My dad gave me a Mont Blanc pen as a gift awhile back. I love the pen – it writes amazingly smooth, it’s rather expensive, and I also don’t want to lose it. On the site Instructables.com, I found a pen hack tutorial. Someone figured out that the refill for the Mont Blanc rollerball pen is the same… Continue reading $10 Mont Blanc Rollerball Hack
A Magic Trick Four Years in the Making
When I get get ready to go out, I check to make sure I have the essentials: Wallet – check Watch – check Pants – check Extra Pants – check Binaca – check Three of Diamonds – check For almost 4 years, I have been carrying around a “Three of Diamonds” in my front pocket. I… Continue reading A Magic Trick Four Years in the Making
TouchShield Slide Two-way Communications
Over last summer, I got the GamePack from Liquidware which includes a touch screen display, joystick, microcontroller, and battery pack. With this kit you can make a GameBoy from scratch. With some blood, sweat, and tears, I was able to re-create some games like Asteroids and Tetris. The touch screen is called the TouchShield Slide… Continue reading TouchShield Slide Two-way Communications
Physical Security Book Published
Physical security is video surveillance, entryway access, and sensors. In other words, it’s a network of things to protect and secure physical areas. Traditionally this network was analog and serial, but today it’s converging through the use of the Internet Protocol (IP). IP allows you to build a physical security network using one network and… Continue reading Physical Security Book Published
Best Invention Since Sliced Bread
My toaster is back in the news with a post on FoxNews.com regarding “Things that Tweet”. I love things that can speak and soon the idea of a “web of things” will not be so odd. The website “Global Toaster” reported that my internet toaster is a celebrity. Their site is chock full of toasters,… Continue reading Best Invention Since Sliced Bread
