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  • How To Resize Primary Windows Partitions Using Only Free Tools

    How To Resize Primary Windows Partitions Using Only Free Tools

    This article will explain how to adjust the size of two primary partitions on Windows. All of these changes were performed on Windows and…
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    Dillon Nichols
    May 24, 2019
    Automatically Plot Data from Emails

    Automatically Plot Data from Emails

    My wife and I are buying a house with an unusually long delay before the closing date. This was actually beneficial because we could track…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Sep 26, 2018
    Unix Time Clock

    Unix Time Clock

    I remember hearing about the Unix time transition to 1500000000 and I stayed up to watch the seconds tick over from 1499999999. Of course…
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    Dillon Nichols
    May 3, 2018
    Shitty Robot Holiday Card Display

    Shitty Robot Holiday Card Display

    Over the winter holidays, Simone Giertz made holiday cards using a KUKA robot arm (Or maybe a KUKA robot arm made holiday cards using…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Mar 27, 2018
    Using TopoR to Autoroute a KiCad PCB

    Using TopoR to Autoroute a KiCad PCB

    Here’s a secret that I shouldn’t reveal as an electrical engineer: Of the eight or so PCBs that I’ve laid out, I’ve only manually routed…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Feb 9, 2018
    Philips Hue Remote using ESP8266

    Philips Hue Remote using ESP8266

    I have a custom-designed home automation system that controls the lights in my bedroom, but there was one pain point — I couldn’t control…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Nov 25, 2017
    Homemade Variable Power Supply Upgrades

    Homemade Variable Power Supply Upgrades

    It’s been over five years since I’ve designed my Homemade Variable Power Supply. I’ve used it a lot since then, but even in the original…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Oct 20, 2017
    Furniture Leveling Feet

    Furniture Leveling Feet

    This project started on a rainy day when my partner notified me of a shelf that was sitting on the curb waiting to be thrown away. I…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Aug 29, 2017
    Over-Engineered Closet Lights

    Over-Engineered Closet Lights

    This isn’t the first time I’ve made a complicated project just to turn on the lights in a closet. Sure, I could’ve used a strip of LEDs, a…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Aug 18, 2017
    Pi Lamp Software

    Pi Lamp Software

    I thought the hardware for my Pi Lamp project was pretty simple. The software for this project was the most challenging aspect. I learned a…
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    Dillon Nichols
    May 5, 2017
    Pi Lamp Hardware

    Pi Lamp Hardware

    My Spark Lamp project has been constantly evolving since its creation. It started off by reading two buttons and the room’s light switch…
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    Dillon Nichols
    May 3, 2017
    How to migrate your blog from Blogger to Medium

    How to migrate your blog from Blogger to Medium

    I love Medium. Their vision for a blogging platform is very close to my ideal choice. I’ve been hosting my blog on Blogger, but have wanted…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Apr 4, 2017
    How to Automatically Unzip Files Downloaded from Chrome on Windows

    How to Automatically Unzip Files Downloaded from Chrome on Windows

    macOS has a nice feature where it can automatically unzip “safe” files after downloading. I was looking for a way to do the same thing on…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Sep 24, 2016
    Particle-Losant Integration using Webhooks

    Particle-Losant Integration using Webhooks

    As I’ve posted on my blog before, I use a Spark Core to control the lights in my bedroom. In my first blog post, I described the original…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Apr 22, 2016
    IoT Liquor Lights using Spark Core

    IoT Liquor Lights using Spark Core

    My whiskey collection was starting to outgrow the space that was allocated for it in the kitchen so I was brainstorming a new place to put…
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    Dillon Nichols
    Apr 17, 2016
    Spark Lamp Update

    Spark Lamp Update

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    Dillon Nichols
    Dec 18, 2015
    Spark Lamp

    Spark Lamp

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    Dillon Nichols
    Jan 27, 2015
    electric imp-Controlled 120VAC Relay Switcher Software Update

    electric imp-Controlled 120VAC Relay Switcher Software Update

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    Dillon Nichols
    Aug 21, 2014
    1st 1/4 of ‘14

    1st 1/4 of ‘14

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    Dillon Nichols
    Apr 18, 2014
    electric imp-Controlled 120VAC Relay Switcher

    electric imp-Controlled 120VAC Relay Switcher

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    Dillon Nichols
    Dec 10, 2013
    Past Few Months

    Past Few Months

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    Dillon Nichols
    Oct 27, 2013
    Adjustable RGB LED Color Cube

    Adjustable RGB LED Color Cube

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    Dillon Nichols
    Jul 1, 2013
    Programming Arduino Bootloader on ATmega328p with ZeptoProg II

    Programming Arduino Bootloader on ATmega328p with ZeptoProg II

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    Dillon Nichols
    Apr 9, 2013
    Closet Door Lightswitch

    Closet Door Lightswitch

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    Dillon Nichols
    Mar 27, 2013
    Why I’ve Been Gone

    Why I’ve Been Gone

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    Dillon Nichols
    Jan 8, 2013
    Google Chrome Remote Webcam Viewer

    Google Chrome Remote Webcam Viewer

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    Dillon Nichols
    Aug 27, 2012
    Filament Spool Stand

    Filament Spool Stand

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    Dillon Nichols
    Aug 17, 2012
    My 3D Prints Summary #1

    My 3D Prints Summary #1

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    Dillon Nichols
    Aug 16, 2012
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