A tale of two-ish keyboards
A month or so ago I came across a video about someone building their own keyboard. I was sort of fascinated by the project because I'd noticed how my hands became contorted whenever I needed to type. My dad had owned an Apple ergonomic keyboard when was a teenager, and I'd used it lots of times while I was playing my way through Myst. I didn't ever really [...]
The Second Coming of the Electric Car
I've had a love affair with the Electric Vehicle (EV) for a few years now. I wish I could say I found it on my own, but I really only got into after watching Who Killed the [...]
Waiting for the E-Reader war to heat up…
If you would have asked me about e-readers a year ago, I would have told you that I knew Sony made one, the Kindle was pretty awesome, and there were a bunch more that were [...]
Arduino Starter Rundown – Part 2
Update: A useful comparison chart of Arduino Starter kits has been posted (by me) at ConductiveResistance.com. I invite you to check it out there.
When I wrote the first [...]
Fun with IR
I've got a project coming up that deals with IR data transmission, so I thought I'd take some time and make a simple IR circuit to prove that I could. This is a very very [...]
Google Chrome is a good idea, but there’s a coming problem.
With the recent announcement of Google's Chrome OS, I think the dreams of many of us are beginning to show signs of reality. Those dreams have to do with computers, and how [...]
Arduino Starter Rundown
Update: A useful comparison chart of Arduino Starter kits has been posted (by me) at ConductiveResistance.com. I invite you to check it out there.
If you don't know already, [...]
My Macbook Mini
"MacBook Mini" is a name that has been attached to making a hackintosh out of a Dell Mini 9 (or a Vostro A90... same machine really). When Hykel decided to fly out to Utah to [...]
Finding my Footing
Back in February I decided to make a change to this website. It had gone from being a professional showcase to a blog. Part of the change was inspired by my seeing blogs out [...]
WWDC Keynote reflections
First off: No, I was not actually present at the keynote this morning. I was watching updates flow in through the news feed while at work. I wish I had been because it was a [...]
The iPhone Dilemma