DIY

My Mac Mini from late 2012 started to get slow due to constant reads and writes of the mechanical hard disk. It was time to upgrade it with an SSD drive. I took some pictures during this upgrade to share in this blog post.

Raspberry Pi is an ideal device to setup a complete stack of software that is needed to run a home automation system. In this blog I will cover installation and configuration of Raspberry Pi Server with MQTT broker, in combination with Sonoffs running Tasmota firmware.

After the inside of the mancave was finished it was time to create the power distribution / fuse box that connects all the power wires and lights.

An important thing for a man is to be able to retreat to his own space and do stuff inside it what one likes. Although I have an area on the attic it didn't give me the feeling of complete dominion, so I have decided to create a mancave inside the shed that was outside of the house.

The flat screen TV was just the beginning of a trend to save space on objects that reside in our living room. This idea can also be applied to the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree.

Acorn RISC OS requires a mouse and it is very limited in use without it. This post describes in detail how to create a PS/2 Arduino adapter that connects to the 9-pin Mini DIN mouse port

To finish up the cabinet we will place a marquee sign and connect the LEDs buttons on the control panel. In the end we will also add a protective plexiglass sheet in front of the screen.

It is time to close the opening on the back of our cabinet and add a cooling fan. A while back we cut out a panel that will function as the back door and predrilled some holes to attach the hinge. We can now finish that task.