Category Archives: electronics
Geotagging
I’ve been playing with the Geotagging software. I’m going to start using Flickr to host my photos. If a picture is geotagged, Flickr puts it on the world map so you can sort pictures by location. And Robogeo has an … Continue reading
Kindle
I’m loving my Kindle. Especially now with my bag missing. It would have had all my books in it, now they are on Kindle. I’ve held off really saying anything about it because I wanted to get some use out … Continue reading
Geotagging
I got a GPS logger a few months ago because I thought it would be neat to start Geotagging photos. The problem I have is the included software doesn’t really like to export into a format that Robogeo likes. It … Continue reading
Is this thing on?
Apparently, my webhost moved servers and in the process my DNS servers got hosed. So I had a few days downtime and a few dozen bounced emails. I’m going to Angola on Sunday. I’m glad because it will be nice … Continue reading
Why my projects take a long time.
This is my drive axle. One big issue is that after I spent three or four hours beating the keyshafts into the keyways and beating the gears onto the axle… I realized that I hadn’t remembered to cut the axles. … Continue reading
Wii Fit
We picked up a Wii Fit about a week ago. I’ll be honest, I love both the Wii and the Nintendo DS. That instead of doing the Sony and Microsoft thing of “Same thing, just more”, It feels like Nintendo … Continue reading
Camcorders
I’ve been thinking about getting a camcorder. Two that have captured my interest are the Flip Mino and the Creative Vado. Both are fairly small, record an hour or two and are cheap. I’ve thought about doing video blogging while … Continue reading
I fix things
Margo had an old USB flash drive that I gave her that died on her. It had some information on it that was important, but when it was plugged into a computer, the computer would ask to reformat. I tried … Continue reading