THE DEVIL SUGGESTS
Build a physical button that sends you an email
Make a real button for sending one very specific email, such as “tea is ready” or “I have fed the cat”. It is gloriously excessive, which is precisely why it is memorable.
Do it
- Decide what the email should say and who receives it.
- Choose a Wi-Fi-enabled microcontroller and a button.
- Set up a safe email-sending service or web request.
- Program the button press to trigger the message.
- Put the button somewhere it can be pressed with ceremony.
What next?
Keep the useful notes, photograph the result if there is one, then go and find something else to do.