I use both KiCad and EasyEDA for PCB design, and couldn’t find a way to convert designs between them. So I created one! — When designing Printed Circuit Boards, my tool of choice is KiCad. After using Eagle for some years (I even designed my first ever PCB with it), I tried KiCad and never looked back. Earlier this year I also learned about EasyEDA, an online PCB design tool. 🔧 TL;DR If you are…

Learn about the internals of the Arduino Uno microcontroller by looking at 5 different approaches for a seemingly simple task: blinking an LED! — Blinking an LED is the “Hello World” program of hardware. It is also one of the most popular Arduino program, and I bet electronics enthusiast has run it at least once in their life. In this blog post, I am going to show you 5 different ways of blinking an…

How to Hack Your 3D Printer to Draw With Colorful Bacteria — 3D Printers can create static objects, and sometimes even flexible/dynamic objects. But how about printing living cells? In this article, I am going to share the story of how I programmed my 3D Printer to draw with live E.coli bacteria! …

¿Cómo le enseñamos al Asistente de Google a enseñarte Español? — Si actualmente estás construyendo o pensando cómo desarrollar una Acción del Asistente de Google, ¡Este post es para ti! Mi amigo Daniel Gwerzman y yo lanzamos recientemente “Spanish Lesson” (La lección de Español), un asistente que te ayudará a aprender español enseñándote un número de palabras nuevas cada día, y…

The Full Story of Designing and Manufacturing a Hardware-Packed PCB Badge Full of Surprises — I have never studied Electrical Engineering. Yet electronics and PCB design always fascinated me. I learned mostly through hands-on experimentation with projects such as making Angular-logo shaped beacons, guided by online tutorials and YouTube videos. …

Sushi Cooking Workshop, Geisha Photoshooting, Samurais, Monkeys & Ninjas, Pottery, Breathtaking Views and Great Food — First night in Kyoto. After a long journey from Koya-san, we were famished, and so we found an all-you-can Japanese Black Waygu Beef restaurant called Chifaja. We had to take our shoes off (as you do in many Japanese venues) and put them in a small locker: I loved the…

Our Second Week Travelling in Japan; Featuring: Totoro — Our first week in Japan was full of new experiences — we started our Honeymoon in Tokyo, and then spent the weekend in Hiroshima and Miyajima. …

Experiences, Food, Culture, Photos, Videos — Ariella and I went to Japan for our honey moon. We heard so many stories about Japan and wanted to experience the different culture firsthand. How did it go? This is a short summary of our first week — food, experiences, cultural differences and what we learned. First stop: Tokyo 🧳 When we arrived…

Just as 2019 is starting, I summarize my past year. Last year I wrote my first “Year in Retrospective” summary post, and it made me realize how diverse and interesting my year had been. So I decided to repeat the experience and share my summary of 2018. …