This year, I finally started a ham radio course to obtain my ham radio license. I have always found ham radio operation fascinating; hence, it’s been a while since I played with software-defined radio. I also gave a talk at Nerdearla last year about decoding satellite signals! When I decided...

Since I was a kid, I have been amazed by home automation. I was surprised by being in control of a house with a centralized panel, automatic behavior depending on external factors, and the robotics behind moving parts such as roller blinds and irrigation systems. A bit of history Choosing...

Last week, my father asked if I could look at a cheap knockoff security camera, the PCBOX CIP720IPTZ. A friend of his bought it five years ago, but they never succeeded in using it, most likely due to the poor management software those cameras came with. At first glance, it...

This year, I enrolled in a three-month ham radio course to get my ham radio license and be able to transmit and talk with the folks. The course is divided into five steps, one of which is Morse Code, or CW, in the amateur radio jargon. Practicing some Morse code...

Living in a two-floor apartment has many good things and some bad things. And I assure you, trying to walk between the stairs semi-asleep in total darkness on an early winter morning is one of the worst. Follow me on my journey of automating as many things as I can...