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Friday Surprise
After a long, busy week Friday was welcomed. When I got home the kids let me know I had a package, from overseas. Huh, I haven’t ordered anything lately. It was pizza night so the package was forgotten for a … the rest of the story. . . “Friday Surprise”
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Keweenaw County History
Oh, there is much to tell, but here is the teaser. I have a Platt Book of Keweenaw county that has been handed down in my family. It from G.F. Sanford Company circa 1880. Some of the names are different … the rest of the story. . . “Keweenaw County History”
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WiiU4Pi Gamepad
From here on out I am going to keep all updates and new tidbits on the WiiU Gamepad with a RPi CM4 with RetroPie project. I will try and keep big updates pointed out, but it is going to … the rest of the story. . . “WiiU4Pi Gamepad”
Read moreCustom Art Deco’ish RPi case
I recently put together a Raspberry Pi media player with a 2.5″ hard disk to go with it. Just the Geekworm board and Pi look a little lonely and not very aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a case, but … the rest of the story. . . “Custom Art Deco’ish RPi case”
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Volumio – little black box
Updated
Recently I put together a media player. My house hasn’t seen a stereo in years and I was getting tired of always having to have ear buds in to listen to anything. In the back of my workshop was … the rest of the story. . . “Volumio – little black box”
Read moreSidebar – A shiny penny that turns
My definition of a shiny penny moment follows:
‘joyous exploration” is define as “the recognition and desire to seek out new knowledge and information, and the subsequent joy of learning and growing.” – Todd B. Kashdan
In the … the rest of the story. . . “Sidebar – A shiny penny that turns”
Read moreA big ellipsoid with a rectangle chaser in my backyard
It is that time of year to get the pool back in shape for the upcoming summer. This year involves some scrapping and painting. I don’t mind too much the weather has been good for starting to scrape.
In the … the rest of the story. . . “A big ellipsoid with a rectangle chaser in my backyard”
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MacPi Plus Project
This is the story of a project that has been in the works for a little while and is finally coming together. The story of another Raspberry Pi going into an old computer case. I like to think of it … the rest of the story. . . “MacPi Plus Project”
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Fluke 87 rip and replace
It finally happened. My trusty, hand me down, Fluke 87 gave up the ghost.
Busted one is on the left, donor is on the right.
A friend of mine who is a real electrical hardware engineer gave me his when … the rest of the story. . . “Fluke 87 rip and replace”
Read moreOSMC part 2
During my downtime I have been reading up on the OSMC (Open Source Media Center) package for my media center project. It seems to be a nice, well put together, distro that does/is what its’ name says. I checked out … the rest of the story. . . “OSMC part 2”
Read moreSpare parts Pipe Lamp
Recently I had to replace the hot water heater in our house. Thankfully it was a slow leak from the bottom so major catastrophe. While I was working on it I kept looking around at the pile of parts I … the rest of the story. . . “Spare parts Pipe Lamp”
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