Intro My first 3D printer from 2014 was a noisy mess of spilled out guts. Upgrading to the Anycubic i3 Mega was a great positive impression, though some noise tweaks were needed. For the last couple of years, my 3D printer was a Prusa Mini+. It had the right upgrades I wanted: network control, smaller size, and supposed better print quality, all right from the box. Then it was also updated to support input shaper… Continue reading
Intro Tired of plugging in USB HDDs for backup and data storage and looking for improving quality of life, I thought about getting a network attached storage (NAS). It became clear very quickly that I wanted NAS from one of the few big manufacturers like Synology or Qnap because I wanted this to work well and get it up and running fast without issues. Basically I wanted to pay a bit more for a solution that… Continue reading
Intro The wireless sensor modules I built for my smart home are doing fine in terms of battery life without much effort. Typical life is 1-1.5 years for AAA powered and more than double that for AA powered nodes. So I thought I would have a better look at ESP-NOW. That’s because an ideea popped up during discussion with a friend: can he build a simple sensor network, quick and easy, with off the shelf… Continue reading