Projects

I’m officially annoyed with remotes…

I’m officially annoyed with remotes…

Luis RodriguezJun 7, 20242 min read

Let me explain… I’ve been riding my Honda Navi for almost a year now and my neighborhood is a gated community. That’s one remote that goes in my pocket, annnnd I need to get in and out of my garage.…

My volume has been mixed!

My volume has been mixed!

Luis RodriguezApr 14, 20242 min read

A few weeks back the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel released a video about some handy tech under $100. One of the biggest highlights was a volume mixer that was a small DIY project. The project comes from Omriharel over…

Screw disposable batteries!

Screw disposable batteries!

Luis RodriguezJan 26, 20242 min read

I got a really cool gaming device to play some retro games from my fiancĂ©. The GPI Case is a really cool gaming handheld that uses and Pi Zero or Pi Zero 2 with the RecalBox operating system. I’ve been…

The GameCube Implant

The GameCube Implant

Luis RodriguezNov 25, 20232 min read

Recently, I’ve found myself wanting to play some of my old video games from my childhood. While one would say “Just emulate them on modern hardware”. I want to feel the original feel of playing my games on the original…

Saving E-waste one Chromebook at a time

Saving E-waste one Chromebook at a time

Luis RodriguezOct 20, 20234 min read

I’m one of those people who loves stopping by my local pawn shop to score some sick deals on used electronics. Often, I come across devices that the shop can’t get rid of due to them being locked with forgotten…

Server Room Pi Install

Server Room Pi Install

Luis RodriguezAug 13, 20232 min read

In my search for a solution to organize our server room’s numerous Raspberry Pis, I stumbled upon the UCTRONICS Pi Rack. This solution presents four dedicated slots tailored for Raspberry Pi 4 devices. Beyond the advantage of relocating all external…

Smelly cat, what are they feeding you?

Smelly cat, what are they feeding you?

Luis RodriguezJul 29, 20233 min read

The plug and play solution to filtering out your cats smelly litter box! This was just a quick and simple project that I came up with because I noticed while cleaning out the litter box that the holes in the…

Door of locking

Door of locking

Luis RodriguezJul 23, 20231 min read

Before moving in to our new office, we in IT needed to setup user pin numbers for our front door lock. We quickly found that the battery that keeps it running was dead. It was a five cell 7.5v battery.…