When I was a kid, my sister and I had a tower of VHS tapes we watched endlessly. Fast-forward to today, and my children’s movie collection is vastly different. It’s completely digital and dispersed across services. This blog post details the process of creating a DIY movie library system for children that uses NFC tags and a Raspberry Pi to allow kids to start movies simply by scanning a physical object.

diy window curtains with a high insulation value

Note: images in the article are dead, see also this instructables page: https://www.instructables.com/Insulating-roll-up-curtains-that-cut-heat-losses-t/

I replaced my existing Homelab setup from the ground up with Unifi’s latest Gateways, Switches APs, and Cameras. Here is what I did and how it ended up.