Michael Kafarowski

Building a Homelab - Introduction As the saying goes, The Cloud is really just Someone Else’s computer.

First Steps Into The Mesh Imagine an encrypted text communication network that is owned by you and your community, one that requires no subscription fees, works with little or no connection to the power grid, while serving as a gateway into meeting intere…

BIC Pencils as Pivots for 3D Printed Parts I’m working on a 3D printed project that requires rotational motion.

Repair of a Marine Ammeter I found a marine-rated digital ammeter at a thrift store, but when I got home I was disappointed to find it wasn’t working.

100% Human Written 100% of my English text is human-written and is comprised of my own opinions, thoughts and experiences, expressed in my own voice.

Kafarowski Family Turkey Recipe Turkey dinners are a family tradition for Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas.

Notes on ZorinOS My personal values and policies towards my online privacy, data sovereignty, and tolerance to advertising have evolved, especially since the beginning of 2025.

Totality - An Eclipse Reflection On April 8th, 2024, the shadow of a solar eclipse made its slow dance across North America.

Fix The TWSBI ECO Cap Falling Off The Tail Introduction After cleaning and reassembling my TWSBI ECO for the first time, I found that the cap wouldn’t stay on the tail while writing.

Version Control for KiCAD PCB Projects In this tutorial, we’ll explore a method for organizing multiple revisions, creating backups, and allowing teams to collaborate effectively on PCB and schematic designs.

Unit Testing Your Embedded Code Directly In STM32CubeIDE Introduction In this tutorial we’ll learn about how to make native unit testing easy for your embedded STM32 projects.

Intro to TouchGFX Embedded Graphics Introduction In this tutorial, I’d like to introduce you to ST’s TouchGFX GUI framework, and get you started on building GUI applications with your own hardware.

Advancement of Standards Lately it’s been rare to see a product release that really wows people, but the Apple event yesterday came pretty close.