Late last year, I bought a used Canon DSLR. It was an excellent purchase, and I’ve had tons of fun using it to learn more about photography. The DSLR is a lot bigger and bulkier than my phone, but the...
Read the post →Last year, I built a reasonably fast and energy-efficient server to host KVM virtual machines in my office. I included a pair of 240 GB Samsung EVO 850 solid-state drives. That gives me a fast RAID 1 for the operating...
Read the post →When I bought my own 3D printer, some of the first things I printed were small 3D-printer upgrades. I find the idea of using a machine to create parts to upgrade itself fascinating. When we bought a pair of FlashForge...
Read the post →UPDATE: I have a Shapeoko CNC machine now. You should check out what I’ve been cutting with it!
Read the post →I was talking to my friend Don from M2M Circuits last week, and he was telling me about his Maker Modem project. I told him it sounded interesting, and I wanted to try it out. He got me together with...
Read the post →Last year, I decided my blog needed a camera upgrade. I’ve been using my smartphone to take pictures for the blog for a long time, and my most recent phone upgrade was actually a huge downgrade as far as the...
Read the post →We decided it was time to buy some 3D printers at TheLab.ms makerspace in Plano. They asked me which printer to order, and I ended up recommending the FlashForge Creator Pro. I’m still a huge fan of the MakerFarm Prusa...
Read the post →It has been almost a year since I wrote my last “gift ideas” post, and Christmas is almost upon us once again. During this time of year, you might be looking to find a gift for a family member, friend,...
Read the post →I’ve been contemplating the idea of implementing some home automation for a very long time. The benefits just hadn’t been exciting enough to encourage me to get started. Turning lights on and off didn’t seem all that interesting to me....
Read the post →UPDATE: I used this hardware for two years. It was a fantastic build, and it performed exactly as I expected it to. The AMD 5350 and 5370 processors were fantastic little chips, but they’re not in production any longer. That...
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