Apple TV audio to 1980's Kenwood amp

Apple TV audio to 1980’s Kenwood amp

The 45 watt Kenwood KA-400 integrated amp purchased in the early 1980’s for junior-high DJ’ing still works and sits in a kitchen to the stylish…

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Migrating from Godaddy to Hostgator for Wordpress blogs

Migrating from Godaddy to Hostgator for WordPress blogs

Objective Move 3 WordPress blogs from Godaddy to Hostgator due to Godaddy slowness and business practices.   Keep Hover.com as DNS registrar. Method Order baby…

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DVD ripping workflow for AppleTV

DVD ripping workflow for AppleTV

Purpose Make DVD’s available to any TV in the house without the need for a DVD player on each TV. Background Don’t use this technique…

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Project - Solar USB battery charger

Project – Solar USB battery charger

Requirement Charge USB devices by the sun Capture energy during the day even if target device is not plugged in Materials Switching Regulator $4 Solar panel $70…

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Replacing Cable subscription with AppleTV

Replacing Cable subscription with AppleTV

Background About a year ago I posted a article on reducing cable costs by replacing a landline phone service with GoogleVoice and replacing a DVR…

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Backing up photos while traveling with an iPad

Backing up photos while traveling with an iPad

Problem Digital photographs can easily be lost while traveling due to theft, memory failure, or inadvertent erasure of a memory card.     There are…

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Nikon D7000 with Sony UWP-V1 Lavalier mic

Nikon D7000 with Sony UWP-V1 Lavalier mic

Problem The Nikon D7000 internal microphone has insufficient quality for anything beyond casual use. Requirements Easy to setup and use Semi-pro to pro-level audio quality…

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Home video surveillance solution

Home video surveillance solution

Overview of a home surveillance solution Requirements No monthly fees Be able to see from iOS from phone/internet Inexpensive Record to disk based on rules Wireless Mac…

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Reducing Home phone, cable, and internet costs by 33%

Reducing Home phone, cable, and internet costs by 33%

Objectives Reduce monthly payments to phone, cable, and internet provider Provide more flexibility of where to watch TV Background Landline phone + non-HD (1 TV…

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Home Weather station to send data to Weather Underground

Home Weather station to send data to Weather Underground

Requirements 1. Weather station should be reasonably priced but of acceptable precision – met 2. Data wiring to weather station – prefer wireless – met…

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