surviving a Maker Faire expeditionMay 16th / No Comments »
it's better than the circus, the local carnival or a parade. the Maker Faire has been held at the San Mateo County Fairground since 2006. ... Continue
some Mendel parts arriveMay 16th / No Comments »
these parts were made by a mold process instead of using a printer to make each part built up from plastic. the parts aren't finished ... Continue
10T Backup Server ProjectMarch 27th / 5 Comments »
I needed a backup device that transparent like Time Capsule, was more cost effective then a appliance NAS drive, give me the most storage for ... Continue
enter the age of 3D printingMarch 9th / 6 Comments »
I've had a lot of printers in my life from letter quality daisy wheels to dot matrix to dye sub to laser. and at some ... Continue
Mac MaintenanceFebruary 24th / No Comments »
the best practices for Mac maintenance turn out to be very simple: do nothing. Continue
taking apart a floppy for partsFebruary 18th / No Comments »
from a personal computer point of view there there only 3 sizes of floppy disk in common use: 8", 5.25" and 3.5". smaller sized floppy ... Continue
the last Macworld ExpoJanuary 30th / No Comments »
Macworld Expo has been "the tradeshow" for all things Mac for the last 25 years. there was a time when it was mandatory for anyone ... Continue
3 Shot PanoJanuary 16th / 2 Comments »
the 3-5 shot panorama is a really cool way to capture a scene. it's not really a pano but think of it as a S-U-P-E-R ... Continue
ContinuousJanuary 10th / No Comments »
Continuous is a mode on your camera that takes picture after picture for as long as you hold down the shutter. the frame rate of ... Continue
making holes and adding colorJanuary 9th / No Comments »
back in August I walked into the studio and noticed that one of my mics was missing. it wasn't stolen thankfully but it was sprawled ... Continue
