It's trash collection day!
Building a custom trash collection reminder device uses a Raspberry Pi Pico 2W, e-ink display, and API integration to fetch waste data and provide automated visual alerts for pickup days.
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Don't search it, make it!
After getting tired of finding models that don’t fit my 3D printing needs, I learned parametric modeling with FreeCAD. This guide will help you getting started as well.
Exiting the Google Ecosystem
Goodbye Google, hello… something else. This is my walkthrough of moving mail, calendar, contacts and files to a new home, one weekend at a time.
Hidden Privacy Cost of Cloud-Based AI Assistants
You might think your AI chat is private, but cloud-based assistants often log your sensitive details and train on your inputs, so treat every prompt you send as public information.
Better Password Habits
Reusing your password across all your accounts is basically signing yourself up for a lottery where the grand prize is financial ruin. Stop and grab a password manager.
Running AI on your Raspberry Pi
Tired of shipping your prompts off to someone else’s cloud? This guide walks you through running a local AI chatbot on a Raspberry Pi, including install steps, speed benchmarks for five models, and packet-capture proof that your conversations stay home.
THM Capture Writeup
Writeup for the TryHackMe room ‘CAPTURE’
How to capture iOS network traffic
Want to see what your iPhone is actually sending over the network? With a MacBook, Xcode and a few terminal commands, you can capture your iOS traffic and dig through it in Wireshark.
THM CyberLens Writeup
Writeup for the TryHackMe room ‘CyberLens’
Erase old hard drives
A guide on how to securely erase old storage media on Windows / MacOS / Linux