Every few months I organize a hack day at the office, usually on a Saturday. This past Saturday we had our 5th installment of hack/make/tinker day at meltmedia and the turnout was great! Attendance was 8, up from 3 the last time around. YESSS!

I’ve had a number of requests from readers to see my workbench in its entirety, as most photos of it are just backgrounds to projects. So, I thought I’d post some photos and explanations in an article. Maybe someone will get some helpful hints or perhaps someone will lend me some helpful advice. First off, […]

My favorite shirt reads, “They say I have A.D.D., but they just don’t understand. Oh, look! A chicken!” My sister holds a Master’s degree in child counseling and she is absolutely certain that I would have been diagnosed with A.D.D. when I was a child. Maybe one reason I was not diagnosed can be summed […]

Yikes, that title was a mouthful, but I wanted to make sure the search robots gobbled it up with their mouths so that people in my situation would find this article. Short attention span version: I can’t seem to get Mac OS X Lion to connect to my FreeNAS iSCSI drives. Lemme essplain what I […]

It’s no secret that if you read at least two articles on this blog you know that I know just slightly more than diddly-poo about electronics. That’s OK, though! I’m learning and it’s WAY fun! It’s like making cool stuff with Legos™ but with the caveat that you could electrocute yourself or start a fire. […]

Here is what a fat man on a golf cart (who apparently doesn’t look in front of him while he drives) can do to your iPhone 3Gs that accidentally fell off your golf cart at the previous hole: For those who have weak constitutions, turn away… Oops. Too late. Sorry. Short story: One day I […]