Electronics
Teardown of a "Labtec Internet Keyboard"
·710 words·4 mins
A brief investigation into an early 2000s era keyboard.
My Home Server Build
·1294 words·7 mins
After three years of accumulating parts, I finished a home server for hosting media, git repositories, and backups. In this post I go through the overall hardware & software setup.
Google Home Mini - Input PCBA Reverse Engineering
·726 words·4 mins
A first step into reverse engineering the electronics of the Google Home Mini
Project Trash Pile - Part 2 - Initial Teardowns (Phones 3,4,9,11, and 12)
·887 words·5 mins
Starting with the most unresponsive devices, it is time to start taking them apart.
Project Trash Pile - Part 1 - Introduction
·996 words·5 mins
With two-year cell phone replacement timelines, there is a large amount of electronic scrap floating around. I bought 5 lbs. of it to see what I can do with it.
Ride On Toy Repair - Faulty Horn and Ignition Buttons
·310 words·2 mins
This post is a quick overview for a fix I had to implement on a toddler ride-on push car. My son’s toy had two of three buttons fail, with only the music button retaining functionality.
Teardown of a Best Data PCMCIA 56k Modem
·391 words·2 mins
Relegated to the free bin of a 2023 garage sale, what is inside this decades old piece of technology?
Teardown of a Yada 720P Roadcam Dashcam
·864 words·5 mins
I picked up this camera for $0.50 last year and was curious about what can be found inside.