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A CH32V003 on a breadboard with a lit LED, wired to a WCH-Link clone, beside a laptop running the ch549-link web flasher mid-erase
Hardware
Sep 20, 2026/ 24 min read

Making a WCH-Link clone program the unsupported CH32V003

The listing said CH32V003 not supported. The hardware was never the problem, the firmware was, so I replaced it.

CH32V003CH549WCH-LinkRISC-V
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Building Clipix, a Clipy-style clipboard manager for GNOME
Software
Sep 06, 2026/ 3 min read

Building Clipix, a Clipy-style clipboard manager for GNOME

I missed Windows clipboard history on Linux, tried every manager I could find, then spent a weekend building my own GNOME extension.

GnomeLinuxClipboardGnome Extension
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Building a USB display from a salvaged smartwatch LCD
Hardware
Aug 03, 2026/ 28 min read

Building a USB display from a salvaged smartwatch LCD

2 Mbps of UART proved software USB was pointless. Then came an RP2040, a DMA rewrite, and a colour bug I could not see.

RP2040ST7735USBTLSR8232
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Turning a ₹249 Smartwatch Into a DIY AirTag Tracker
Hardware
Aug 01, 2026/ 24 min read

Turning a ₹249 Smartwatch Into a DIY AirTag Tracker

I lost my wallet on a night bus, so I turned a hacked ₹249 smartwatch into an Apple FindMy tracker and built my own app to follow it.

FindMyAirTagTLSR8232BLE
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Hacking a ₹249 Smartwatch: Custom Firmware on TLSR8232
Hardware
Jul 29, 2026/ 31 min read

Hacking a ₹249 Smartwatch: Custom Firmware on TLSR8232

A bike navigation idea led me to reverse engineer a ₹249 smartwatch, crack its SWire debug port, and flash my own firmware on it.

Reverse EngineeringTLSR8232SmartWatchBLE
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Reverse Engineering MoYoung Watch Faces in the Browser
Software
Jul 26, 2026/ 14 min read

Reverse Engineering MoYoung Watch Faces in the Browser

A gifted Porodo watch, no SDK, and a binary format nobody documented. How I ended up writing a watch face editor.

Reverse EngineeringSmartWatchMoYoungDaFit
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How I Built an HLS Streaming Stack on Shared Hosting
Blog
Jul 15, 2026/ 9 min read

How I Built an HLS Streaming Stack on Shared Hosting

Can shared hosting stream HLS? I built a browser-powered HLS pipeline, measured its limits, and shared the lessons learned.

HLSStreamingShared-HostingMediabunny
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Introducing Elabins Portfolio Blocks: A Modern WordPress Portfolio Plugin with GitHub Integration
Blog
Apr 26, 2025/ 3 min read

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.

GitHub-ActionsWordPress
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The Evolution of CakeMail: From Google Sheets to People API
Blog
Apr 07, 2025/ 3 min read

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.

AutomationGASGmail
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