personal My New Blogging Platform: Ghost I've always enjoyed the idea of having a blog, despite nary having an idea about what I'd feel writing about. You'll find that most of my posts on here are technical in nature, since I spend long periods of time near some sort of internet-connected device. I started blogging on
personal Fixing My Apartment Door Buzzer The door buzzer system for my apartment building utilizes a landline phone to grant access to the building without having to run downstairs to let visitors in. The problem with that, is that I don't subscribe to a POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) line, and I don't have a "landline
car Ford Five Hundred: Steering Wheel Controls Intro In this post about my car, I'll discuss how I can use the analogue signal from the steering wheel buttons with an Arduino. The steering wheel controls are a simple voltage ladder, and we can program the Arduino to read the voltage and determine which button is being pressed. Wiring
personal Tips and Tricks for SimCity 4 I wouldn't consider myself a gamer, even though I've built my own computer, have Steam installed on it, or because I own an aging PS3. Although, I still play somewhat older games, such as SimCity 4 Deluxe, from late 2003. I would have only been three years old at the
car Ford Five Hundred OBD-II: Part 1 The OBD-II port in modern vehicles allows the user to access the internal network of the vehicle's modules and sensors. This port exposes a variety of networks, such as CAN (Controller Area Network), SAE J1850 PWM, ISO 14230-4 KWP, or other proprietary ones. CAN Bus In my 2005 Ford Five
personal New Blog (October CMS) I've moved from a WordPress-based blog to one that is integrated with my primary website. WordPress was becoming a bloated and unmaintainable platform and didn't quite fit my needs. This new blog is built on October CMS [https://www.octobercms.com], which is fairly modern compared to WordPress. Don't get
personal Gift Giving Guide This post is the answer to the question, "What should I get Zachary Schneider for his birthday?" Also suitable for Christmas.
