AI
Joining forces with AI: A Chrome extension in minutes
Working with AI, not against it. I created a Chrome web plugin in minutes with ChatGPT.
Jayd Lawrence
Developer, Farmer, Amateur Herpetologist, Musician, Christian, Husband and Father. If you like my work, please feel free to share it with others.
3D Printing
A Nerf Gun Mod: Enabling the next generation of Makers
My son was inspired by his recent Maker meetup visit to create a Nerf gun attachment. I helped him bring it from sketch to CAD, into the real world
esk8
Building a DIY electric skateboard, powered by drill batteries
I was hung up on not being ready to make my own Li-Ion pack, but when I realized I could just use the batteries from my drill, the project was a go.
IoT
Smart Homestead - Add a remote switch to your electric fence for less than $10
Smart fence chargers are expensive, but you can add a remote switch to your existing charger easily and cheaply.
3D Printing
What the manual doesn't tell you - Ender 3 Pro initial setup
The Ender 3 is a great value printer, but newbies should look out for these gotchas.
NodeJs
Attitude Determines Outcome: Using take-home coding challenges as an opportunity to learn
Take-home coding challenges filled me with dread, but a change in attitude makes all the difference.
Script
Stock Checker Update: Run it on Windows
I created a Stock Checker to check for stock online. These are the instructions for installing the script on Windows.
Linux
Trying out NodeJs Development on Windows using WSL 2
I try my hand at using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) for a modern NodeJs / ReactJs development workflow.
Script
Run your own free Stock Checker - Check if sought-after items are in stock online
Here is the stock checker that I created while trying to buy an Nvidia RTX 3080. I will show you how to set it up for yourself to monitor online stores for stock.
IoT
Sleep Timer - Building an IoT sleep training app
I wanted to make an IoT version of the gro-clock. A better sleep training device that you can control from your phone.
Hosting
Setting up 2 Ghost blogs on 1 server
Steps to setting up multiple ghost.org blogging sites on a single host server.
Android
Egg turner - DIY, 3D Printed and Arduino powered
Designed and 3d Printed quail egg turner. Using Sketchup, Ultimaker, and a cheap servo.
IoT
Android Remote Egg Cam - DIY hatching camera using an old smartphone
Using an old android phone to remotely and automatically take pictures of quail eggs every half an hour to keep an eye on hatching remotely.
Arduino
Temperature and Humidity Tweet Bot
A simple project to take temperature and humidity readings from my quail egg incubator with a DHT11 and Particle Photon and Tweet them via IFTTT.
Cryptocurrency
EthOS Miner Status Checker
Script to check the hashrate of workes on EthOs for Ethereum mining and reboot the machine if it crashes.
Arduino
Braainado: An over-engineered BBQ fan
I have created a mad, over-engineered BBQ gun from racing quadcopter parts. It is over the top but works amazingly.