The Summer I MacGyvered a Smart Bug Repeller and Saved $700

🎥 Video Version Available! You can watch the video version of this project on YouTube as given at the Tech Lancaster Meetup in July Sometimes, all you need is duct tape. As a software guy, hardware hacking has long appealed to me. Until recently I just never took the plunge past goofing off with an Arduino starter kit. I like to think it was just a lack of a good use case, maybe it was fear. Regardless, no hardware hacking for me. ...

September 24, 2024

Turning a $50 Mosquito Repeller into a Smart Home Device with ESP32 and Home Assistant

🎥 Video Version Available! You can watch the video version of this project on YouTube as given at the Tech Lancaster Meetup in July Sometimes, all you need is duct tape. As a software guy, hardware hacking has long appealed to me. Until recently I just never took the plunge past goofing off with an Arduino starter kit. I like to think it was just a lack of a good use case, maybe it was fear. Regardless, no hardware hacking for me. ...

September 24, 2024