Charger Nightmare
My cameras and cell phone use those silly wall-wart chargers. They’re a huge pain in the ass to carry and to make it more annoying they don’t stack or plug...
Space
I’ve been asked for my opinion about communal work-space. Here are some thoughts on starting a hackspace and what a space needs. Infrastructure vs. People and Projects I think like any...
Billboard Project
The Arduino Mega micro-controller arrived last week so I started to work on the slat controller for the billboard project. I wired up three servos and cooked up few lines...
First Solar Charge
The other day was nice and sunny so I put my cell phone on one of the solar chargers. The battery was so low the phone would not start up....
Crank Charger for Cell Phone
Before I made my good DIY solar charger, I just had this simple charger. So I made this crank backup to survive times when there wasn’t enough sun for the...
Solar Cell Charging
I received some new stuff today. One item was A 5W panel which is charging my phone as I write this. My phone was at about 50% battery so it...
Four Cell Phones Going Solar
So far we have four cell phones (including mine) that we are taking off the power grid to run on solar power. Here’s a shot from last night. I installed...
Dog-O-Mation: Automate Your Dog
Here’s a picture of my brother Brett, Charlie and myself. Charlie was an extreme dog. Humans cannot keep up with the pace of a dog like this. There are reasons...
Solar Cell Phone
The other day I ordered some stuff for getting some cell phones off the electric grid as an experiment. In the mean time I managed to find enough stuff in...
LED Cube
I’ve been looking at making a large LED cube. That’s LEDs wired up into a three dimensional display. Here’s an example: It’s pretty clear it would take a lot of...
Spirograph Business Cards
I wanted to make my own version of Lady Ada’s Spirograph business card so I picked up this ~2mm material is from Wallacks. I’ve made a few and they have been really fun. One...
Lava Light
I have this cool lava light designed by Michael. I’ve interested in exploring light so today I decided to assemble it. Wow! Instant Christmas. I didn’t really expect that but...
Billboard Thoughts
I’m collaborating with my friend Raven. We’re still at the drawing board but we’ve talked about those billboards that change images using rotating triangles. It’s a cool way to incorporate...
Sandpaper Business Cards
My Spirograph business cards were a huge hit but I still have some things to work out with them (how to keep them together before and after deployment). Michael and...
Make Your Own Christmas Cards
I needed to write a thank you note so I decided to make a card rather than buy one. I cut a snow flake onto some nice paper and then added...
Feel the Power
The average person doesn’t understand the scope of human energy use. I decided to make installations to demonstrate energy by letting people peddle or crank a generator to power common...
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