Welcome to my world of bits and bytes. Since I was a kid, I have had a love for programming, electronics and anything that went along with that. This led me to get involved in home automation, and recently 3D printing. I started this website as a place to share my knowledge and projects related to these topics. This site will deal with electronics, automation, programming, 3D printing and anything related to it. I hope you enjoy the site and get some useful information from it.
Electronics Design
My recent involvements in electronics design as it relates to home automation will spark some of the topics on the site. Look for posts on future OpenHardware designs done by me.
3D Printing
My recent acquisition of a 3D printer will be another realm of topics for my pages and blog posts. Check back often to see what I am designing.
Programming
My interests in programming have led me to explore a number of different languages. I started out with BASIC, done work with Visual Basic and C#, dabbled a bit in PERL and most recently I have done extensive work with PHP
Blog
Anti-Spam by CleanTalk review
Let me start by saying that this is my own personal opinion/review of this product. I have to say that in the short trial period that I used the Anti-Spam by CleanTalk plugin for my WordPress website I have been very pleased. I used to have to wade through 30 or more spam comments per day …
Heat bed connector tips
Introduction If you own one of the popular Anet A8 3D printers, you have probably read about or experienced the dreaded burnt heat bed connector. In this post I will talk about how and why this happens, and ways to fix or even prevent this before it becomes a problem. What is this and how …
Smart home vs an automated home
Introduction In this article I’ll touch on the Internet Of Things (IOT) and what it is. I will talk about, and show similarities and differences between a smart home versus an automated home. I will talk about different home automation software packages and different ways to gear your IOT devices towards making your home more …