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Changing the wireless MAC in Mac OS X

I had an earlier script I was using to change my MAC address. Just one good idea of many when out and about in the wild west of public wireless.The couple of times I checked the address had changed just … the rest of the story. . . “Changing the wireless MAC in Mac OS X”

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29 January, 2020 wrightmacNo Comments

Quick update

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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28 January, 202028 January, 2020 wrightmacNo Comments

A rare type of phone

Well, a rare find for most. I have been with the organization since 1986 and this phone has been in the same spot. I wonder if it still gets used?

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No tags for… the rest of the story. . . “A rare type of phone”
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5 November, 20197 November, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

Yikes!

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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30 October, 20197 November, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

B.A.M. Update – It Lives!

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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11 September, 201911 September, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

B.A.M. update to the update

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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10 September, 201911 September, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

Simple, scrolling, RTC clock

The other night I was puttering around, looking in my box of goodies to see what I brought to play with. I usually grab a few items and then see what inspires me along the way. Tonight it is two … the rest of the story. . . “Simple, scrolling, RTC clock”

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30 August, 201911 September, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

Quick Tip

My ??? for a jumper wire!

Recently I was working on a project in desperate need of jumper wires and no where near my bench. Luckily I was at work, in a data center, and the telecomm guys had just … the rest of the story. . . “Quick Tip”

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29 August, 201929 August, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

Crazy Clock Stories

I am working on a larger clock project mentioned here before and it has finally moved up in the queue to being worked on.

The plan is to have 72 WS2818 LEDs to mark the minutes and hours. Each minute … the rest of the story. . . “Crazy Clock Stories”

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30 July, 201911 September, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

Winding down the week

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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27 July, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

ItsyBitsy Time, Date, and Temp

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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17 July, 201917 July, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

ItsyBitsy JoyDraw

I have been playing around with the Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express and CircuitPython. Tonight I was digging through my box of attachments to see what I could learn about. A joystick. Well that sounds like fun. All I have with … the rest of the story. . . “ItsyBitsy JoyDraw”

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6 July, 20196 July, 2019 wrightmacNo Comments

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