Category Archives: Hobbies

RGB LED Controller Using ATtiny85

October 16, 2026

I got a LED strip with a piece a drawer set and the controller that came with it was dead on arrival. Now, this was a probably $5 – $10 set of LEDs – but I was excited about them … Continue reading →

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Manjaro – Get that arduino to connect!

February 4, 2025

If you find that your Arduino isn’t connecting in Manjaro (and most other Linux flavors), you can run a command in terminal to give permission for your computer to connect. You will want to run lsusb to find where your … Continue reading →

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Axial SCX24 LED light pinout

January 23, 2023

It seems a popular thing to put additional lights onto SCX24’s of all flavors (C10, Deadbolt, Wrangler, Gladiator, and now the Bronco). Interestingly though, no one seems to want to share information for how to add functioning brake lights and … Continue reading →

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Lubuntu – two finger right click emulation

September 24, 2021

I use Mac OS X all day at work, and Linux at home. One thing I have come to miss was being able to use two fingers to click and have it come up as a right click. Now I … Continue reading →

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My first Kickstarter is live!

January 6, 2021

I have been building electronics for over 15 years and designing for almost as long. For the first time though I am hoping to start selling my project as a kit – under the brand SSGuitar.com. Enter the “Honey” amp, … Continue reading →

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