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Category: In Progress

Keweenaw County History

7 April, 2022 wrightmac Design, history, In Progress, maps, Project

Oh, there is much to tell, but here is the teaser. I have a Platt Book of Keweenaw county that has been handed down in my family. It from G.F. Sanford Company circa 1880. Some of the names are different … the rest of the story. . . “Keweenaw County History”

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WiiU4Pi Gamepad

18 March, 2022 wrightmac games, hardware, In Progress, KiCAD, Oddity, Raspberry Pi, RPi Compute Module 4, teensy

 

From here on out I am going to keep all updates and new tidbits on the WiiU Gamepad with a RPi CM4 with RetroPie project. I will try and keep big updates pointed out, but it is going to … the rest of the story. . . “WiiU4Pi Gamepad”

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Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case

21 January, 2022 wrightmac Art, audio, Design, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Raspberry Pi, woodworking

I recently put together a Raspberry Pi media player with a 2.5″ hard disk to go with it. Just the Geekworm board and Pi look a little lonely and not very aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a case, but … the rest of the story. . . “Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case”

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running with the ghost – draft project

11 November, 2021 wrightmac BSD, FreeBSD, ghostbsd, In Progress, macOS, virtualbox

I have been, like others, getting ready to tunnel out from Apple’s Walled Garden; but this is the subject of an upcoming post. I will stick to the issue at hand.

It has always been a challenge to get FreeBSD/GhostBSD … the rest of the story. . . “running with the ghost – draft project”

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Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns

18 July, 2020 wrightmac BAM, digitspace.com, hardware, In Progress, microbit, PCB, Project, Raspberry Pi

My definition of a shiny penny moment follows:

‘joyous exploration” is define as “the recognition and desire to seek out new knowledge and information, and the subsequent joy of learning and growing.” – Todd B. Kashdan

In the … the rest of the story. . . “Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns”

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BSD v Linux – Battle for My Desktop

18 February, 2020 wrightmac BSD, In Progress, KiCAD, Linux, macOS, Photography, Project, software, VM
Debian installed on the home setup

Well Apple has done it to me; they are making me look elsewhere for my OS needs. I have been with Apple since an Apple Plus and have used Apple products my whole career. … the rest of the story. . . “BSD v Linux – Battle for My Desktop”

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Quick update

28 January, 2020 wrightmac blogging, In Progress

WOW! It has been more than a little while since I have been here. Well, here I am for a quick update.

I have a couple of holiday posts about ready to go up as well as an article for … the rest of the story. . . “Quick update”

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Yikes!

30 October, 2019 wrightmac Christmas, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Project

Where did the time fly? I turned around for a second and The leaves turned colors, it got cold, and now suddenly it is Halloween. Then the year is down hill from here. There is still a lot to get … the rest of the story. . . “Yikes!”

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B.A.M. Update – It Lives!

11 September, 2019 wrightmac Arduino IDE, Art, Geometry, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, software

The past couple of nights I have been working towards having the BAM, a pintograph, up and drawing. Last night was the night; mostly.

I did run into one issue. The motor was not responding to control via the L293D, … the rest of the story. . . “B.A.M. Update – It Lives!”

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B.A.M. update to the update

10 September, 2019 wrightmac Arduino, Arduino IDE, Art, Binary Art, hardware, In Progress, partsBin, Project, software

This is a quick update to the hardware for the BigArtMess (BAM). I was going to give it a little classier name, but I like it.

I was a stumped for a couple of days as what to use for … the rest of the story. . . “B.A.M. update to the update”

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Winding down the week

27 July, 2019 wrightmac Arduino, Clock, elegoo, ESP8266, hardware, In Progress, KiCAD, LED, PCB

An update on the plethora of project I have going on. 

First is the large WS2812B clock. This has taken a couple of twists and turns. I have all of the LEDs I need. The came in a sheet of … the rest of the story. . . “Winding down the week”

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ItsyBitsy Time, Date, and Temp

17 July, 2019 wrightmac hardware, In Progress, ItsyBitsy M4 Express, LED, Mu-editor, partsBin, Project

ItsyBitsy: Simple Time, Date, and Temp
I am stewing over a clock project. It has been on my bucket list of projects to complete. I have made a couple in the past, but simple and using 7-segment displays. I have … the rest of the story. . . “ItsyBitsy Time, Date, and Temp”

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