Rich Infante's blog - covering programming, electronics, startups, 3D printing, and everything not in between.https://www.richinfante.com/https://www.richinfante.com/2026/03/10/one-day-hack-kb2040-click/https://www.richinfante.com/2026/03/10/one-day-hack-kb2040-click/A one-day hack to build a desk clock / alarm clock using an KB2040, and some various components I had bought earlier.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2026/03/02/music-album-minimum-viable-product/https://www.richinfante.com/2026/03/02/music-album-minimum-viable-product/An experimental album produced using AI tools - capturing the highs and lows of a fictional startupMon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2026/02/15/one-day-hack-jsdate-now-website/https://www.richinfante.com/2026/02/15/one-day-hack-jsdate-now-website/A mini hacking project for - js, unix timestamp, and local / utc timestamps.Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2026/02/02/rp2350-vs1053-mp3-player-multicore/https://www.richinfante.com/2026/02/02/rp2350-vs1053-mp3-player-multicore/Multi-Core implementation for my MP3 Player Project (with demo video)Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2026/01/18/rp2350-vs1053-mp3-player-music-off-sd-card/https://www.richinfante.com/2026/01/18/rp2350-vs1053-mp3-player-music-off-sd-card/With the new tweaked hardware architecture and some custom drivers, I now have my MP3 player able to interactively list and play music from the SD Card.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/12/14/embedded-rust-dev-with-rp2350-mp3-player-gps-radio-part-2/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/12/14/embedded-rust-dev-with-rp2350-mp3-player-gps-radio-part-2/Some descriptions of my adventures getting my DAC to work. This also includes some adventures in MP3 codec hardware, and Magnetometer calibration algorithms!Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/17/embedded-rust-dev-with-rp2350-mp3-player-gps-radio/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/17/embedded-rust-dev-with-rp2350-mp3-player-gps-radio/I've been playing around with the RP2350, and how it can be programmed it in Rust. My goal is to jam this into an iPod sized case that'll play music, show GPS coordinates, and maybe send messages!Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/15/book-review-bill-gates/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/15/book-review-bill-gates/My review of Bill Gates' Source code biography, including notes on the portions I found most interesting.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/06/server-side-rendered-word-clouds/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/06/server-side-rendered-word-clouds/How I render the word clouds for this site using d3.js, d3-cloud, JSDom, and canvas.Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/05/book-review-steve-jobs/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/11/05/book-review-steve-jobs/My review of Walter Issacson's biography on Steve JobsWed, 05 Nov 2025 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/31/halloween-decor-diy-grave-stones/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/31/halloween-decor-diy-grave-stones/Halloween Part 2 - DIY Gravestones by re-using polyethylene foam from packagingFri, 31 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/28/halloween-decor-outdoor-chain-fence/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/28/halloween-decor-outdoor-chain-fence/Part 1 - How I build fencing for my Halloween decorations, using some basic materials.Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/02/reverse-engineer-pyinstaller-exe-notes/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/02/reverse-engineer-pyinstaller-exe-notes/Pyinstaller is a popular tool for "compiling" python programs into a native program. Can you get the original code out?Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/01/convert-m4b-audiobook-for-your-ipod/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/10/01/convert-m4b-audiobook-for-your-ipod/A collection of FFMPEG scripts which can be used to convert a drm-free m4b audiobook, into one that will actually sync and play on your old iPodWed, 01 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/08/26/slow-browsing-experience-down-chrome-extension/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/08/26/slow-browsing-experience-down-chrome-extension/A hacking experiment, where we make your browsing experience slower. Featuring retro UI components, and maybe a little bit of "Vibe Coding".Fri, 26 Sep 2025 23:59:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/08/30/surviving-the-ai-era-as-a-cs-student/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/08/30/surviving-the-ai-era-as-a-cs-student/Some thoughts on self-guided learning, hiring, AI use, and how to make yourself stand out.Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:59:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/07/30/apple-shortcuts-and-roadblocks-my-shortcuts-and-feature-requests/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/07/30/apple-shortcuts-and-roadblocks-my-shortcuts-and-feature-requests/Some of the personal automations and shortcuts I have configured, and some suggestions for improvements to make things easier to use.Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/06/23/carplay-mount-for-car/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/06/23/carplay-mount-for-car/An Apple Carplay / Android Auto screen mount designed to fit in a car's cupholderMon, 23 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/05/26/self-hosted-podcast-publishing-workflow/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/05/26/self-hosted-podcast-publishing-workflow/How I host my side podcast, using AWS, and Astro, directly from this site.Mon, 26 May 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/04/26/travel-edc-items/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/04/26/travel-edc-items/My 3D printable designs for for a minimal duck tape roll, utility cord reel, and AirTag holder.Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/04/10/a-project-i-want-to-build-primitive-computer/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/04/10/a-project-i-want-to-build-primitive-computer/I've been following Adafruit's "Fruit Jam" board that contains a RP2350 core, and I think it'd be the perfect platform for an idea I have for a back-to-basics 'BASIC' powered computerThu, 10 Apr 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/03/26/github-actions-supply-chain-compromises/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/03/26/github-actions-supply-chain-compromises/Discussion of the recent tj-actions/changed-files action compromise, and how we could prevent it.Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/03/15/starting-a-podcast/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/03/15/starting-a-podcast/So, I'm starting a podcast? This post includes some of my reasons for doing so and my plans for the show.Sat, 15 Mar 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/02/09/building-pebble-watchfaces-on-modern-systems-sdk/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/02/09/building-pebble-watchfaces-on-modern-systems-sdk/How I got the Pebble command line tools, emulator, etc. to work on my Apple Silicon Mac, and Linux machineSun, 09 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/01/17/vex-vscode-build-error-1073741515/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/01/17/vex-vscode-build-error-1073741515/On one of our team's Windows 11 PCs, the Vex Robotics VSCode extension would refuse to compile their code. Here's the solve.Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2025/01/13/include-git-hash-in-ios-app/https://www.richinfante.com/2025/01/13/include-git-hash-in-ios-app/A simple build script exposes the git commit hash and branch name of the source code that the app was built fromMon, 13 Jan 2025 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/12/23/rf-christmas-tree/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/12/23/rf-christmas-tree/Using my Flipper Zero, I was able to clone the remote for my Christmas Tree, in case I ever lose it.Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/12/08/advent-of-code/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/12/08/advent-of-code/I'm doing the Advent of Code challenge this year!Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/12/03/efficiently-load-file-into-buffer-react-native-expo/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/12/03/efficiently-load-file-into-buffer-react-native-expo/How to efficiently load a file into a JavaScript Buffer using React Native & expo-file-system/next.Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/11/18/running-expo-prebuild-in-xcode-cloud/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/11/18/running-expo-prebuild-in-xcode-cloud/The setup I'm using for shipping my react native apps to TestFlight, using Expo prebuild in the XCode Cloud.Mon, 18 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/11/06/introjs-while-ignoring-hidden-elements/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/11/06/introjs-while-ignoring-hidden-elements/A quick tip on how to skip tooltips for hidden elements using IntroJSWed, 06 Nov 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/30/case-for-rak-wireless-rak19007-meshtastic/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/30/case-for-rak-wireless-rak19007-meshtastic/A custom external hard-drive form factor, 3d-printed case for the RAK19007 base. Designed to accommodate GPS, Bluetooth, and LoRA antennas internally.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/30/scheduled-posts-for-my-static-site/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/30/scheduled-posts-for-my-static-site/How I do scheduled posts for this (entirely static) siteWed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/26/initial-meshtastic-thoughts/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/26/initial-meshtastic-thoughts/Documenting some of my adventures in getting started with MeshtasticSat, 26 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/21/tailwind-dark-mode-design-tokens-themes-css/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/21/tailwind-dark-mode-design-tokens-themes-css/An approach for implementing design system tokens in Tailwind, for more symbolic themingMon, 21 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/01/outdoors-edc-gear/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/10/01/outdoors-edc-gear/Some of my favorite flashlights, hiking and camping gearTue, 01 Oct 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/09/10/home-assistant-and-ambient-weather-wa2000/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/09/10/home-assistant-and-ambient-weather-wa2000/A local-only option for integrating your Ambient Weather station with Home AssistantTue, 10 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/09/07/balancing-performance-using-a-combo-of-loops-and-async/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/09/07/balancing-performance-using-a-combo-of-loops-and-async/For loop-heavy JavaScript code, I've found it can be helpful to use both a combination of async & traditional loops.Sat, 07 Sep 2024 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/08/30/ssm-in-ec2-privilege-escalation-lateral-movement/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/08/30/ssm-in-ec2-privilege-escalation-lateral-movement/The dangers of granting ssm:StartSession permissions to your EC2 instancesFri, 30 Aug 2024 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/08/13/python-simple-flexbox-layout-util/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/08/13/python-simple-flexbox-layout-util/A simple flexbox-like layout engine I built for my dashboard project to simplify layout computations.Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/08/05/satellite-tracking-dashboard-widget/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/08/05/satellite-tracking-dashboard-widget/A satellite tracking widget for my monitoring dashboard projectMon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/29/monitoring-dashboard-with-linux-framebuffer/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/29/monitoring-dashboard-with-linux-framebuffer/A lightweight Python module I wrote for my Raspberry Pi to display monitoring dashboards using without any GUI, just the framebuffer.Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/22/dynamic-dns-with-route53-lambda/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/22/dynamic-dns-with-route53-lambda/Using an AWS function to update a DNS record in Route53Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/19/ssl-and-nginx-reverse-proxy-for-home-server/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/19/ssl-and-nginx-reverse-proxy-for-home-server/I set up nginx and use LetsEncrypt wildcard certificates using the Route53 plugin to secure my home server's services.Fri, 19 Jul 2024 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/14/auto-mount-encrypted-drives-using-1password-and-systemd/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/14/auto-mount-encrypted-drives-using-1password-and-systemd/How I automatically mount the encrypted RAID array for my home server at boot time, using 1Password and systemd.Sun, 14 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/09/encrypted-posts/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/09/encrypted-posts/Some updates on my original post about encrypted content for this blogTue, 09 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/02/websockets-for-real-time-updates-in-express/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/07/02/websockets-for-real-time-updates-in-express/A quick primer on using Express and WebSockets to enable real-time updates in your app or website.Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/30/aligning-your-print-layers/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/30/aligning-your-print-layers/How to design parts and align your print layers to make them stronger.Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/22/3d-printer-upgrades-for-better-quality-prints/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/22/3d-printer-upgrades-for-better-quality-prints/Upgrading my 3D printer with a new hotend, and dual Z-axis motorsSat, 22 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/17/just-start-getting-off-the-ground/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/17/just-start-getting-off-the-ground/Advice on getting something off the groundMon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/13/reducing-digital-distraction-using-apple-screen-time/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/13/reducing-digital-distraction-using-apple-screen-time/I've been using the Screen Time utility on my devices to help remove distractionsThu, 13 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/12/robot-powering-off/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/06/12/robot-powering-off/An anecdote about software debugging and incorrect assumptionsWed, 12 Jun 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/22/3d-printed-signet-ring/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/22/3d-printed-signet-ring/Designing and 3d printing custom rings & printing them in metalWed, 22 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/19/backlit-film-strip-frame/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/19/backlit-film-strip-frame/An electronics project featuring a dimmable backlight for a movie souvenir film stripSun, 19 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/12/encrypted-password-protected-posts/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/12/encrypted-password-protected-posts/A process to password protect blog posts in my static site, using encryption to keep the contents secure.Sun, 12 May 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/06/text-game-using-local-llms-ollama-llama3/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/06/text-game-using-local-llms-ollama-llama3/An example of how to run models like llama3 locally, and how to use them programmaticallyMon, 06 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/01/vuejs-v-model-syntactic-sugar/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/05/01/vuejs-v-model-syntactic-sugar/A cheat-sheet for what the VueJS "v-model" syntactic sugar is doing under the hood so we can customize the behavior of our components.Wed, 01 May 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/15/code-clarity-tips/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/15/code-clarity-tips/Some thoughts on best practices for keeping code maintainable as a team scalesMon, 15 Apr 2024 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/09/macos-screenshot-trick/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/09/macos-screenshot-trick/Customizing the default save location of the built-in macOS screenshot tool and adding it to the dock to enhance usabilityTue, 09 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/07/dotfiles-refresh/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/07/dotfiles-refresh/Refreshing and simplifying my dotfiles for zsh, vim, and tmux.Sun, 07 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/06/ts-enum-record-required-keys/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/04/06/ts-enum-record-required-keys/A quick trick I've found useful for enforcing that a typescript string enum's values are used as keys in a record.Sat, 06 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/03/20/hn-theme/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/03/20/hn-theme/A uBlock Origin filter providing a dark theme for hacker newsWed, 20 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/03/05/rewriting-this-site-using-astro/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/03/05/rewriting-this-site-using-astro/Some details & reasoning for why this was helpfulTue, 05 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/03/01/detecting-ecs-task-failures-with-eventbridge/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/03/01/detecting-ecs-task-failures-with-eventbridge/A few rules I'm using for detecting ECS task failures, for both container errors and non-zero exit codes.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/02/25/blg-app-for-ios/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/02/25/blg-app-for-ios/A new RSS feed reader I'm working on, with some plans for cool future social featuresSun, 25 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2024/02/07/fastlane-to-run-expo-prebuild-ios-app/https://www.richinfante.com/2024/02/07/fastlane-to-run-expo-prebuild-ios-app/A simple example of using Fastlane alongside Expo's Prebuild to deliver React Native apps to TestflightWed, 07 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2023/12/23/3d-printed-red-button/https://www.richinfante.com/2023/12/23/3d-printed-red-button/An ultra-dramatic stand alone enter key for your computer.Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2023/02/25/jq-usage-and-examples/https://www.richinfante.com/2023/02/25/jq-usage-and-examples/Quick examples for getting the hang of using jq in your terminalSat, 25 Feb 2023 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2023/02/01/cloudwatch-alarms-for-all-instances-terraform/https://www.richinfante.com/2023/02/01/cloudwatch-alarms-for-all-instances-terraform/Creating AWS cloudwatch CPU alarms for all instances using a terraform data source.Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2022/10/25/dns-enumeration-with-cert-transparency/https://www.richinfante.com/2022/10/25/dns-enumeration-with-cert-transparency/A tool for enumerating DNS records using cert transparency and dictionary filesTue, 25 Oct 2022 22:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2022/10/24/iphone-backup-extractor-tool-v2/https://www.richinfante.com/2022/10/24/iphone-backup-extractor-tool-v2/Introducing a new version of my iOS backup tools, now featuring decryption. Written in rust.Mon, 24 Oct 2022 14:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2022/10/23/site-redesign-and-new-pages/https://www.richinfante.com/2022/10/23/site-redesign-and-new-pages/I've overhauled the visual look of this site to be simpler and a bit more modern.Sun, 23 Oct 2022 15:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2021/08/11/raspberry-pi-gpio-status-lights/https://www.richinfante.com/2021/08/11/raspberry-pi-gpio-status-lights/Wiring up "online" and cpu activity lights via GPIO.Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2021/08/10/track-electricity-with-raspberry-pi-rtl-sdr-grafana/https://www.richinfante.com/2021/08/10/track-electricity-with-raspberry-pi-rtl-sdr-grafana/How I monitor water and electricity usage for my house, using a raspberry pi, an rtl-sdr, and prometheus+grafana.Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2021/03/07/pi-pico-clock-ds3231/https://www.richinfante.com/2021/03/07/pi-pico-clock-ds3231/A digital clock project I'm working on using a Pi Pico and a DS3231 ModuleSun, 07 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2021/03/04/building-intuitive-products/https://www.richinfante.com/2021/03/04/building-intuitive-products/My philosophy on building intuitive user interfaces.Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2021/02/25/new-3dprint-section/https://www.richinfante.com/2021/02/25/new-3dprint-section/Introducing the 3D printing section of this site, where I publish prints I've designed.Thu, 25 Feb 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2021/1/11/common-security-bugs-and-where-to-find-them/https://www.richinfante.com/2021/1/11/common-security-bugs-and-where-to-find-them/A (non-exhaustive) list of common web security bugs with examples, including XSS and command injection.Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/12/12/thoughts-on-error-handling/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/12/12/thoughts-on-error-handling/My thoughts on constructing useful log messages.Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/11/24/christmas-light-troubleshooting/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/11/24/christmas-light-troubleshooting/A guide on troubleshooting, and managing strands of holiday lights.Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/11/23/using-ed-the-unix-line-editor/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/11/23/using-ed-the-unix-line-editor/A tutorial/cheatsheet on using ed (a line-oriented text editor) effectivelyTue, 24 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/09/07/vhs-capture-to-save-home-videos/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/09/07/vhs-capture-to-save-home-videos/Save your home videos stuck in arcane formats, using this inexpensive setupMon, 07 Sep 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/06/16/plantcam-how-it-works/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/06/16/plantcam-how-it-works/Technical information on how my plant camera operates using ffmpeg and raspistillWed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/05/27/decentralizing-your-digital-life/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/05/27/decentralizing-your-digital-life/A list of sites & services that aren't run by mega-corporations.Wed, 27 May 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/05/26/recipe-crumb-topping/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/05/26/recipe-crumb-topping/My crumb topping recipe for breads, muffins, etcTue, 26 May 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/05/25/electronics-tools-recommendations/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/05/25/electronics-tools-recommendations/Tools that I find useful when working on side-projects involving electronics & circuitryMon, 25 May 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/04/30/debian-xfce-macos-keybindings/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/04/30/debian-xfce-macos-keybindings/Some keybindings & shortcuts I configured to make my transition to linux a little easier.Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/04/13/maple-syrup-making/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/04/13/maple-syrup-making/Steps (and mistakes) I made while making my first batch of maple syrupMon, 13 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/04/12/reverse-engineering-dolly-wordpress-malware/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/04/12/reverse-engineering-dolly-wordpress-malware/Wordpress Hardening & Reverse engineering some wordpress malwareSun, 12 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/02/21/bind9-on-my-lan/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/02/21/bind9-on-my-lan/Setting up Bind9 to forward DNS requests to cloudflare + google, and adding some additional records for my lan.Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/01/19/ir-controlled-light-with-trinket-m0/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/01/19/ir-controlled-light-with-trinket-m0/My design for a IR-remote-controlled light using an Adafruit Trinket M0, and CircuitPythonSun, 19 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2020/01/03/webassembly-examples/https://www.richinfante.com/2020/01/03/webassembly-examples/Examples using the WebAssembly Text format (a.k.a. WAT or WAST).Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/12/02/tv-purchase-checklist/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/12/02/tv-purchase-checklist/Checklist of features I look for when recommending TVsMon, 02 Dec 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/10/24/fix-2012-honda-civic-charging-system-hack/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/10/24/fix-2012-honda-civic-charging-system-hack/The 2012 honda civic likes to drain its battery - here's how we fixed it.Thu, 24 Oct 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/07/13/web-optimized-video-in-ffmpeg/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/07/13/web-optimized-video-in-ffmpeg/How I generate videos for this website, using ffmpeg.Sat, 13 Jul 2019 15:55:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/07/10/making-gifs-with-ffmpeg/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/07/10/making-gifs-with-ffmpeg/Terminal commands for generating gifs from a video, using ffmpeg.Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/07/04/farming-notes-and-information/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/07/04/farming-notes-and-information/Notes + Information I've collected from my growing of Pumpkins, Corn, Carrots, and other fruits and vegetables.Thu, 04 Jul 2019 06:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/04/25/macos-satellite-screensaver-in-rust-swift-and-objc/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/04/25/macos-satellite-screensaver-in-rust-swift-and-objc/I hacked together a macos screensaver that uses my rust satellite tracking library, combined with some GeoJSON world maps and Objective-C/Swift.Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/04/18/building-the-next-static-site-generator/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/04/18/building-the-next-static-site-generator/Progress in building a static site generator in rust, using servo's html5ever and mozjs packagesThu, 18 Apr 2019 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/04/09/porting-satellite-js-to-rust/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/04/09/porting-satellite-js-to-rust/Porting the satellite-js library into rust.Tue, 09 Apr 2019 11:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/03/26/enabling-dark-mode-in-css/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/03/26/enabling-dark-mode-in-css/Using the prefers-color-scheme css media query to darken pages depending on system preferences.Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/03/20/how-this-blog-is-published/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/03/20/how-this-blog-is-published/Tooling, deployment scripts, and tech stack.Wed, 20 Mar 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/02/23/shbar-shell-scripts-in-your-menu-bar/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/02/23/shbar-shell-scripts-in-your-menu-bar/An experimental swift menu bar app which gives you the ability to script your menu barSat, 23 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/02/21/setting-up-debian-9-nas-raid-1/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/02/21/setting-up-debian-9-nas-raid-1/Setting up NAS box on top of debian, using RAID 1Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/02/09/dotfiles-explained/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/02/09/dotfiles-explained/My dotfiles explained!Sat, 09 Feb 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/01/30/bye-google-analytics/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/01/30/bye-google-analytics/I've removed Google Analytics from this site.Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/01/27/raspberry-pi-setup/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/01/27/raspberry-pi-setup/My checklist for Americanizing and configuring a new raspberry pi.Sun, 27 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2019/01/19/repairing-old-pc/https://www.richinfante.com/2019/01/19/repairing-old-pc/Repairing my old PC, and going through some old softwareSat, 19 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2018/05/31/rooting-your-drone/https://www.richinfante.com/2018/05/31/rooting-your-drone/Syma X5SW - Getting a root shell, streaming video, taking pictures, and more!Thu, 31 May 2018 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2018/05/15/solar-light-mason-jars/https://www.richinfante.com/2018/05/15/solar-light-mason-jars/Constructing a solar light using Mason Jars, LEDs, and misc. parts.Tue, 15 May 2018 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2018/02/19/arkit-stl-3d-printing/https://www.richinfante.com/2018/02/19/arkit-stl-3d-printing/We can display STL files in ARKit with relative ease. STL files are typically used in the process of 3D printing.Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2018/02/12/visualizing-algorithms/https://www.richinfante.com/2018/02/12/visualizing-algorithms/Using some custom code to generate interesting graphs of algorithmic operations.Mon, 12 Feb 2018 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2018/01/25/demystifying-swift-errors/https://www.richinfante.com/2018/01/25/demystifying-swift-errors/An improved way of getting debug strings for Swift Error instances, and demystifying error codes for custom error enumsThu, 25 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2018/01/06/linux-framebuffer-graphics/https://www.richinfante.com/2018/01/06/linux-framebuffer-graphics/Using the linux framebuffer for raw graphics without a window system.Sat, 06 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/12/5/reverse-engineering-the-ios-backup-part-two/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/12/5/reverse-engineering-the-ios-backup-part-two/I've updated my tool to extract tons of useful data from iOS backupsTue, 05 Dec 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/12/4/using-swift-dispatchgroups/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/12/4/using-swift-dispatchgroups/Using Swift DispatchGroups for improved performance in iOS AppsMon, 04 Dec 2017 15:59:59 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/10/12/bash-shortcuts/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/10/12/bash-shortcuts/Here's a list of some really awesome shell (bash/zsh/etc) shortcuts that I use all the time.Thu, 12 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/10/5/setting-up-cheap-hosting-on-aws/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/10/5/setting-up-cheap-hosting-on-aws/How to set up hosting for your static site on aws, that doesn't cost a fortuneThu, 05 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/9/21/this-site-is-using-aws/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/9/21/this-site-is-using-aws/I've moved this site to now run on AWS Cloudfront/S3Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/9/2/my-summer-internship/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/9/2/my-summer-internship/This summer, I interned at ABC News in New York. I worked on their iOS and tvOS apps.Sat, 02 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/03/23/multiple-return-values-in-js/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/03/23/multiple-return-values-in-js/Since ES2015, a much better way to express multiple return values is available.Thu, 23 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/3/16/reverse-engineering-the-ios-backup/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/3/16/reverse-engineering-the-ios-backup/Explore the format of iOS backups and ways to extract data.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/03/13/swift-extending-uibutton-tap-area/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/03/13/swift-extending-uibutton-tap-area/Extending the touch area of a UIButton with Edge InsetsMon, 13 Mar 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2017/3/8/dayplan-v2-beta/https://www.richinfante.com/2017/3/8/dayplan-v2-beta/Day Plan 2.0 Beta - my to-do list appWed, 08 Mar 2017 19:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2016/12/30/year-in-review-2016/https://www.richinfante.com/2016/12/30/year-in-review-2016/A lookback at the things I've worked on in 2016Fri, 30 Dec 2016 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2016/10/15/groupchat-a-groupchat-for-your-campus/https://www.richinfante.com/2016/10/15/groupchat-a-groupchat-for-your-campus/A Group Chat for your entire campusSat, 15 Oct 2016 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2016/7/13/beachparking-removes-beach-parking-hassle/https://www.richinfante.com/2016/7/13/beachparking-removes-beach-parking-hassle/BeachParking.com solves beach parking hassles!Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2016/3/9/dayplan-is-available/https://www.richinfante.com/2016/3/9/dayplan-is-available/Just released: Day Plan - your personal day planner, reimagined.Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2016/1/25/just-posted-colorpicker/https://www.richinfante.com/2016/1/25/just-posted-colorpicker/An app to make the macOS color picker a standalone app.Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2016/1/19/fliphop-is-available/https://www.richinfante.com/2016/1/19/fliphop-is-available/We've just released FlipHop, a buy and sell app for college campusesTue, 19 Jan 2016 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2015/12/9/swift-is-open-source/https://www.richinfante.com/2015/12/9/swift-is-open-source/Apple's swift programming language is now open source, which opens numerous doors for using the language elsewhere.Wed, 09 Dec 2015 13:01:27 GMThttps://www.richinfante.com/2015/10/30/hello-world/https://www.richinfante.com/2015/10/30/hello-world/Hello World!Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:01:27 GMT