Austin Mini Maker Faire 2012

I had a great time at the Austin Mini Maker Faire this weekend.  Although smaller than the events held at the Expo Center in years past, the Austin-focus of the ‘Mini’ Faire is a great improvement.  Rather than trucking in

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Austin Mini Maker Faire 2012

I had a great time at the Austin Mini Maker Faire this weekend.  Although smaller than the events held at the Expo Center in years past, the Austin-focus of the ‘Mini’ Faire is a great improvement.  Rather than trucking in

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Adafruit LED Matrix Bringup

I finally gave in and bought a 16 x 32 LED Matrix panel from Adafruit – it was expensive, but so many LEDs!  In order to try it out as soon as possible, I hooked it up to a digital waveform generator

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Adafruit LED Matrix Bringup

I finally gave in and bought a 16 x 32 LED Matrix panel from Adafruit – it was expensive, but so many LEDs!  In order to try it out as soon as possible, I hooked it up to a digital waveform generator

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Moo MiniCards for Austin Mini Maker Faire

I wanted to have a little card with my blog/twitter info for sharing at Maker Faire, but I didn’t want to go the full business card route.  I found Moo Minicards to be the perfect mix of small size and slick

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Moo MiniCards for Austin Mini Maker Faire

I wanted to have a little card with my blog/twitter info for sharing at Maker Faire, but I didn’t want to go the full business card route.  I found Moo Minicards to be the perfect mix of small size and slick

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Chronomix CC2000 Acquired

Austin is fortunate to have a lot of great vintage shops (here’s a handy map).  I love these places as you never know what you might find inside – furniture, clothing, records, magazines, and other tchotchkes.  But it can be anything

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Chronomix CC2000 Acquired

Austin is fortunate to have a lot of great vintage shops (here’s a handy map).  I love these places as you never know what you might find inside – furniture, clothing, records, magazines, and other tchotchkes.  But it can be anything

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Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame

Last week while in Las Vegas for a conference I was fortunate enough to spend some time at the ‘Pinball Hall of Fame‘.  While the exterior may not be as glamorous as the casinos on the strip (see below), the

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Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame

Last week while in Las Vegas for a conference I was fortunate enough to spend some time at the ‘Pinball Hall of Fame‘.  While the exterior may not be as glamorous as the casinos on the strip (see below), the

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Austin’s Midnight Maker PCB Mini Review

Recently a few friends started a batch PCB service for Austin hackers called MidnightMaker.  The cool/unique aspect of their service is that they provide scheduled order deadlines and a 1 week manufacturing time. My friend Matt and I tried them

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Austin’s Midnight Maker PCB Mini Review

Recently a few friends started a batch PCB service for Austin hackers called MidnightMaker.  The cool/unique aspect of their service is that they provide scheduled order deadlines and a 1 week manufacturing time. My friend Matt and I tried them

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1968 Chevelle Dyno Video

I’ll post more on this project later, but this was a really fun project.  I bought the car with a beautiful paint job, no hood hinges, and a fuel pump mounted to an erector set in the trunk (yikes!).  After

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1968 Chevelle Dyno Video

I’ll post more on this project later, but this was a really fun project.  I bought the car with a beautiful paint job, no hood hinges, and a fuel pump mounted to an erector set in the trunk (yikes!).  After

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Blog Reboot

After fits and starts over the years, I’m finally organizing my projects and posting them online.  Bear with me as I work through the backlog and get back into the groove!

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Blog Reboot

After fits and starts over the years, I’m finally organizing my projects and posting them online.  Bear with me as I work through the backlog and get back into the groove!

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The Stainless Steel Baseball Bat – aka the best Christmas gift I’ve ever received

My wife is pretty great at giving gifts.  She always remembers some fragment of a conversation where I mentioned liking some obscure book, food, tool, Bruce Lee movie, etc. During our senior year of college she really outdid herself.  We

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The Stainless Steel Baseball Bat – aka the best Christmas gift I’ve ever received

My wife is pretty great at giving gifts.  She always remembers some fragment of a conversation where I mentioned liking some obscure book, food, tool, Bruce Lee movie, etc. During our senior year of college she really outdid herself.  We

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Bowling Lane Dining Table

One of the key missing pieces in our home has been a dining table. We designed a dining nook based on a specific table size, and I took it upon myself to find the perfect table. For some reason my

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Bowling Lane Dining Table

One of the key missing pieces in our home has been a dining table. We designed a dining nook based on a specific table size, and I took it upon myself to find the perfect table. For some reason my

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