Tag: Makers

Vibe-Coding PollQR.com: How I Built a Complete SaaS App in Two Weeks with Claude Code

by on June 25, 2025 Comments are Disabled

Here’s how I was able to go from idea to launched product in just two weeks using “vibe-coding” with Claude Code – from initial concept to fully-featured SaaS platform. This development story showcases the power of AI-assisted programming, where a simple idea for combining customer feedback polls with QR code technology transformed into a complete business solution. PollQR.com offers a free QR Code Generator alongside premium polling features, enabling businesses to create instant feedback loops with their customers.

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Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Web Server with Its Own Wifi Network (Tech Note)

by on December 28, 2022 2 comments

The Raspberry Pi microcomputer is great for building “Internet of Things” devices. This technical post describes the steps to get your Raspberry Pi to broadcast its own local network and bridge to an Ethernet network if available. There are other guides showing how to do this on the Internet, but they are often woefully out of date, leading people down real rabbit holes.

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Build Your Own Enchanted Rose Prop (Part II)

by on February 28, 2018 0 comments

Part 1 of this article covers the basic parts list, code, and assembly. UPDATE (January 2023): I’ve built a version 2.0 of this prop. See “Enchanted Rose 2.0: Raspberry Pi Prop with Falling Petals” for updated instructions.  UPDATE (April 2021): The Bluetooth shield used in this Arduino-based project is apparently […]

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Build Your Own Enchanted Rose Prop

by on February 7, 2018 2 comments

NOTE: There’s a version 2.0 of this project! Follow this link for information on Enchanted Rose 2.0. My daughter is in Beauty and the Beast this spring. So I thought it’d be a good opportunity to test my Internet of Things (IoT) skills using Arduino, Bluetooth and iOS, and build […]

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