After moving I was left with just one gas BBQ, and finally got setup with a new Oklahoma Joe’s offset smoker. I knew there were a lot of suggested improvements for these lower-end models (ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CstFU78PgY&t=292s) and after watching several Read More
This spring we saw the Costco Yardistry Gazebo for a great deal in the store, and a good challenge to assemble in 3 days while visiting extended family. This isn’t a full assembly guide but a highlight of helpful steps Read More
We didn’t want just any firepit, we wanted one that looked great. The nice ones are very expensive, the cheap ones would do but look cheap, and the project ones I saw also used expensive custom parts. My goal was Read More
One of many “my wife saw it on Pinterest” projects – next was a Dutch door project at the bottom of our stairs at the entry to the basement. Having the dutch door here will act as a baby/dog gate, Read More
I started working on setting up OpenHab as a home automation hub using an old laptop and a Z-Stick. My main requirement is to be able to hook up my thermostat, as everything Z-Wave looks pretty straightforward. My thermostat is Read More
Recently, my old plumbing decided to choke up a round of sediment, wreaking havoc on all the little holes in my plumbing fixtures. Now the shower has very low water pressure, this time would be round two of clearing out Read More
In my quest to keep upgrading I was greatly disappointed to see the specs for my 2007 HP Pavillion dv2500 laptop was a maximum of 4GB of RAM. I had already upgraded it to that much, and need to upgrade Read More
I’ve long been a synergy fan, and found that especially at work that multiple monitors work best when spread across extra computers. It’s like physical distributed computing. Now, part of learning how to work on a MacBook is being lazy and Read More
I’ve got a HP dv2500 I bought in late 2007, as standard practice I’m constantly updating hardware to see how long I can stretch its useful life… A while ago on Newegg I found a Wireless N card for just Read More
I’m starting to play with http://d3js.org/ as it appears to be the way of the future for data visualizations. I’ve set out to create an app that serves and displays images that are in a chronological order in some kind of time-series/timeline, almost a Read More