a way to adapt it. Using […]
A couple of years ago, I played around with VR with the Oculus Rift headset. Being a VR neophyte at the time I was blown away by the experience and had a lot of fun with it. However, the need for it to be cable attached to my “gaming PC” in the basement eventually led […]