Matt writes -
Well, you know you have one of those really weird conversations along the lines of...HOW TO - Make a Bluetooth XMPP doorbell (from a mouse), thanks Darco! Link.“We need a doorbell!”
“What about a wireless mouse will that work?”
You know it won’t end well. This ended with the destruction of a bluetooth keyboard, a trip to maplins and the creation of a Python based doorbell. Here’s how we did it...
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Feb 7, 2008 12:00 AM
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well, i believe a "hobby" is activities you put unmotivated much time and money into - according to others that is. I think this project qualifies as a "hobby" project
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Oh! Now I want to replace my doorbell button with a mouse.
Sort of the inverse of this hack. They made a normal-looking button and hid the crazy parts, whereas I want to use my existing button and make it look like a mouse.
I bet my wife would not be amused...
-ben
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Nice project
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