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How to make neopixel jewellery, a colour sensing, fun wearable

This neopixel jewellery wearable tutorial takes inspiration from a tutorial on Adafruit to make a neopixel manicure. I loved t

The Epic Rosehall, a dreamy home once again?

This epic abandoned property has been on offer for £2,500,000 (2021), and when we saw it had been sold (Jan 2021) – we

Tips for the top.. a review of Soldering Iron MiniwareTS80 solder tips: B02, BC02 & K4

I’m a big fan of the TS80. I got the TS80 soldering iron as a gift a couple of years ago, and I can’t remember lif

Old Farm buildings, abandoned and desolate, but with a view

My abandoned photos are available as NFTs. Visit my collection CryptoBando on OpenSea to see which are currently available for

Want to print your wow character? How to use Wow Model Viewer.

Using Wow Model Viewer you can 3D print a version of your character. I had a few issues when using the software so I’m w

The Old Farmhouse, Abandoned and beautiful

An abandoned farmhouse. This is a short post as I haven’t been able to find out much information about this abandoned bu

TS80 Miniware I love you ~

I got this lovely Miniware TS80 solder iron about a year and a half ago as a gift, and it’s easily become one of my most

Silent School: explore the pain of an abandoned beauty

[UPDATE Oct 2021: We have been back to visit this beautiful Schoolhouse, and it looks like it is now being saved. the gardens

Flickering Flames: Deadbugging an ATTiny

information This is a guide that brings together a series of guides and information I discovered when looking for fun projects

Easy to use ‘over the air’ OTA (wifi) to program your ESP32!

This is an information post mostly for myself – I spent a lot of time trying to program my ESP32 using the OTA functiona

Dangerous Structures, the haunting sadness of abandoned buildings

Note: Some of the photos listed in the post have been minted and for sale through auctions at OpenSea as NFTs. Visit my coll

OLED & Arduino Heaven

I posted images online of prototypes I had been working on, and Marcelo Souza commented about trying an OLED. I had thought ab

Breaking up Arduino: how to make your own arduino!

I’ve been looking at breaking out the ATMEGA328P-PU chip (that is used in many Arduino boards) to be able to reduce the

How to install a Library in Arduino (1.8 onwards), using Library Manager

The library manager you will use a lot when you’re making fun projects with Arduino. Libraries provide your sketches wit

Non-fungible what’s? Going for broke. A guide to NFTs

Note: The best way to learn is to jump in! So, I created some NFTs of my abandoned building photos. Visit my CryptoBando colle

Lockdown Arduino. How to Create a Chain Reaction across the internet.

Chain Reaction was an idea for a project by Mil Stricevic at The Glasgow School of Art. Over the course of the week we provide

How do I use the Library Manager in the beta Arduino IDE (2.0.0 beta.11)?

An quick guide to installing a library in the beta version of Arduino.

What’s in a drop? Happy times with the Ashes of Al’ar!

This is just a post of pure celebration. I’m a long time player or World of Warcraft – on and off… and I rec