Owain Williams

📰 It's Coffee Time!

In "My Coffee Machine Writes My Blog Now," Owain Williams details a project where a Raspberry Pi and a smart plug automate blog updates based on coffee brewing. The setup involves monitoring power consumption to detect brewing activity, posting updates to Umbraco, and sharing on social media. The project highlights technical challenges and learning experiences, emphasizing the joy of creating for fun.

📰 Tracking Bouldering Sessions with a Garmin Watch App and Umbraco Dashboard

Owain.Codes developed a Garmin Connect IQ watch app to track bouldering sessions at The Climbing Hangar, which uses a color grading system instead of traditional V grades. The app logs problem details, sends session data to an Umbraco-based API, and provides a dashboard for visualizing performance metrics and statistics.

💬 Obsidian Umbraco 15 plugin now live!