2010 Christmas Lightshow

Got my lights up!
All the details are in the comments of the video. Leave a comment (here or there) if you want . . . → Read More: 2010 Christmas Lightshow

Couch Potato

It’s been a busy few weeks of sitting on the couch. I’ve been working on the light sequences for the Christmas show. Even for a 3 minute song, the sequence takes about a week of evenings to get right. There’s only so many ways you can make the lights dance, and trying to make it look . . . → Read More: Couch Potato

Is it Christmas already?!

I’ve been working on my Christmas display already. It’s going to be pretty lame I think, but it’s still a lot of work.

I’m just getting into the automated lights/computer controlled thing, and it’s been a bit of work to get started. I started about this time last year, ordering circuit boards, electronic parts, and getting . . . → Read More: Is it Christmas already?!

More Parts

I got another shipment of electronic components from Digikey.ca the other day.

Their ordering interface is crap. I spent many frustrating hours setting up order lists only to be confronted with the inability to combine them. Searching for parts is difficult, and all in all just a bad experience. But, they have a deal with Canada . . . → Read More: More Parts

No boot device…

Opened up the laptop this evening and that’s what I was greeted with. No boot device… nice. A reboot, and all appears well, but that’s not what I want with a new lappy. Hope it was an isolated incident and will not be happening again.

Being that it’s the end of June, it’s time for me to . . . → Read More: No boot device…