Author Archives: chris

Project Photo Repository

Posted on October 26, 2009 by chris

I’ve wanted to put up photos for this website in a more accessible manner for quite some time now.  After doing some research, and trying to host my own photo gallery, I decided that it was time to move to … Continue reading →

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Controlling Power

Posted on October 22, 2009 by chris

In my work towards building an indoor garden I realized I’d have to somehow control the power outlet with my arduino.  This presents a problem.  Working with 120V power lines can be dangerous and I certainly don’t want to hurt … Continue reading →

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LiveJournal

Posted on October 4, 2009 by chris

I’ve wanted to cross post my entries to my personal LiveJournal account now for quite some time.  Thanks to the LJ-XP (LiveJournal CrossPoster) plugin for my WordPress blog I can finally do that!  Now I can share my projects with … Continue reading →

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Making Progress

Posted on October 4, 2009 by chris

This weekend I made some serious progress towards my Garduino + Tweet-a-Watt project.  All my parts finally arrived from Jameco and Adafruit Industries.  I spent most of Saturday and Sunday soldering the Xbee modules together (I bought a receiver and … Continue reading →

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Garduino + Tweet-a-Watt

Posted on September 24, 2009 by chris

Last month Make Magazine came out with “Volume 18: ReMake America” to my joy and delight.  The magazine was entirely focused on the type of home projects to help you live a greener life.  Since I moved to my new … Continue reading →

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