There’s not really a sensible reason or purpose behind this project, beside me wanting to experiment with a random potentiometer I had lying around. I thought it would be fun to transform something unassuming into something smart, that could perform IoT actions, while remaining hidden and fairly normal looking. A…

Okay, maybe startup is too strong a word — It’s just me, my laptop, and a healthy dose of procrastination. Anyway… this is the story of my… side-project, and how it came into being. 2021 was a strange year for everyone, but arguably one of the most stressful times for…

I created a live updating trainmap of the UK, complete with a laser-etched map, and blinking LEDs that illuminate on a trains arrival at a certain station. The project was spawned out of a requirement from my engineering course to show aptitude in certain skills (laser cutting and woodworking), but…

Often times, us developers talk about the tech stack they’re using for their projects, and we often use fancy acronyms like MERN or MEAN. However, if you’re a student like me, your productivity stack should be equally important. I’ve created an efficient and optimised stack that can help you get…

Hi Medium! 👋 This is my first blog post ever and it is the first part of a series I have decided to name “The making of” (cliché, I know) where I document the thought process, development and journey of various projects I’m working on. Most of the posts will…