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Lamp update
I’ve recently updated my lamp with a transistor so I can adjust the brightness of the lamp with a light sensor. What I’ve done is run the power from the wall adapter through a transistor connected to the arduino, this … Continue reading
A tree in a fence
Today I saw a chopped down tree that had grown into a fence. It’s really neat. When the tree was small it grew through the fence. As it grew older it expanded into the fence, growing in and around the … Continue reading
Booking numbers and tickets
Airlines today have left paper tickets and gone over to electronic tickets. Which is the way I think it should be, since I’m a student of informatics. However, there is a major difference between a real ticket and an e-ticket. … Continue reading
Arduino lamp
I’ve always had this childish dream of having all my electronics coupled together, operating in unison and communicating with a central system that can coordinate and control everything. Today I’m finally one step closer, since I can now operate my … Continue reading
A reflection on the lives of my todo systems
Throughout the ages I’ve tried a multitude of todo systems. I’ve ended up trashing pretty much all of them. 1. Todos as events in my calendar for when I wanted them finished What worked: At primary school this would work … Continue reading
Hi – My name is Me and I’m unique
Hi My name is Me and I’m unique, special and there is no one else like me in the entire universe. I’m not kidding, there really is no one like me. One of a kind, that’s me. The reason why … Continue reading
Simple Robot
The other day my neighbor and I built a very simple autonomous robot up in the Åpen sone at IFI. We used a kit robot adding an arduino, a MotoProto shield to control it and a micro-switch to detect a … Continue reading
Data sharing revolution
I have lots of data. I have thousands of emails, pictures, videos, contacts, documents, settings, preferences, bookmarks, passwords….the list goes on and on. Among my data there are two major trends. Application specific data and universal data. My application specific … Continue reading