I’ve been thinking a bit about my shoulder situation. Even though I’d say I’m 85% healed up, that last 15% is proving to be significant because I can’t do things like lift heavy lead batteries or push up on heavy hatch covers anymore. The arm and shoulder feel fine during daily life use, but once […]
The free bonus chapter I have available for download shows people how to build a basic RFID based access control system for your front door. In it, I detail how to take a PowerBolt electronic pin code deadbolt and add RFID as an alternative authentication method. Well the people that make the PowerBolt electronic deadbolt […]
Two software applications written for OutBack Power’s inverter line.
I’m at a microcomputer conference in Asilomar Park, and while the conference is amazing and fun, the park it is held at is amazing in it’s own right. I was up late chatting last night, and got up early this morning, before the sun came up, to go sit out by the ocean and think, […]
With the advent of PowerShell and headless operation, the Microsoft Windows operating system is slowly earning the much sought after status of ESOS or “enterprise server operating system”. But what about all those spiffy GUI admin tools many of us have grown fond of? If, for whatever reason, you need to launch one via the […]
For whatever reason I love mixing together badly constructed Spanglish phrases. It just sounds funny to me, and if you’ve ever seen any Spanish language dramas, you’ll know adding just a few Spanish connecting words triples the drama. “The saga of the tooth” is boring, but change a few words to “El saga del tooth” […]
Make sure your rug rat doesn’t wander off while you’re gettin your shop on.
I met Greg Bennick many years ago at an AmeriCorps event. Ever since then I’ve been fascinated by this guy. He’s involved with some of the most profound things I’ve ever had the privilege of experiencing. From TRIAL to Flight From Death to Words as Weapons, he’s always involving himself in important issues in big […]
In a fit of frustration the other day, I broke my wallet by slamming it down on my desk. The frayed edges of my trusty old wallet couldn’t take the strain, and my credit cards, loyalty cards, and RFID cards ripped through the frail seams and went flying all over the place. The deflated little […]
