Projects

TyWeb - Vapor Server

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Swift Vapor server. PostgresSQL database. HTMX for reactivity. Passkey authentication.

I often see web interfaces in the world and think, "I could make that."" So I am making my own.

The next steps were for me at Rovisys was to take on leading projects of this size/nature. In that case it would have likely been a small team thought.

Swift Vapor HTMX PostgreSQL Apple
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Remote32

HomeKit compatible Matter Device. Used to control my air conditioner and HDMI switcher.

ESP32 board with embedded Swift. Not finished but able to pair as Matter device, fully control my Air Conditioning and HDMI switcher via IR.

Embedded Swift ESP32 Thread Matter Swift C/C++ interop Apple
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Working display2 Working display1 Side and back view. Can see the thunderbolt, USB, and HDMI cables comming out. View of the closed up inside thanks to the green power LED. empty inside, driving board and back of display panel

TyDisplayExtreme

Retina iPad(gen 3/4) display; controller board; repurposed Airport Extreme to house it.
Happy to have a usable(HiDPI) second screen that is inexpensive, high quality and convenient. Even if fragile and DIY.

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Main window of TyConverter App.

TyConverter

Straightforward app I made to more easily convert videos. Converting source videos to the several variations I use when streaming on Nickflix or local playback. Does 1080, 720, and 480 quality for .mp4 and HLS .ts segments.

Computery Apple
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Radiation Detector

Picked up a working geiger counter looking radiation detector at the MIT Flea Market.

Working, but no gauge. Have PiPico with an attached one inch screen that I'd put in there.

Computery Embedded Swift
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Color Positive Backlit Pictures

Medium format film images that are enclosed in something between a floppy disc and a poloroid. Capacitor powered backlight. Electric Poloroid.

Photography
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Autobot

A little autonomous robot. Sonar object avoidance. Infrared path tracking.

C++ PID Arduino
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Flight Tracker

Software Defined Radio, Dump 1090 and ADS-B transponder tracking. All local. Airplanes send data packets that are picked up by an antenna taped to my window. Fed into my computer and served up on TyWeb. See the data on a map (that I plan to remake) here.

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Printer Tool

Custom macOS application used to instal printers, drivers and print presets. A tool for end users and IT support.


Allows for end user set up printers without contacting support.
Two click install of all printers at location.
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Cyberdeck

Apple Silicone computer customized. I last I checked I could get M1 for ~350. Is main cost.

I'd like to incorporate the Zip drive for sure. Not sure I have a working drive (I have a USB and SCSI but I could make it an RFID type thing at least.
Alt: Buy Sony MiniDisc

Minimum use case is small and good for me(macOS, high DPI)
text editor.
This project would benefit from 3D printer/modeling software.


Good chance I'll prototype with old intel hardware I have.

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Finlay

Another autonomous robot. 3D printed frame and attachable modules. Arduino for motion control and wireless manual control. Raspberry Pi for computer vision and higher level decision making.

Rename to Guardo? Put a cyberdeck on it?
Maybe put Gene and the guts of the airport extreme on it and make cyberdeck mobile!
*not laptop mobile like you'd expect

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-Paths to go

Let me know if any sound like a good idea.
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TyWeb - Tutorial

On boarding(making an account) and showing different available sections.

Also can collect some info like interests whatnot to enable tags for that user.

Also good playground for some of the gameplay mechanics I want to incorporate/use.

Musing on Media

Because of how I would build it out, kinda blog of TV, Movies, Music, Games

Drops on priority because I'm not sure who it wants it.

TyWeb - More content of me

I have the content and even ideas to sort and get feedback.

Drops on priority because I'm not sure who it wants it.

TyWeb - Highlevel Project documentation

In progress and my current focus. Get pics and pages for my tiny robot butlers I've made.

TyWeb - HLS Streaming

Efficient streaming of high quality video. The standard of streaming video.

Finished. Can I can watch Hackers wherever I want!

Nick'sFlix - TylersBigCinema (TBC) - Ty'sByteChannel -TyTube

Can stream so need to have interface to navigate videos.(Might do client app first)

Also need to convert video library during spare cycles.

TyWeb - Platform

Have a place (forum like?) for people to put content/communicate.

Fully functional Users. CMS think through needed. Not sure anyone wants it.

TyWeb - MarkDown engine

Streamlines adding text content and pages.

Fully functional Users. CMS and Tags and access think through needed.

Learning

Not directly applicable but I absorb info well and there is good info I want. Swift Concurrency - Recent updates to Embedded Swift - Deep dive into Passkeys (to see if I'm unaware of anything) - Current state of ondevice transformer models (Test out DeepSeek or something locally)

Too much else to learn about. Would love a patron for this one.