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3D-Printing   Microcontroller
Prototyping Stand With Integrated Power Supply

Prototyping Stand With Integrated Power Supply

Motivation I wanted to tidy up my workbench, so I decided to build a prototyping stand for my electronic projects....

3D-Printing   Microcontroller   Coding
Building a Digital Slot Car Lap Counter

Building a Digital Slot Car Lap Counter

Having some Carrera Go slot car racing sets at home I always regarded the included analog lap counters as kind...

Command-Line
OpenWrt: Randomizing Guest WIFI Passwords

OpenWrt: Randomizing Guest WIFI Passwords

We have a guest wifi at home for everyone to use. With a growing number of people knowing the password...

3D-Printing
Custom 3D Printer Enclosure Build

Custom 3D Printer Enclosure Build

I decided it was time to get a new 3D printer. I wanted something with a bigger build volume, a...

Docker   Command-Line
Control Startup Order In Docker Compose

Control Startup Order In Docker Compose

A nice feature of Compose is the possibility to define dependencies between Docker containers. Compose starts containers in the defined...

Git   Command-Line
Automatically Prefix Your Commit Messages With A Jira Issue ID

Automatically Prefix Your Commit Messages With ...

In my day-to-day work I’m using the command-line and therefore Git from the command-line a lot. Over the years I...

Microcontroller
How To Deliver Larger Web Pages With An ESP8266

How To Deliver Larger Web Pages With An ESP8266

The ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip with full TCP/IP stack and microcontroller unit which makes it very attractive for...

Docker   Java
Released gradle-dockerfile-plugin version 0.3

Released gradle-dockerfile-plugin version 0.3

I have just released version 0.3 of my gradle-dockerfile-plugin. This is a Gradle plugin to build and push Docker images...

Retro Gaming
How To Compile Gizmod

How To Compile Gizmod

The Gizmo Daemon is a very powerfull little utility to control applications and devices based on input events. I am...

Maemo
Reviving an old N900 without lock code

Reviving an old N900 without lock code

Since it’s introduction in 2009 the Nokia N900 has always been a very special Smartphone. And when you have forgotten...

3D-Printing
Marlin, Gen6 And Why It Is A Good Idea To Print From SD Cards

Marlin, Gen6 And Why It Is A Good Idea To Print...

When I first read about the microSD card feature of the Gen6 board that comes with the Portabee 3d-printer I...

3D-Printing
Adding Glass To The Heated Build Platform

Adding Glass To The Heated Build Platform

To improve the quality of my prints I ordered a glass sheet for the heated print bed. The glass sheet...

3D-Printing
Software Settings For 3D Printing With The Portabee

Software Settings For 3D Printing With The Port...

As I mentioned in a previous posting I am using Cura for g-code generation and Printrun/pronterface as an interface for...

3D-Printing
Printing Without Raft

Printing Without Raft

I spend some more time experimenting with my Portabee 3D printer. In the example Cura configuration printing with raft is...

3D-Printing
Portabee Experiences - Part Two

Portabee Experiences - Part Two

I was not able to work with my Portabee 3D printer in recent months. My board was damaged, probably by...

Retro Gaming
Custom Arcade Cabinet Scratch Build

Custom Arcade Cabinet Scratch Build

I accumulated a lot of old hardware over the years. Much of it still works and is too good to...

3D-Printing
Portabee Experiences - Part One

Portabee Experiences - Part One

(Click here for Part two). I received my unassembled Portabee 3d printer kit. The Portabee is not only the world´s...

Coding
Raspberry Pi First Steps

Raspberry Pi First Steps

Update: This article is outdated! The old Debian Squeeze image is no longer available. Please use the new Raspbian Wheezy...