Author: aeiche
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It’s a Trap!
For the past few years, my brother and I have been pranking each other a bit when it comes to gifts. It took on a rather peculiar theme a couple of years ago when my brother gave me a copy of Starcraft II. He had cleverly hidden it in a Warcraft III box and when I opened it.…
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Bread
Sometime before Thanksgiving we (Hykel and I) agreed to bring bread to Thanksgiving Dinner. Rolls, specifically. I figured when we’d agreed to it that we would probably just be buying something at the store and taking them like we usually did. That week however, I got it in my head that making them at home would…
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Star Trek!
I was going to say that this is the nerdiest thing I’ve done in public in a while. But I was presenting at MakerFaire just a couple of months ago, so I guess not. I digress. Hi-definition TVs have been around for long enough that they’ve actually become pretty affordable. You can find most of…
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My Perfect Phone
I got my first cell phone in 2005. It was a Nokia candybar identified by some 4 digit number. At the time I carried it along with a Handspring Edge Palm handheld and an iPod color (remember those?) It felt like the best I could get at the time. As a Mac user, there wasn’t…
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Attached to a steel cable 30 feet above the ground.
A week ago was Hykel’s birthday. After seeing a billboard on the highway (yes, sadly they actually work), she expressed some interest in taking on what is termed as an “Aerial Obstacle Course.” Not one to disappoint, I took us there for an afternoon.
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The Aaron Eiche Podcast, Episode 8
Sometime before my computer had a complete and total meltdown, I made episode 8 of The Aaron Eiche Podcast. My backup routine fortunately saved it for me, and I thought I’d take a little bit of time this evening and put it up for all to see hear.
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Me at the Portland MakerFaire
This past Saturday (Sept 15) I got to participate in Portland’s first annual MakerFaire. I’ve written about MakerFaires before, but this is the first one where I was showing off a project. Note: I do plan on sharing the details of my Kinect-driven Roomba in a future post. This post is more about my experience…
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My Mac is not giving up yet.
About a week ago, I had a horrible thing happen. My Mac gave up the ghost. Well, sort of anyway. It didn’t really die, but it seemed like it had. I was buzzing along happily when all of the sudden the video went wonky (that’s a technical term) and then everything froze up. It wouldn’t…
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2 Weekends, 2 MakerFaires, 2x the Fun!
“Maker” is a moniker I’ve espoused for the last several years. While you could probably define it as a lot of things, to me it attaches art to science and engineering. With the increase in access to manufacturing and technology people can create in a way that previously required a full machine shop and electronics…
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The Aaron Eiche Podcast, Episode 7
It’s time for yet another episode of the Aaron Eiche Podcast. I’ve got a very special guest, my brother: Korey. The topic this time around is something near and dear to my heart (is it ever not?): Saturday Morning Cartoons.