The Beaglebone Black is a fantastic piece of hardware that is extremely powerful. And now it’s easier than ever to work with because it comes pre-loaded with Debian! If you’re looking to get started with Beaglebone …
Category: Internet of Things
People have been using spreadsheets to hold and understand data for years. Once that data grows to hundreds or thousands of cells it can be hard to grasp quickly and easily. So, what if we had …
There are so many options for keeping track of your working hours these days. Some are simple, and some not so much. As a former freelancer, I could have only dreamed of the day when I …
We may one day look back at 2016/2017 and realize this was the golden age of maker/DIY electronics. New maker boards and add-ons are being introduced at a ridiculous pace. A few of these boards will …
Want to become “maker famous”? Enter your best Raspberry Pi IoT project at http://www.piot.io for a chance to be published in MagPi magazine and win a ton of prizes including Raspberry Pi kits from MCM Electronics, a $250 gift …
Project difficulty: suuuuper easy *Note: as AWS frequently updates their services, some steps in this tutorial may slightly differ over time Create an Initial State account: https://app.initialstate.com/register Create a bucket: Click the icon (Create HTTPS Bucket) Name your …
Who doesn’t love space? Seriously. Especially when we live in a glorious day and age of public space data! Thanks to NASA and Open Notify, we can access data about where the International Space Station is right …
Looking for an easy and useful project for that Raspberry Pi you just have lying around? Setup a sensor-free presence detector to let you know when someone’s close enough to connect to the WiFi! Know who’s …
Lots of cool boards for makers and developers have been coming out, and the C.H.I.P. is one that boasts both built-in WiFi and Bluetooth. What really makes the C.H.I.P. standout, however, is that it only costs …
One of my favorite things about Initial State is the ability to send data from multiple devices to one dashboard. In my last post, I showed you how to create a scoreboard w/ Amazon Alexa. This …