Using an AWS IoT button to control Sonos speakers
I set up an AWS IoT button to trigger a Lambda which toggles the play/pause state on my Sonos speakers.
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Setting up a Node Sonos API using Resin.io
I wanted to build some home automation on my Sonos speakers. After some research, I decided that the most straightforward way to do this would be to fork a p...
Alexa Skill for TriMet Arrivals
I recently created an Alexa skill for TriMet arrival times at stops in the city. Here it is in action:
Olympic Beach Backpacking
This past weekend, some friends and I backpacked along the beaches of the Olympic National Park, in northern Washington. We were originally planning on going...
Monitoring your Internet speed with Resin.io and DataDog
Occasionally, my home Internet speed slows to a crawl, and I was curious to get some more insight into whether there’s a pattern, and to have data to show my...
Weekend Project: Bluetooth headphones for the TV
My weekend project was getting Bluetooth headphones working with the TV (My girlfriend isn’t a fan of the living room “turning into a warzone” during my occa...
How to back up your custom Lightroom presets with git
(These instructions presume you’re using macOS)
How to generate heatmaps from geotagged images
I wrote some scripts to streamline the process of creating heatmaps from geotagged photos. All you need to run it is Docker, a Google Maps JS API key, and so...
Greece Trip
My girlfriend and I recently spent a week in Greece. Our original plan was to spend a week on the island of Corfu, part of the Ionian Islands off the Western...
Exploring the Abandoned Tillamook Railroad
On Saturday, a group of friends and I went on a 9-mile trek along the abandoned Tillamook Railroad about 35 miles west of Portland. This railroad was origina...