A blog of a variety of projects
Our son loves unplugging electrical cables, and there is an outlet right next to his crib where the baby monitor is plugged in. There are outlet box covers available at the hardware store that keep people and critters from messing with the plugs, but I had an idea for something…
For a long time, I used a La-Z-Boy recliner as a desk chair. Once you have enjoyed the ergonomics of putting your feet up, it’s really hard to go back. Since I got a normal desk chair that takes up a normal amount of room, I have been using a…
I wasn’t sure where to put this design review, so it has been sitting here a long time since I wrote it. Hopefully this is still useful. It’s possible the company has already fixed these issues in the intervening years, but I fixed my razor instead of buying a new one, so I wouldn’t know. After my razor broke, I replaced the screw tightening mechanism with an over-center latch and I’ve been pretty happy with it.
This On Stage double-decker Z-shaped piano stand is nice, but lacking in adjustments. Guitar Center sells them for about $150, and I got mine in open-box condition while there was a sale for a bit less. Especially for the price, it feels robust and just like a good all-around surface…
Early this year we finished remodeling our upstairs bathroom. It was really important to get this done before having a baby, so we hired contractors to do the majority of the work. The old bathroom had a full-width built-in counter in the first room and a metal tub shower with…
Since we moved to Fort Collins, our garage has been a big mess waiting for me to work on it. Last year, while I was working on the adjacent bathroom, I finally started on it, and now I’m finally writing about it. Once my permit application was approved (City of…
This was a huge, months-long project to remodel the bathroom on the main level of our house.
A few days ago I got a GBxCart from InsideGadgets. It is a nice little device that I have used to rip all of my old Gameboy games so I can play them in an emulator. It came as a bare PCB, but was designed to match the footprint of…
In my office, I like to have a cup of pens and pencils sitting around at all times. All the pens go in one bucket and any more organization is beyond me. A long time ago I decided I wanted to put my mug of pens somewhere off the desk,…
I love my headphones, which is good, because I wear them like 10 hours a day. On my old chair, I would just hang my headphones over the back because the back of the chair was about as thick as my head. Recently, I got a new JÄRVFJÄLLET office chair…
