What’s up?
It’s a Tuesday. I decided to purchase web hosting and fire up a new blog on mikewittmer.com, which I’ve owned for an eternity now. I used to own michaelwittmer.com as well, but sadly it expired. What’s the point here? Well, I’ve been coding a ton this year in a new (to me) language – Python and Micropython. I’ve been tinkering with microcontrollers again. I have been playing a ton of guitar as well. So, a lot of new/old things to talk about, and figured I need a place to embarrass myself on these journeys. Thus, the mikewittmer.com blog is back!
So here are a few updates for today, 4/21/2026.
What did I buy today?
Ordered a few more ESP32s today. I have a bit of an addiction. I’ve been eyeing these little XIAO ESPs from SEEED. They are so tiny and would allow me to do some on-the-go coding with a web IDE like Viper. Well, those are my excuses. I want to create a Lola tracker using one of these with a GPS module and maybe a LoRa board as well. TBD.
And I mean, I can’t buy those XIAO form factor micros without buying a dev board, right? So I got this as well.
Web Hosting
The hosting service I purchased will accommodate up to 50 sites (or something like that), so I have plenty of space for all of my domains plus a playground for my app dev work. WordPress is just so easy to set up, I thought I would spin this up as my ground-zero starting point.
Python
I am finishing up a little program to track the International Space Station (ISS) and alert when it flies across the sky in my current location. It’s not much of a program yet, but it does retrieve the latitude and longitude of the ISS. With that, I am able to locate the ISS on a world map.
Did you know that the ISS travels about 17,500 MPH? 22-25 times faster than the speed of sound? The speed of sound is 767 MPH Dang…I had no idea it was flying that fast.
That’s all the updates for now. Good night!