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Tag: DIY

The FloorBoard — a DIY Foot Operated PC Button Pad

2024-09-052024-09-05 Danie
A foot rest with a white top. Inset at the top side is a smaller black panel with three coloured buttons, namely a blue, yellow and red one.

The FloorBoard would be useful for people with limited use of their hands hence the inclusion in the Assistive Tech channel. For example, using the foot button for ‘Control’ means that just one finger is […]

BlogDIY, gaming, technology

10 obvious things I wish someone told me before I built my first PC

2024-08-172024-08-17 Danie
View of an open PC case showing cards and fan inside with cables connecting everything. A man has his face close to the case, and is using one finger to pull a black cable slightly away from a fan on the motherboard.

PC building may not be rocket science, but it isn’t a walk in the park either, especially for a first-timer. Most of us who have built a few PCs in our time have learnt these […]

BlogDIY, hardware, technology

Cheap DIY open-source button pad can do a lot of what an expensive Stream Deck does

2024-08-142024-08-14 Danie
Black box with a round black know that looks like a volume knob. On top of the box can be seen 20 coloured buttons in a grid of 4 wide and 5 high. The buttons have logos on that depic a fan, a headlight, warning triangle, battery, temperature gauge, etc.

This is going to be way cheaper than buying a Stream Deck, but it will certainly cost a bit of time and effort getting it together. What it will do is allow for up to […]

BlogDIY, opensource, StreamDeck, technology

Pine64 Pinecil V2 Open-Source and Portable Soldering Iron

2023-08-232023-08-23 Danie
Small portable soldering iron with title text Pinecil Open-Source Soldering Iron below it

This is an IronOS open-source software portable soldering iron with temperature control, auto sleep, and auto shut-off based on movement. It costs around US$36-$45 depending on where you buy it. It can be powered off […]

BlogDIY, opensource, Pinecil, solderingiron, technology
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