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Elgato Key Light remote control using an ESP32 Wi-Fi module Photo

Home AutomationProgramming and Code

Elgato Key Light remote control using an ESP32 Wi-Fi module

20 January 2024 15 min read

Building a simple remote controller for Elgato Key Lights using a low-cost ESP32 Wi-Fi module and a push switch

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Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Fungus image quality problems Photo

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Fungus image quality problems

15 January 2024 2 min read

Our Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera had a fungus problem which made the camera unusable until it was taken apart and cleaned

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Fujinon Pro 2010 night vision monocular teardown and repair Photo

Photography

Fujinon Pro 2010 night vision monocular teardown and repair

12 January 2024 5 min read

Teardown and easy repair of a Fujinon Pro 2010 night vision monocular

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Home Server upgrade to an Intel N100 fanless ASRock N100DC-ITX Photo

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Home Server upgrade to an Intel N100 fanless ASRock N100DC-ITX

20 December 2023 8 min read

Upgrading our home Linux server again with a new low-power Intel N100 fanless system with 32Gb RAM and 1Tb NVMe storage.

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BOBOVR M3 Pro battery pack inductor noise fix on Meta Quest 3 Photo

Electronics

BOBOVR M3 Pro battery pack inductor noise fix on Meta Quest 3

25 November 2023 5 min read

Modifying a BOBOVR M3 Pro VR headstrap battery for the Meta Quest 3 to reduce audible noise from the battery pack.

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Modding Beat Saber on the Quest 3 with ModsBeforeFriday Photo

Modding Beat Saber on the Quest 3 with ModsBeforeFriday

05 November 2023 9 min read

Using ModsBeforeFriday or QuestPatcher and SideQuest to mod Beat Saber on the Quest 3 to add custom songs and mods

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John Smith, Googlebot and abandoned shopping carts Photo

Programming and Code

John Smith, Googlebot and abandoned shopping carts

07 September 2023 3 min read

GoogleBot is pretending to be an e-commerce customer called John Smith and abandoning the order at the payment stage

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First year of data and savings from Solar PV array upgrade Photo

Solar Power

First year of data and savings from Solar PV array upgrade

02 September 2023 8 min read

Our solar PV system has saved us £847.18 in the past 12 months, and heating the hot water for free on sunny days with the myenergy eddi solar diverter

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Buying Used Test Equipment from Ham Radio Rallies Photo

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Buying Used Test Equipment from Ham Radio Rallies

21 August 2023 9 min read

Visiting FRARS Hamfest in Wimborne and buying used test equipment from Ham radio rallies

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Amazon Echo Pop Smart Speaker teardown Photo

Home AutomationElectronics

Amazon Echo Pop Smart Speaker teardown

23 July 2023 13 min read

New teardown and looking inside the latest Amazon Echo Pop smart home speaker and Amazon Alexa smart home device

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TP Link Tapo TC65 Camera image capture using OpenCV for a webcam Photo

Programming and Code

TP Link Tapo TC65 Camera image capture using OpenCV for a webcam

02 July 2023 12 min read

Using a low-cost tp-link Wi-Fi security camera and OpenCV, a popular computer vision library, we have created a Python script that captures high-quality images from the RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) video stream generated by the camera and uploads to our Virtual Swanage tourism website.

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Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food Photo

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Learning Code, Raspberry Pi, Fruit, and Growing Food

06 May 2023 8 min read

May 2023 updates, website changes and projects and how we grow our own food on a small allotment

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Air Quality in Your Home: Measuring using Home Assistant with Ikea Vindriktning and Netatmo Photo

Home Automation

Air Quality in Your Home: Measuring using Home Assistant with Ikea Vindriktning and Netatmo

15 January 2023 11 min read

Using Home Assistant with Ikea Vindriktning & Netatmo to measure the air quality in your home or office.

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Energy Savings and Solar PV Upgrade, Six Months of Data Photo

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Energy Savings and Solar PV Upgrade, Six Months of Data

27 December 2022 13 min read

After lots of small changes to our usage, device upgrades and replacing some old household appliances, our energy usage is around 45% lower

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Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen Smart Speaker Teardown Photo

Home AutomationElectronics

Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen Smart Speaker Teardown

28 November 2022 9 min read

Taking a look inside the latest Amazon Echo Dot 5 smart home speaker and Amazon Alexa device, now with a new larger speaker and temperature sensor

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