Aiden Vigue

Hacking Security+ 2.0

Our garage doors are integrated into the MyQ online control platform, but frankly, they can't stay connected to Wi-Fi to save their lives. From a quick search online, it seems we aren't the only ones with this problem. We convinced Chamberlain to send us an Ethernet gateway, and it's fixed

LED Neon Signs

I've always wanted to make my own neon signs, but as I never felt like learning how to blow glass, I never got around to it. I was scrolling through Pinterest one day and saw "neon-esque?" signs made with LED strips. They seemed cool, how much did they cost? Yeah,

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Frameless Magic Mirror

Two years ago, my Dad and I built a Magic Mirror out of an old TV and made a frame for it. I really wanted one for my room, so let's go through my internal monologue of the process. I wanted to use an OLED display as it would be

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Apple CarPlay in a Volvo

The navigation system in my car stopped receiving updates, and I wanted a way to use Google Maps in my car by using CarPlay. I opened up Volvo VIDA to see how the radio was mounted, and it turns out that the radio actually manages the main fiber optics network

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Converting the SmartThings Hub for Home Assistant

I was baffled when Samsung decided to sunset the "Original SmartThings App" in order to move users over to the newer version. While I would normally be happy with such a decision, they switched everyone over without adding support for over half of the devices we have at home. Switching

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Converting Lulzbot Mini to 1.75mm

I 3D print a ton. Having the ability to print multiple things at once is a lifesaver when you are in the process of designing enclosures or functional products. But, my printers accept different sizes of filament. This incompatibility made it inefficient and hard to utilize both the printers as