TV Remote: turning an old laptop into a smart remote
How I reused a Lenovo G580 as a phone-controlled media center with FastAPI, Docker, Chrome, Playwright and ydotoold.
A PLACE TO THINK OUT LOUD
Ideas about programming, electronics and digital design. Notes from the lab of people who cannot stop experimenting.
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// Topics on the radar
// KEEP EXPLORING_
01 / JUST PUBLISHED
How I reused a Lenovo G580 as a phone-controlled media center with FastAPI, Docker, Chrome, Playwright and ydotoold.
How to centralize the status of shared computers and distinguish local use from RDP sessions with PowerShell, FastAPI and SQLite.
How to build Python code from a repository, publish it to Forgejo and reuse it as a stable, traceable dependency.
A practical guide to Semantic Versioning, Python package versions, Git tags and changelogs.
// IDEAS IN PROGRESS
Build, break and try again. Every project leaves lessons worth documenting and sharing.
02 / EXPLORATION ROUTES
An open index of ideas, tools and experiments.
// BEHIND THE SCREEN
This blog collects notes, guides and experiments about the technologies we use every day. We write to learn, share and keep asking questions.