While I’m not much of one for the holidays, I do like to participate in the events. I especially enjoy the ones where I get to integrate technology with traditional items. For example, a few years back there was a pumpkin decorating contest. I “decorated” our team’s (I was the only one on our team that was interested) pumpkin with a Raspberry Pi inside and a monitor connected to the back of it while playing through a slideshow. I won a place that year and got a bunch of free food as a result.
Fast-forward to fall of 2017 and I’ve been told that the team I now reside in will be participating in the gingerbread house contest. Since my team is me and my boss, it looks like its completely up to me. I’ve never made a gingerbread house, so I thought I would have a little fun and throw in some technology… a WiFi hotspot that lets you control Christmas music!