Projects
Making an OBS ‘Mute’ Indicator
I have a friend who likes to stream on Twitch, and he has a problem. Every hour or two he likes to be healthy and take a five minute break – standing up, stretching, going Read more…
Props and Replicas
Making Firefly Armbands from The Last of Us
We are living in unprecedented times. There’s economic uncertainty, civil unrest, and a global pandemic that’s causing chaos and threatening our way of life. In 2020 these are the times we live in. But this Read more…
Articles
Converting Old “Konica Quality Photo” (KQP) Files to JPEG
Last week my father was cleaning out some old boxes and came across a few dozen old floppy disks. These were all in sky blue sleeves with rainbow labels that said “Konica PC PictureShow”. The Read more…
Projects
DIY SparkFun Pro Micro with USB-A Port
Lately I’ve been working on a project that will use an Arduino to translate signals from a wireless receiver into USB HID inputs for my computer. I had the perfect microcontroller picked out too: the Read more…
Articles
SparkFun Dumpster Dive 2020 Unboxing and Breakdown
Every few months SparkFun does what they call a “Dumpster Dive”. In the course of doing business they amass a collection of excess electronics, ranging from “one-off items, to items that are a little broken Read more…
Custom Controllers
Playing Spin Rhythm XD with a Modified DJ Hero Controller
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine introduced me to a new rhythm game. Unlike previous titles such as Guitar Hero or Rock Band that use multiple discrete buttons in order to match different notes, Read more…