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from Mohammed Ashad
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Learn·Innovate·Share
Exploring the intersection of hardware and software to create innovative solutions for tomorrow's challenges. A maker's notebook — long-form writing, weekend builds, and small useful apps.
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10 yrs
tinkering
// recent writings
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Long-form posts on hardware projects, software craft, and the surprisingly fuzzy line between them.
Blog
Introducing Elabins Portfolio Blocks: A Modern WordPress Portfolio Plugin with GitHub Integration
Discover Elabins Portfolio Blocks, a modern WordPress portfolio plugin designed for developers, designers, and creators. With seamless GitHub integration, customizable portfolio blocks, and Gutenberg support, it makes showcasing projects easier, faster, and more professional.
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Blog
The Evolution of CakeMail: From Google Sheets to People API
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the evolution of CakeMail, from a simple Google Sheets-powered mailing tool to a more scalable solution built around the Google People API. Discover the challenges, lessons learned, and technical decisions that shaped its growth.
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Blog
How To Propose Your Crush Using an Oscilloscope
What if an oscilloscope could help you express your feelings? This fun electronics project demonstrates how to create heart shapes, messages, and creative waveforms on an oscilloscope screen, turning engineering skills into a unique and memorable way to propose to your crush.
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Arduino
OPEN-SMART ILI9327 3.2 Inch TFT LCD Shield With Arduino UNO
Learn how to interface the OPEN-SMART 3.2-inch ILI9327 TFT LCD Shield with an Arduino Uno. This guide covers hardware setup, library installation, display initialization, and example sketches to help you create colorful graphical user interfaces and embedded display projects.
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Arduino
ESP32-Cam Live Stream Using WebSocket
Build a real-time video streaming system using the ESP32-CAM and WebSockets. This tutorial shows how to capture live video, stream it to a web browser with low latency, and create a simple wireless monitoring solution using the ESP32-CAM.
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Arduino
ESP12 Based Home Automation
Turn your home into a smart home with this ESP-12 based automation project. Learn how to control electrical appliances over Wi-Fi using the ESP8266, along with circuit design, programming, and practical implementation details.
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Small, focused software I've built and put online. All open-source or freely usable — no accounts unless you really need one.
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full journal From the workbench
A loose photo journal — builds in progress, soldering iron at 2 AM, the occasional walk to clear my head.
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// hi, I'm
Mohammed Ashad
Engineer · maker · technical writer
I split my time between embedded firmware, cross-platform apps, and the kind of weekend projects that take three weekends. This site is where I write everything down so I don't have to remember it twice, and so you don't have to figure it out the hard way.