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My Angels' Angel

Being the clever, loving father that I am, I wanted to make a nerdy yet crafty tree topper for our Christmas tree again this year. Last year (2015) was an angel with the wings made from my daughters' handprint traces. This year, I'm going to make it

5-Minute IoT Clock

5-Minute IoT Clock

I accidentally ordered the 1.2" 7-segment display with I2C backpack this week. It's entirely too big for my original purpose, so I decided to make a quick clock out of it. Although it took me about an hour to get it to where it is now,

Featured in Hackster's Workshop: IRC for Makers

Featured in Hackster's Workshop: IRC for Makers

434 MHz Remote Outlet Sniffing

434 MHz Remote Outlet Sniffing

For starters, this is not for the faint of heart. It's not difficult, but it is tedious. Getting the drivers and software installed can be a little confusing, too. That is something that I will not cover in this project as many places have done it already. Instead,

Particle Internet Button 434 MHz Remote

Particle Internet Button 434 MHz Remote

I've been using remote RF outlets to control Christmas decorations for years. It's definitely easier than trying to get under and around the tree to plug lights into an outlet or go outside to plug in the outdoor lights. Yet I constantly lose (and miraculously find)

Spotlight: Garrett Bartley

Spotlight: Garrett Bartley

Garrett is a lifestyle hacker whose preferred platform is Particle, where he is an Elite community member. Read more at [ hackster.io [https://www.hackster.io/blog/spotlight-garrett-bartley] ].