Nix Mini 3 Color Detection
Need to match paint to literally anything? Check out the Nix Mini 3 Color Sensor, this thing is GREAT.
Mirrorless Camera Switch
It's official. Years of being an SLR guy are over. I am now on the Canon Mirrorless system. As for what I switched to? The Canon R5 full frame is the main camera and an Canon R7 crop sensor camera fills in when I can't get the reach I want with the R5. I'm using a handful of L-series lenses, the RF100-500, RF24-70 F4, RF70-200 F2.8 and keep the RF1.4x and RF2x extenders in my…
Project Room Re-org
The project room has been re-organized. This is where the clean projects get done.
Shelly Garage Door Hack
Turns out my garage doors are dumb. They make smart ones, but I don't really want to give up privacy on my locks. Enter 2nd buttons triggered via Shelly over WIFI. When I looked into my garage openers, it was clear going smart with their tech wasn't an option. I did a little more research and realized that they did support second remotes. I found cheap compatible buttons on Amazon for about $10 each and…
Milestone: Career Break
This morning's sunrise is a bit of a milestone. I just packed up my laptop and my time at Elastic has come to an end. Last month I decided I wanted to take a break and that break starts today. I'll probably be bored to death and looking for a job before long, but my goal is to spend 2024 knocking out stuff I've been putting off, re-engaging some sorely neglected hobbies, and shaping what…