Author: aeiche
Adventures in Baking… erm, Frying?
I enjoy baking a lot. I have ever since I was a kid. In a lot of ways, I think baking is just another form of being a Maker: Creating something on your own, [...]
Roomba-ing with a Raspberry Pi
We've owned a Roomba for years. I wanted one for a few years before that and the thing that has been most attractive about it to me has been the ability to [...]
‘Twas the night before Star Wars
For some, it's the Star Wars Day. For me, my showing technically comes tomorrow, midnight actually. I am excited more than I can really describe. In [...]
MakerFaire Project (2015) – Part 2
When last we left our hero, he had made sizable progress on his robot, only to be stumbled by it's devious brain!!!
The Teensy 3.x is my Go-to embedded [...]
MakerFaire Project (2015) – Part 1
This started out as a "Project of the Week" post, but As it started to take form, and started to stretch beyond a week, I decided I wanted to make a more [...]
Project of the Week: Mini robot
I got my new 3D printer up and running recently. After some tuning, some improving, and some printing of backup parts (an ongoing process, I decided I was [...]
The three magazines of my life
Print is dead. That's the first thing I think of when I think of magazines. But on reflection, I realize that I've had some special magazines in my life. [...]
Plex, Synology, and the dreaded “Video Unavailable”
Going to skip the usual stuff at the top here and get straight to it1: Plex is a super-cool, easy-to-use, everywhere media server. Lots of people use it, and [...]
The 2013 Portland Mini MakerFaire
Last year (you may have read), I participated in the Portland Mini MakerFaire. It was great. I absolutely loved sharing and teaching people. This year, I [...]
Poor OpSec at the North Pole