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…
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…
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…
