G’day, I’m Edward. Teacher, hacker, inventor, dad.
I’ve spent my career across networking, cloud infrastructure, and technical education. But the stuff I enjoy most happens in the garage, usually with a soldering iron in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other.
This site is where I document my projects: the things I make, the things I break, and the things I fix. It started in 2012 as a way to keep notes for myself, and somewhere along the way it turned into something others found useful too.
This is by no means a complete portfolio. There are many projects that never make it here, but these are a few of them.
What you’ll find here:
- IoT & Home Automation – from an IoT chicken coop (“Coopener”) to WiFi-controlled switch controllers and smart garage doors
- Electronics & Arduino – temperature sensor relay devices, haptic compass bands, DIY sleep apnea monitors
- Hardware Hacking – installing Linux on enterprise appliances, building palm-sized media servers, auto-booking scripts
- Mechanical & DIY – outboard motor rebuilds, shed builds, home theatre installations, welding, woodwork
Some of this work has been featured in online publications, and a few projects even made it to commercialisation. But mostly, I enjoy making everything open source and contributing back to the community that gave me so much.
The tools I reach for:
Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266/ESP32, Python, C++, Bash, Home Assistant, Docker, Linux, 3D printing, and whatever else the project demands. I’m comfortable with a multimeter, a drop saw, or a MIG welder – sometimes all three in the same afternoon.
My son is now building projects alongside me and will be featured on the blog from time to time. The next generation of makers is well underway.
Find me elsewhere:
- YouTube: Make it, Break it, Fix it
- GitHub: Aristocles
If something on this site helped you, taught you something, or inspired a project of your own, I’d love to hear about it. Drop me a line at mibified@gmail.com.
– Edward
Hi Eddy,
Are you still active on this blog?
I love your content, and I wish to discuss one of your projects in more detail!
Hi. Yes, I’m still here. What’s up?
Hi Eddy,
Could you please provide me your email address which you actively maintain ?
Regards,
A.
What for?
Hi Eddy,
I noticed you created a script for virgin gym booking… my wife needs a script for her pilates class… could you email me if this is something you could create for her, what you need from us & how much it would cost?
Hi Nik. This isn’t something I can do for you but you can check out sites like Fiverr.com and find a programmer there.
Hi, love the riverbed Pfsense video. It inspired me to do the same but it seems I bit more than I can chew. I found a good deal on a riverbed steelhead CX0308 and I am having trouble setting up Pfsense on it. Is there a resource that you used to work on your riverbed?
Hi MAB. I’m not familiar with hacking the other CX series, however, they are the same form factor and family as the one in my video. So I would assume the process would be the same and the password to get into BIOS the same too. Give it a go and please let me know how you go. Good luck!