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Turn an ESP32 into a surveillance detector that spots Flock cameras and Meta glasses
Flashable firmware transforms a Cheap Yellow Display into a silent detector that reports vendor IDs and signal strength.
Developer uses an ESP32 and a tiny e-paper display to run games at 30FPS
A tiny 200x200 e-paper and ESP32 combine with a custom driver to transform sluggish refreshes into smooth gameplay.
I asked Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to design the same replacement part, then 3D printed all three
I made three AI agents design a replacement clip. The printer picked sides.
Don't let your finished filament spools go to waste, do this instead
Empty filament spools aren’t trash.
I replaced Google Photos with another gallery app and realized how much I was missing in my own photos
I discovered my own photo library has rabbit holes.
I tested ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini side by side for a month — here's which one I actually use
My AI love triangle got expensive.
My RTX GPU was the best microphone upgrade I never bought
A free AI tool turned my cheap mic into studio-clean audio, saving me $100.
4 Google Photos settings you need to turn off immediately before screenshots eat your storage
Block automatic screenshot uploads and protect your shared Google cloud storage.
I use ChatGPT every day, and even I didn't know it could do this
AI finally learned to take directions.
I changed these Google Photos settings, and finally got my photo library under control
If your Google Photos library is clogged, change a few settings and get rid of unwanted files by taking some time out.
An old phone already has the 5 things a Raspberry Pi home-server project makes you buy separately
A Raspberry Pi is just the board. The old phone can be the whole server.
I gave a $45 Raspberry Pi a $500-a-year subscription bill and made it earn its keep
A $45 Raspberry Pi can save you up to ten times its cost.
This $299 engraving tool should be great for newbies, but needs some software polish
I cut wood, engraved metal, and tried my hand at aluminum business cards with varying levels of success.
This firmware update will make your 3D printer less capable than the day you bought it
Bambu didn't brick your printer. It just made itself the front door.
I changed one temperature setting and cut my 3D print failures by half
Your slicer's default temperature is a starting point, not an answer.
These 5 ESP32 and Raspberry Pi smart home projects take a weekend and cost less than $50
Your junk drawer is five weekend projects short of a smart home.
5 ESP32 projects worth building that have nothing to do with fixing your Wi-Fi
Your ESP32 can do far more than sit around being a Wi-Fi gadget.
You’re probably using PNG and JPEG wrong
JPEG for photos, PNG for the rest is a habit, not a strategy.
This Google Photos feature gave me 10GB back for the files I actually need
This Google Photos feature can give you much-needed Android storage back without making you sort through hundreds of photos and videos one by one.
I built a Batocera retro console around a keyboard and mouse instead
An old mini PC, a few familiar games, and one surprisingly successful Steam installation made a controller optional