So I moved my washing machine recently. I actually partially dropped it down some stairs because it was slippery, but I didn’t die and everything was ok! The problem actually emerged a few days later in an E4F4 error. When you look up Whirlpool Error codes, this is actually uncommon...
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Zmodo ZP-IBH-15W Troubleshooting
This is an interesting guide because while these cameras are cheap, they are also a pain in the butt somewhat and they need some help due to the non-existent support from Zmodo. I bought 4 of these a while back and lost one due to some water damage (? and...
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The Reason AGAINST Chinese Electronics
We’ve had a few posts about Aliexpress, buying chinese goods, and the consensus is typically good to decent. You can get a good deal, have mostly good results and pay a lower price for them. This is the example where you SHOULDN’T buy them. See the photo? This is an...
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Frying Pi…
Storytime! While building an Atlas 3d scanner, we decided to make our own shield for it. This wasn’t as complicated as you would expect, aside from a few pin issues from wiringpi and some other details, we got it up and running fairly quickly. But one thing that did bother...
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Jevois
We have a jevois camera. It’s a really nifty little thing, and if you do cool projects, you should try it. After goofing around, we were working on a lawnmower. I was considering using the jevois and the qr codes to identify sections of the lawn, so it could navigate...
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WordPress
Cross post! Not quite, but we wanted to share, since it’s a technical thing, that when you have trouble with your wordpress sites, always make sure to check the permissions of the files. There are frequent trouble shooting guides that mention this in a number of ways, but keeping your...
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Octo?
So I 3d print a lot. It’s fun! And I use octoprint, if you haven’t read the blog before. Its nice to have things print, and then you can check on them. But of course, we have to go full nerd, and check on them using an app. So I...
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Wireless Charging
Current technology is a blast. I like how it’s coming to an age where everything changes daily. That makes all this stuff fun. By the time you get around to an idea, it’s already obsolete, and then you have to do research on the next changing idea. SOOO: I...
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Photobooths!
So for a while I’ve been working on some ideas for guides to making photobooth. It started off as a thought experiment until I took it a little too far. But enjoy! Find it here: www.boothmaker.com...
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Fish cart
So, we normally go all out for our Halloween parties. A build of something is always required, and we typically reuse most of the cool things we built. 3D printed lanterns, talking skulls, haunted mirrors, etc, we normally put together something cool. This year we built a haunted fountain, complete...
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