Internet LEDs!
Hey, it’s our one reader! In case you didn’t know, I have moved my articles to makerws.com and JJ Pryor focusing on Medium for now (he needs his beer money). This week on Maker WS, I show you what powers my cool internet LEDs. You can play with them here. The guide has a little bit of everything: dev boards,…
Refactor! Another Look at the Arduino OBS Recording Sign
Usually, when I start a new project I have dreams of polished, well-documented code tested for every edge case. But with a deadline quickly approaching, I often fall into the old familiar three-step routine. Google. Ctrl-c. Ctrl-v. That was the case with my recording sign for OBS from my recent article. As I was putting that article together, I notice…
Look Out Amazon, There’s a Newer (Ethical) Book Seller in Town
Have you heard of Bookshop.org? I hadn’t until recently. But I’m glad I did. Bookshop aims to be an ethical alternative to Amazon, and so far, the company is knocking it out of the park. In case you live under a rock and haven’t heard of the litany of ethical problems at Amazon, there’s plenty of anger out there aimed…
Fakey Fakey! An Arduino-Based DIY Makey Makey
When I was introduced to Makey Makey at a workshop hosted by a friend of mine last year, I saw great potential to spice up my English lessons. Then I saw the price tag. After a little research, I found this great instructable about how to make your own Makey Makey using an Arduino Leonardo. Besides the cost of the…
Building Email Lists for Blogs in 2020
Why should you build an email list? What is the basic structure of building an email list? What is a ‘Call to Action’? As you can see, the format of the CTA can vary widely. Sometimes you’ll see them just as a basic text link. Other people will insert fillable forms on a blog page itself. Further to that, people…
A DIY Remote Control Arduino Recording Sign for OBS!
In the lesson I teach this semester, I have 50 minutes to take a group of around 14 fourth-graders that I haven’t seen since last semester and produce a video of them making a weather forecast. Due to the layout of the room, last year when I taught this lesson I was constantly running from the control section of our…
Adding a PCIe SSD to a Non-Fusion Late 2014 Mac Mini — A Guide
Recently, I found out some of my web pages didn’t look so great on Apple devices, so I picked up a late 2014 Mac Mini so I could have a device running Safari natively. Unfortunately, after upgrading it to the latest version of macOS, it was almost too sluggish to use. So started a long, misguided journey to carry out…
