iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

As Derek Zoolander said: the files are in the computer! 🐒💻 Well, in this case, the files are in the Nintendo cartridge, and I need to get them onto the Raspberry Pi 5. I’m proud of this project as it’s my first ever Raspberry Pi project! 🎥: youtu.be/f6F-0xLmoOI

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

My RetroPie build is coming along well! 🎮 Mounting the NVMe hat to the Raspberry Pi 5 has honestly been the most difficult part thus far - all because I was using the wrong screw. 🥹 Also, why didn’t anyone tell me it’d take 20+ mins to install RetroPie? 😩

Two hands hold a NVMe hat while inserting a NVMe drive.

A person with bright orange nail polish is using a small screwdriver to work on a green circuit board. The circuit board has various components attached, including connectors and wires. In the background, there are blurred books and a decorative object.

Hands holding a small gray device labeled "GAME 5 Pi ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM." A red-titled brochure beside it reads, "GAMES Pi Case with M.2 NVME PCIE Board(N08) For Raspberry Pi 5." Background includes a magazine and miscellaneous items on a glass table.

Two hands hold a retro-style 8BitDo Pro 2 game controller. It features a D-pad, two joysticks, and pink buttons labeled A, B, X, Y. Manuals and a box with red buttons are visible on the table. A book and other items are partially seen in the background.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

It’s my very first monthly builds kick-off! 🥳 It feels so good to finally get hands-on with some hardware! It’s been a minute since my PC build and I’ve been dying to explore new areas of building. July is gonna be a pretty chill month. Here’s a look at my plans for the month. [1/2]

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

FINALLY got around to unboxing my 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard - and here’s the video: youtu.be/nuVxeVJdWt4

A picture of the 8 Bit Do Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard sitting on a glass tabletop. The image is overlaid with text that reads Unboxing 8 Bit Do Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard and Pretty Wired Builds.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Embarrassed to say that I’m finally getting around to using my Stream Deck to control my Teams meeting controls 🥹 + just learned that it can open apps/programs 😳 What else can this thing do not related to streaming? I need advice!

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

There was one clear winner 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone that helped me choose my first soldering kit! 👩🏾‍🏭 I also got some tips and that little wiry thing for cleaning the tips!

April is standing in the doorway holding a Weller WE 1010 Education Kit. Her poodle is in front of her looking up at her.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Buying my first pair of safety glasses for my new soldering kit and realizing that this is in fact the most difficult decision - because SO many pink pairs exist! 🥹💕

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Tiny detail but tomorrow I get to legally change my last name because I got married back in April. ♥️ Yes, April got married in April. 👰🏾‍♀️ The long post-wedding wait is now over. I’m no longer going to legally be “April Speight”! 😌

April is standing in a doorway wearing a long white lace wedding dress. She is looking off into the distance.

April and her husband are walking. Her husband is facing away from the camera. He is wearing a burgundy tuxedo jacket and cream trousers. April is looking at the camera. She is wearing a white lace wedding dress. Her veil is very long.

April and her Husband are sitting together on a boat. Her husband is looking down kissing her. April’s head is tilted upwards and her eyes are closed. Her husband is wearing a burgundy tuxedo jacket and cream pants. April is wearing a white lace wedding dress. She is holding a bouquet of flowers.

April and her husband are looking at each other and smiling. Her husband is wearing a burgundy tuxedo jacket. April is wearing a white lace wedding dress.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Turns out, Threads isn’t so bad for finding the tech community. Although I don’t care for having to flip between apps, it is nice to have conversations with my people.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Thought of a new Raspberry Pi project to start soon and realized it meant an upcoming trip to my beloved Micro Center! 🙆🏾‍♀️

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Evolving past just programming and adding a few other hardware related skills to my skillset has been one of the best things that I could’ve done for myself. I’m looking forward to a summer of tinkering and diving into electronics. Feeling pretty invincible - hope to keep this same energy! 🥹

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Keeping in mind that I’m new here and never soldered a day in my life, could someone recommend a “first” soldering iron? I don’t have a budget because I’ve never bought one and quite frankly don’t know the correlation between cost and quality yet. Thank you. 👷🏾

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Any women here into hardware? Im curious to learn more about electronics and wondering where my peers got their start. 🤔

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

So…what has everyone been up to on here? 🥺 I’ve been playing with my Raspberry Pi 5. I even gave it a small language model. 🥺👉🏾👈🏾

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emily freeman @emilyfreeman.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We’re gettin’ the band back together. ❤️ Still some of the absolute best humans I’ve ever worked with and I’m *thrilled* about what we made this week! Massive thanks to @vogueandcode.bsky.social @soucoup.com @ashley.dev @sethjuarez.com @microsoft.com

April Speight, Matt Soucoup, Emily Freeman, Ashley Willis and Seth Juarez.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

They say your first PC build is always the hardest - mine was no different. 🥲 But look how fabulous it all turned out! 🙋🏾‍♀️ Come hang with me as I build my dream PC - quite literally from scratch! 🥹 🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/qEKTl7PhFnU

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Normal people at 2AM: 😴 Me at 2AM: “Omg, I’ve found a code snippet in a random GitHub repo that’ll fix that problem I had 9 hours ago!”

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I did it - I built my first PC! 👩🏾‍💻 And I didn’t even cry. I cursed a lot. But this PC build didn’t make me cry. Gonna change the LCD screen to Whitley in the AM but for now, it’s Aaron Pierre. 🥰

On the left is a computer monitor with an installation of Unity on the screen. On the right is a desktop computer with purple and pink fans. The PC case has a tempered glass cover.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

I’ve been playing Monument Valley, and I don’t hate it. 🫶🏾

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

This is the first year where I’m not launching shiznit on January 1. I love that for my nervous system. 😌🙏🏾

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Doing my first PC build - waiting for a few more items to arrive. Diving back into my Blender + Unity roots next year. 👩🏾‍💻 Any advice for first time PC builders? Don’t worry, PC Part Picker and I became well acquainted already. 🥹

April is holding an ASUD ProArt X870E Creator WiFi motherboard. She is surrounded by other PC hardware.

A be quiet! battery laying in its product box.

April is holding an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X CPU.

An Asus ProArt X870E-Creator WiFi motherboard.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Knock knock ✊🏾 Is anybody home? 👀 I can’t seem to figure out how to change my BlueSky handle but alas, Miss. Vogue & Code is here. 🙆🏾‍♀️ Is anyone else coming to MS Ignite? 👀

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 07/06/2023

Good Morning from Olivier + his new girlfriend Lamb Chop. They’re in the best kind of love. 🐾🥰🐩

A standard poodle puppy laying on top of a Lamb Chop toy. The poodle’s mouth is open in excitement.

A Standard Poodle puppy is sniffing a Lamb Chop toy.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 05/06/2023

I will be deeply impressed if the visuals look JUST like what we’re seeing on screen during WWDC.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 05/06/2023

Happy WWDC (to those who celebrate)! 🖥️📱💻

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 30/05/2023

I’m new here to indie game dev 👋🏾 I’ve been working on a game called QWERTY in my spare time. It’s a mystery game that takes place at a keyboard company. I also 3D model + I’m currently making assets for my game. I’m not part of an existing studio but I’m in DevRel at Microsoft, background in AR/VR.

A screenshot of a couple of desk objects modeled in Blender for the game QWERTY.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 22/05/2023

Everyone - come look! 👀 I’m a dog mom now! 🖤 Meet Olivier, our sweet and adorable black Standard Poodle. 🐩 Life is now purely dedicated to this angel. I do everything in life for him to have a perfect life. 🥺🙏🏾🖤

A photo of a black standard poodle puppy.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 21/05/2023

Winner winner chicken dinner! 👩🏾‍💻 Finally choose my new personal use PC. It took a lot of vetting + ensuring it has the specs necessary for the things I do. 🧑🏾‍🎨 Can’t wait to run all the things on it at once! Sad to say goodbye to my Mac. 🥺

A screenshot of the NZXT Player 2 prebuilt PC.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 21/05/2023

Narrowed my PC build down to 3 pre-configured options that I tweaked to handle Blender and Creative Cloud’s BS. Hopefully a decision will be made tomorrow. 🙏🏾

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 20/05/2023

Any recommendations for companies that do custom PC builds? 🤔 Whereas I can choose all the hardware and some reputable company with online reviews does the building for me? Because let’s be real, I’m not building a PC - I need it done right. 🤷🏾‍♀️ Thanks!

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 20/05/2023

For the record…I think that I’m a pro now with this whole Blender thing. 🧑🏾‍🎨 I’ve been creating the world for a video game that I’m making from scratch! 👾 Here’s a first look at some assets that I made last night. 👀 Polygon count is probably cray cray. 🤪

A photo of objects modeled in Blender which features a keyboard on top of a desk. In addition, there’s a monitor to the left with sticky notes.

A close up photo of a keyboard modeled in Blender.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 20/05/2023

Between listening to Kokomo and Red Wine, I’m ready for a beach vacation. 🏝️🌊

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 20/05/2023

Bonnie Tyler in Total Eclipse of the Heart is a mood! 😭🙏🏾🎤

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 18/05/2023

To-do list is TO-DONE! Some of those items have been on there for at least a month or more. 🥹

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 17/05/2023

And now I’m obsessed with PuppyCat from Bee and PuppyCat. I’m digging PuppyCat’s attitude. 🤣

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 17/05/2023

Waiting until my 30s to finally get into anime has been the icing on the cake for 2023. I love this for me. And I appreciate it so much more now as an adult. So far I’ve watched: The Promised Neverland (fave) Aggretsuko My Dress-Up Darling Teasing Master Takagi-san

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 17/05/2023

As I sit and reflect on the day, I just want to say I truly wouldn’t trade my family or close friends for the world. 🫶🏾 Even some of my acquaintances, y’all cool too. 🤗 So anyway, kindness and gratitude goes a long way for me. And I’m lucky to have these people in my corner. ♥️

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 15/05/2023

Having a good week on purpose! ☀️

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 14/05/2023

You ever think how wild it is that large dinosaurs literally used to just walk around? 🦕

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 13/05/2023

My handsome man, Suge 🌱 Named after Suge Knight. I may or may not now own 3 of these. Names are Hermes, Zuma, and Suge.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 13/05/2023

I’ve been watching gameplay for What Remains of Edith Finch on YouTube. Kinda feel like I should’ve just played the game. But watching this gameplay feels like watching a really good drama.

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 12/05/2023

Miss. Frizzle really put Arnold through a lot for an anxiety driven child. I hope he got the proper therapy and healing he needed in his adult life. 🥲 …I’m watching The Magic School Bus. 😋

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 12/05/2023

Again…if you resolve a bug and no one is around to witness…does it really matter? 🥹 Yes, got damn it. IT MATTERS AT THIS MOMENT BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME! 😤 I feel so satisfied. 🥰

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

Omg! It’s finally happened! I’ve been rationed an invite code!

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 07/05/2023

Took me 5 whole seasons to realize that Retsuko is a red panda 🥹

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April 💋 @prettywiredbuilds.bsky.social · 05/05/2023

Today was supposed to be a lovely day of watching trash TV (Love is Blind) and yet @pariss.blacktechpipeline.com got me started up on another topic that I’m willing to die on a hill over 😂🥹🤣

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