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.
Long-form posts on hardware projects, software craft, and the surprisingly fuzzy line between them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Small, focused software I've built and put online. All open-source or freely usable — no accounts unless you really need one.
Browser-based visual editor for designing smartwatch faces compatible with the Da Fit / MoYoung ecosystem. Import an existing Type C .bin, swap assets, retouch positions, regenerate digits from a font, and export a watch-ready binary — without ever touching a hex editor.
A loose photo journal — builds in progress, soldering iron at 2 AM, the occasional walk to clear my head.
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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.