What I learned from 4 years of CrossFit and why you should try functional training too
I’ve wanted to share this for a long time. My goal is to help as many people as possible see the benefits of training and positively impact…
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My 2025 year in review
Table of contents 🖼️ Theme of the year and overview of the goals for 2025 👨👦 Father and son 🏋️♂️ CrossFit journey 🇧🇬 One month in…
Review and setup Jumper AION ExpressLRS nano module for Taranis X-Lite
I have to admit that while being away from the FPV drone hobby past few years I have completely missed out the entire ExpressLRS (ELRS…
Build a 65mm micro drone from the Mepsking kit parts
After being a few years away from the hobby I’m making a low-key comeback and wanted to check out what’s the process nowadays when making a…
My 2024 year in review
Table of contents 🖼️ Theme of the year and overview of the goals for 2024 👨👦 Being a dad 🏋️♂️ CrossFit progress 🏃♂️ Helsinki…
My 2023 year in review
Table of contents 🖼️ Theme of the year and overview of 2023’s goals 🏋️♂️ CrossFit 👨👦The best father I can be 🏃♂️Embracing running…
Road to Ironman 2025
For the past a little over 1 year I’ve been very much in love with CrossFit. And I’m not planning on changing that - strength, conditioning…
My 2022 year in review
“The year of G” A friend of mine called this year “The Year of G” and I like it. It fits very well for what this year has been about, so I’m…
Cybersecurity in Smart Homes
I. Introduction The term “Smart Home” has quickly become a lot more mainstream and common over the past decade. There are many devices…
My 2020-2021 years in review
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ ❔ But why I guess this post has to start by addressing the elephant in the room - why did I skip writing a year in review last…
DJI digital FPV system: Review, Activation, Firmware Upgrade, Complete Setup
I’ve been pretty curious to dip into the HD FPV world for a while now, and after thinking about it for a short while, patiently waiting for…
GEPRC Skip3 HD: Max performance HD toothpick drone
I’ve been looking forward to this review for a while. My current main search and passion is to find a performing, HD cinewhoop that flies…
Mobula6 EmuFlight and Project Mockingbird setup guide
In 2020 most of our quads fly on Betaflight. That’s a fact. However, there are some other options out there (EmuFlight, Cleanflight…
Holybro Kopis2 HDV with DJI digital FPV system
I’ve finally decided to take the plunge into digital FPV drones with the DJI Digital FPV system. I’ve been very interested for a while now…
SkyRC Q200 - One of the best drone lipo battery chargers
I don’t always want to start an article with such a strong statement as “one of the best…” but at the same time, I also try to review and…
How I got into FPV drones and how you could too
FPV stands for First Person View and in the context of FPV drones usually refers to flying a drone for freestyle or racing while viewing the…
Mobula6: Complete setup and flashing 48kHz JESC firmware
It’s truly a great time for our FPV racing and freestyle hobby. For one, we get to enjoy a pretty rapid rate of tech improvement. Even…
Eachine E016F: Hovercraft and drone
I love FPV! And so far I’ve only really done drone FPV. I am looking forward to trying out a few other ways of exploring the world with FPV…
How to replace a motor on the GEPRC Phantom
Replacing a motor on your quad is for the most part fairly straight forward. But in this guide, I’d like to also go over debugging a motor…
How to build a Ryzen 3rd gen computer
Every 4-5 years I build a new computer. It started 20 years ago (in 1999) when my dad and I ordered our custom-built configuration from a…
End of a decade /2010-2020/
You only get to do those “end of a decade” recaps only so often, so here goes. This post takes a look at the past decade, from the beginning…
My 2019 year-in-review
I really love these yearly reflection posts and I am really looking forward to writing them every year. Not because I want to pat myself on…
Emax Tinyhawk Freestyle review and setup
Microdrones are quickly becoming my favorite class of drones in 2019 and the Emax Tinyhawk Freestyle is one of the reasons why. Flying this…
GEPRC Phantom - My favorite toothpick for 2019
I was super excited to try out a couple of ‘toothpick’ class drones. If already at this point you are like: ‘toothpick, what?!’, check out…
How to dispose of a lipo battery
If you are into FPV, chances are sooner or later you will have to dispose of some old, unsafe or just no longer working lipo battery. And…
GEPRC CinePro 4K Cinewhoop: review, complete setup, flight footage
It seemed to me that on the cinewhoop front, there have been a lot of advancements lately, in particular, models such as the GEPRC CinePro…
Skyzone SKY02X: The best FPV goggles for 2019!
I’m very excited to review the Skyzone SKY02X fpv goggles because it’s always easy to write about a well-rounded, high-quality product that…
Fix Mobula 7 HD yellow screen
If you like me recently saw the infamous yellow screen of death on your Caddx Turtle V2 camera on your Mobula7 HD (or another drone), here’s…
RunCam 5: The Complete Guide
It’s finally here! RunCam’s latest GoPro competitor camera - the RunCam 5. In the meantime, GoPro has discontinued the Session 5 - many FPV…
My FPV drone gear for 2019
The gear I use in 2019 and the quads I fly the most! To get a sense of how I fly, follow FPVTIPS on Instagram or have a look at these Georgi…
How to change a motor on the Mobula7 HD
Changing a motor on the Mobula7 HD is a fairly straight forward process, but there might be a few gotchas, particularly if you are new to…
Emax Hawk 5 review, Betaflight and radio setup
The quickest I have ever gone from opening a box with a prebuilt quad to actually flying it. Binding it, 3 minutes config on my radio,…
How to publish a PWA on the Google Play store
If you are into web development you might have heard the term Progressive Web App (PWA). It has been floating around for quite a while now…
Mobula7 HD review and setup
The Mobula7 HD is right up there at the top of the line micro quads, along side with other drones such as the Eachine Trashcan, Mobula…
2004 - Restaurant job; It’s personal!
My first ever job was in a restaurant as a waiter. It also didn’t last long - I must have been at the job for a good 20-30 minutes before I…
Record FPV DVR with ROTG02 and an Android phone
Ever since I lost my quad once and had to search for it for roughly 40 minutes and luckily I found it in the end, I’ve always appreciated…
How to replace an ESC or a motor on the Wizard x220
Every so often you might have an issue with an ESC. Even though in general I’m a fan of 4 in 1 ESC boards, it’s pretty unpleasant to have to…
Add an external voltage regulator to the Eachine Trashcan
If you are one of the unlucky folks with a busted 5v regulator on your Eachine Trashcan, fear not. There is a solution and the fix is easier…
Set up Taranis X-Lite and update OpenTX
I recently got the Taranis X-Lite and was excited to try it out. I have watched the reviews, had a rough idea of what to expect, but really…
JAMstack with Gatsby and Netlify
This post is based on a talk I gave at Frontend Finland 2019 and at HelsinkiJS March 2019 called: “JAMstack with Gatsby and Netlify…
I am writing a book!
I’ve always wanted to write a book! This post uncovers the events that ultimately brought me here and now. I hope it also serves as a story…
How to set up Eachine Trashcan micro drone
I was very excited when the Eachine Trashcan finally arrived, and not only because it’s winter in the northern hemisphere and micro drone…
Set up an FPV drone simulator
Whether you are a seasoned fpv drone pilot or a person just getting started with this hobby, there always is a reason to fly in a quadcopter…
How to publish a package on NPM
A couple of weeks ago I created and published my first node package on NPM and it was a lot of fun. Much to my surprise, it was much easier…
A smile in the Paddlewheel
The summer of 2005 was the first time I lived and worked in the USA. It was a student exchange program, that allowed us students from…
Goal review for 2018 and a look into 2019 🎉
It’s that time of the year again, and what a year it has been! Strap yourselves in, this is gonna be a long one! I really enjoy these…
Solving problems using 3D printing
Recently I had a very minor issue, however perfect candidate to be solved using 3D printing. I’m fairly new to 3D printing, only got my…
Upgrading your Wizard x220 Part 2
Over time I have done a number of upgrades to my Wizard x220. So many in fact, it’s nowadays more of a custom build than a wizard and that’s…
Wizard x220 camera upgrade
One of the best upgrades you can do to your Wizard x220 is definitely changing the stock camera. It is pretty much widely agreed upon that…
Making a youtube timestamp screenshot app
I recently wanted to extract a screenshot from a YouTube video of one of my racing drone flights. Sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? Turned out…