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Raspberry Pi 7" Display Shortage? Adding Support for the Waveshare 7" Screen

This is a quick update- after a few customers reached out, it looks like the Official Raspberry Pi 7" Display is starting to show up as out of stock in several places. My guess is there's a new display coming, but it could also just be another Pi shortage. If

Patrons Only: Recovery Kit 2024 Update

Easy Laundry Notifications with Zigbee and Home Assistant

I'll admit this is a pretty niche item, but if you're like me and have a set of stairs between you and your washer & dryer, notifications are a huge help to minimize checking to see if laundry is done. Luckily there's a pretty simple fix, and I'll go through it

Patrons Only - Quick Kit Design Files

Quick Kit 2024 Editions & Concepts

As we approach the end of 2023, there are a few important updates to cover: 1. Design Models Availability: The design models featured here are not available for free. They can be purchased as prints in various colors or as digital STL files. You can find them on shop.doscher.

How to Assemble a Quick Kit, 2024 Edition

This is a visual guide to assembling one of my Quick Kits. The part design may vary, but hopefully this is helpful to anyone wanting to get started. Tools you need Here are the tools you will need. I use affiliate links, which support my work and don't add any

Patrons Only: Quick Kit 2024 Lineup!

Prototyping and Early Success

I'm happy to share that prototyping of the first 2024 Quick Kit is coming along well- and that I will be adding a third variant this Fall! The photo at the top here is of what I am calling the Quick Kit Unibody, and is designed to be simple and

Patrons Only - Plans for 2024: Two New Decks

Patrons Only- Forward Field Station (August 11, 2023)

Thank you to my supporters who have donated - this is an exclusive post for the group. Besides just making a table, the Forward Field Station (FFS) will be embedded with a few tech options. One of them naturally is some kind of cyberdeck or compute unit. While I have

Patrons Only- Forward Field Station (August 2023)

LoRa Remote Build Photos

Recovery Kit Retrospective

In celebration of all the new subscribers, I thought I'd share some behind the scenes photos of 2019 and 2020 from the build of the original Raspberry Pi Recovery Kit, including some commissioned builds.  Future projects will be shared like this for paid subscribers, but don't worry- free subs will

An update on subscriptions

As I re-launch back7.co as doscher.com, I want to highlight the move to focus on subscriptions.  I think we all can understand that social media platforms are increasingly focusing on ads and decreasing income to creators.  My move to subscriptions has 3 tiers: * Email/Free subscriptions are ideal