I had not paid much attention to element14, an electronics supplier, before they sponsored the Great Global Hackerspace Challenge. My participation in that challenge as part of FAMiLab, Orlando’s Hackerspace… Read more »
Apparently the chaos knob in our household wasn’t quite to 11 yet. My soft-hearted wife (don’t let that tough girl exterior fool you…) brought home a new kitten this week…. Read more »
We’ve been working on a project for my older son’s Boy Scout Camp trip that starts June 12th. He has a week of VERY hot nights coming, and a tent… Read more »
While in Radio Shack last week, my 11 year old BEGGED me for a pair of these: They were $32.99, and I assumed that this “toy”, like most, didn’t work… Read more »
Monday is Board Game Day in my 8 year old’s classroom. The school year is almost over, and they are going to have a little fun while the class is… Read more »
My son and I were amazed at the diversity of exhibits at Maker Faire – here are some pictures of a few of the vehicles we saw (not including the… Read more »
> My 11 year old son & I attended Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 recently. When people asked why we were going, I typically mentioned 3 things that I thought… Read more »
And now for my guest blogger – My oldest son… At Maker Faire, there was a Lego van, and it was AWESOME! I put on the red guy with no… Read more »
Everyone has a “larger than life” idea at some point – yet most don’t pursue them. Mark Perez had a LIFE SIZE idea, and well, he built it! Remember this… Read more »
My oldest son & I hit Maker Faire in the Bay Area this past weekend. I intended to blog from there, but there was SO much to do that we… Read more »