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Matthew Dunlap

Already have some cheap LED strips? Hack them to work on Home Assistant!

#home_assistant #esphome #hack_the_planet Long before I was interested in home automation, I purchased extra-cheap RGB LED strips to...

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macOS Tricks & Hacks: Automatic Script that Links Apps from Home Folder to Root Applications Folder

For a couple of years, I have noticed that a few of my applications have been installed into an Applications folder in my home folder...

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Motion Thermostat Using Puck.js, Kasa Smart Plug, and IFTTT

Whenever I wish to turn on the light, I walk over to the light switch and press or flick the switch. If the light is connected via a...

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Turner: An eye tracking page turner for Windows.

Turner allows a pianist or other person whose limbs are encumbered to increment or decrement the page in a PDF reading application. The...

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sixtyHertz: An eye tracking interface for Ableton.

An exploration of various interfaces for musical expression led to the creation of an interface that allows a person who lacks the use of...

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IoT Laser Cat Toy: A laser toy that may be activated remotely or at home using Google Assistant

One summer, I decided to vacation in Chile two weeks. After booking a sitter to check on and feed my cat, I realized that I would want to...

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Neon Puzzle Cubes: A probabilistic algorithmic composition that utilizes an eye tracking interface.

Using the Tobii Eye Tracker 4C, Unity Engine, and Max MSP, an interface was designed for controlling a composition. Each cube was...

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portaMid: A portable MIDI interface for iOS devices.

The portaMid keyboard is a MIDI keyboard that works over the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol which allows one to control music apps...

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SPAAAAAAAAAAACEA Radio Wave's Journey To The Center Of The Universe

A composition written in Java for the airCV infrared interface. This piece was also the result of a deep admiration of science fiction...