What it is: A program that runs on my RaspberryPi every morning at 6am, scans ISU Dining's website for my favorite foods, and texts me when, where and which favorite foods of mine are available that day.

What I used: Python, and a scheduled cron job to run it.

Why I made it: I like making technology that can make my life easier, this app was inspired when I missed my favorite dinner. I was devastated, and vowed this must never happen again. That night I created the food texter.

What it is: A Portal/CMS site for ΔΣΦ members at Iowa State. It includes a point tracking system to track how many points an individual has within the fraternity, contacts page auto-generated from the users database, an admin panel, and a fully featured CMS system for managing the site content.

What I did: Created the entire site from scratch

What I used: PHP, BootstrapCSS, HTML, CSS, Azure.

Where it is: portal.deltasigisu.com

Source: github.com/davidboschwitz/dsp-portal

What it is: A revolutionary gaming platform that uses your web browser as the console, and your mobile device as the controller. Can be used with up to 4 players.

What I did: Created the backend using Java, set up hosting using a Glassfish Socket Server, structured the database, structured our Client->Server communications using JSON, wrote the website, and set up the linux server to host it all.

What I used: Java, MySQL Database, JSON, HTML, CSS, PHP, BootstrapCSS, RedHat Linux.

Where its hosted: gc.boschwitz.me

Source: github.com/davidboschwitz/GameConnect

What it is: A Roomba robot, but with a customizable ATMega128 Embedded Systems Chip inside.

What I did: Enabled the robot to navigate through a course of obsticles, boundries, and holes.

What I used: Lots and lots of C, and some hardware.

What it is: A app that sends you a notification when you have enough free time on your calendar to complete a task on your task list.

What I did: Created the backend using Node, helped link the backend between our API communication with Google Calendar, structured the database in MySQL, stylized the UI for the app.

What I used: Node.js, MySQL Database, JSON, HTML, CSS, Material Design.

What it is: A repeater network of a VOIP connected Raspberry Pi computers hooked into small 5W transistor radios to allow for long-range communication typically unseen with normal two-way radios.

What I did: Created the backend server using Java, and the frontend "client" utility using Java. Created the audio interface to listen/output audio from the 2-Way radios, and created the communication methods to communicate between the server and the clients.

What I used: Java, RaspberryPi Computer, USB Sound Card, BF-888S Two-Way Radios

Source: github.com/davidboschwitz/all-star

What it is: A "social closet" that allows you to show your Facebook friends what you're willing to lend out. This was originally intended to be a sharing utility for sharing textbooks that students no longer need, but it could be used for anything. Simply browse through what your friends are willing to share with you

What I did: Created the backend using PHP, integrated the backend with a MySQL database and Facebook Graph API.

What I used: PHP, MySQL Database, HTML, CSS, Facebook OAuth/Graph API.