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February 27, 2025 17 min read

Migrating from Bootstrap to Tailwind

A detailed account of my migration from Bootstrap to Tailwind, covering the challenges, benefits, and performance improvements.

Migrating from Bootstrap to Tailwind
January 7, 2025 5 min read

Fantasy Football Standard vs Fractional Kicker Scoring

An analysis of standard vs fractional kicker scoring in fantasy football for the 2024 regular season.

Fantasy Football Standard vs Fractional Kicker Scoring
December 6, 2024 6 min read

Use UniFi G4 Doorbell Fingerprint to Unlock Home Assistant Lock

Step-by-step instructions to integrate your UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro with Home Assistant, enabling smart lock control and automations using its new fingerprint scanner and NFC reader features.

Use UniFi G4 Doorbell Fingerprint to Unlock Home Assistant Lock
November 17, 2024 10 min read

Creating an Animated Eye for a Painted Minions Pumpkin

Using 3D printing, electronics, and code to create an animated eye for a painted Minions pumpkin

Creating an Animated Eye for a Painted Minions Pumpkin
January 1, 2024 13 min read

Running a Half Marathon 10 Months After Breaking My Leg

Sharing my story of how I broke my leg while running, the recovery process, and eventual training to complete my first half marathon less than 10 months after the break.

Running a Half Marathon 10 Months After Breaking My Leg
December 10, 2023 9 min read

DIY Automated Christmas Tree Watering

I used an Adafruit QT Py ESP32-C3 board, capacitive moisture sensor, a cheap fountain pump, and a relay to create a self watering system for our christmas tree. All for about $20, not including parts and tools I already owned.

DIY Automated Christmas Tree Watering
October 28, 2023 3 min read

iPhone 15 Pro Action Button Shortcut for Commuting

Using a custom iOS Shortcut to open my train ticketing app using the iPhone 15 Pro action button only while commuting

iPhone 15 Pro Action Button Shortcut for Commuting
February 13, 2023 15 min read

Migrating from Next.js to Astro

A detailed look into migrating a personal site from Next.js to Astro. I share my reasons for the switch, code comparisons, performance benchmarks, some of Astro's shortcomings, and my plans for working with Astro.

Migrating from Next.js to Astro
January 8, 2023 10 min read

Upgrading to Next.js 13 and opting in to the app directory beta

I documented my journey of upgrading this site to Next.js 13 and opting into the new app directory beta.

Upgrading to Next.js 13 and opting in to the app directory beta
December 27, 2022 6 min read

Rack Mounting Home Assistant Yellow

I designed and 3D printed a custom panel for rack mounting the new Home Assistant Yellow and a Raspberry Pi 4.

Rack Mounting Home Assistant Yellow
June 22, 2022 8 min read

Tricking an Ecobee Thermostat to Wirelessly Control Mini Split Unit Without Any Wiring

Step by step guide to connect an ecobee thermostat to a mini split unit via Home Assistant and locally controlled integrations.

Tricking an Ecobee Thermostat to Wirelessly Control Mini Split Unit Without Any Wiring
December 9, 2021 4 min read

Creating Christmas Light Effect with WLED

Using open-source WLED library to recreate a traditional repeating color Christmas string light effect

Creating Christmas Light Effect with WLED
November 5, 2021 7 min read

Playing UniFi G4 Doorbell Chime through Sonos with Home Assistant

Use Home Assitant to play any audio file through a smart speaker when someone rings a UniFi G4 Doorbell.

Playing UniFi G4 Doorbell Chime through Sonos with Home Assistant
November 1, 2021 5 min read

Using Custom Icon SVGs with Font Awesome's React Component

How I was able to load a custom svg file into the FontAwesomeReact component.

Using Custom Icon SVGs with Font Awesome's React Component
October 29, 2021 5 min read

Controlling a 3D Printer's Power Supply with OctoPrint

One of the first things I wanted to do after buying the Ender 3 back in August 2020 was the ability to power on/off the printer via the OctoPrint interface. Luckily there is a robust PSU Control plugin that already exists. I just needed to figure out the hardware...

Controlling a 3D Printer's Power Supply with OctoPrint
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