https://www.briandorey.com/ Latest Smart Home projects and other tech blog posts from Brian Dorey 2026 Brian Dorey Sun, 10 May 2026 21:09:28 +0100 custom-steel-frame-network-rack https://www.briandorey.com/post/custom-steel-frame-network-rack Upgrading Our Home Network Rack: Custom Steel Frame Build, 10Gb Switching & UniFi Setup Sat, 09 May 2026 19:16:17 +0100 switching-to-mac-after-30years https://www.briandorey.com/post/switching-to-mac-after-30years After using Windows as my primary computer operating system for over 30 years, I am finally switching to Apple Mac as my daily driver computer and operating system. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:52:55 Z adjustable-pcb-holder https://www.briandorey.com/post/adjustable-pcb-holder Building an adjustable 3D printed PCB assembly jig to hold circuit boards when soldering Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:38:52 Z shimano-di2-bluetooth-keyboard-mod https://www.briandorey.com/post/shimano-di2-bluetooth-keyboard-mod Modifying a Shimano Di2 road shifter to control virtual shifting in Rouvy and MyWhoosh and a smart trainer using Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840 module as a Bluetooth Keyboard Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:46:21 Z shimano-di2-zwift-click-mod https://www.briandorey.com/post/shimano-di2-zwift-click-mod Modifying a Shimano Di2 road shifter to control virtual shifting in Zwift and a smart trainer using Zwift Click v2 controllers Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:56:08 Z diy-bike-trainer-rocker-plate https://www.briandorey.com/post/diy-bike-trainer-rocker-plate Building a DIY bike rocker plate to use with a smart bike trainer to try to keep fit over the winter months Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:31:42 +0100 zwift-click-v2-controllers-tacx-neo-2t https://www.briandorey.com/post/zwift-click-v2-controllers-tacx-neo-2t New Zwift Click v2 Controllers upgrade on the smart cycle trainer and troubleshooting Bluetooth connection issues Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:22:39 +0100 google-sitemap-generator https://www.briandorey.com/post/google-sitemap-generator How to Generate a Google Sitemap File Using ASP.NET Core and C# Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:22:27 +0100 pi-pico-lora-remote-soil-monitor https://www.briandorey.com/post/pi-pico-lora-remote-soil-monitor How to monitor soil moisture levels on our allotment and view the data in Home Assistant using a pair of Raspberry Pi Picos & LoRa radio modules to send and receive the data Sat, 17 May 2025 13:43:33 +0100 kenwood-ts-850s-display-repair https://www.briandorey.com/post/kenwood-ts-850s-display-repair Fault finding and repairing a faulty Kenwood TS-850S HF Transceiver with a dead display backlight, replacing the compact fluorescent lamp with an LED strip Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:15:10 +0100