Smoking ribs or a pork shoulder requires lots of patience and practice. When everything works, you get to enjoy an amazing dinner. When things go
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Predictive Maintenance: Going Next Level With the Ninja Foodi Air Fryer
I love my air fryer. Our Ninja Foodi Air Fryer became our family’s go-to gadget during the stay-at-home order. When you order takeout, you probably
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The Internet of Nouns: How Twitter and Foursquare Changed My Life
Social networks and location sharing apps took off in the late 2000’s. These megatrends made a huge impact on my life and led me to
Read moreCheerLights for Raspberry Pi Zero W and Blinkt!
Well, it’s that time of year… CheerLights time of year! I started CheerLights back in 2011 with one set of lights. Now there are lights
Read moreReal-time Colors on CheerLights
CheerLights now supports the MQTT protocol. This means that devices and apps can receive real-time updates to changes in the CheerLights color without polling for
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Lovebox: Internet of Things for Valentine’s Day
It’s that time of year again… It’s time to show the person who you love how much you love them with an internet-connected gift. I got
Read moreControl IFTTT Webhooks with MATLAB
Yesterday, I was building an integration with IFTTT and my Philips Hue lights in my office. I wanted the Philips Hue lights to change to
Read moreThingSpeak at the Boston TechJam
I recently got the change to give a ThingSpeak IoT demo at Boston TechJam. MathWorks is one of the sponsors so we got to participate with other
Read moreUse the New MQTT Service from ThingSpeak for Real-time CheerLights Updates
It’s that time again. That time when people all across the world synchronize their lights together with CheerLights! People have built amazing CheerLights displays. I
Read moreUse AWS DeepLens to Determine If Hotdog or Not Hotdog
While at re:Invent, I got to take a deep learning workshop to learn about the new capabilities of AWS such as SageMaker and Greengrass. We
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