Media Cabinet Doors
I’ve had to pause and re-prioritize my time to focus on projects that could be done in 1 hour spurts. As such, I decided to venture into the therapeutic world of woodworking. As something practical, I...
Author: thebillplease
The adventures in food tracking
I’ve been interested in optimizing how we source, cook, and store food for many years. I started exploring ways to connect loyalty cards across grocery stores, which obviously met stalling resistance from grocery chains...
Xmas message and lights
Building off of the teddy bear and xmas light projects, I added the LED panel and switch to our xmas tree! This way, friends would be able to leave us a holiday message we could...
Teddy bear that sings happy birthday and displays facebook comments
Given we still live far away from our family and many of our closest friends, I continue to focus on creating ways to help us feel a little more connected. As my daughter turned...
Automatically post photos from DSLR to Tumblr
I’ve always been frustrated by the painful workflow required to keep loved ones up-to-date with our photos. We have a DSLR and take a ton of pictures, but generally take 6 months to 1...
iPhone 5 dock
As Apple decided to once again change the connector, I was faced with a decision – buy another ugly dock or build one myself. Given that I had pine lying around, I decided to...
Holiday Card Turns on Xmas Lights
Following last year’s post on being able to turn lights on/off, I decided to re-use it for this year’s holiday card. Users were invited to watch a live stream of our xmas tree and...
Dining Table
For some unexplained reason, I decided to build a dining table. After obsessing over different types of brazilian wood – beautiful woods such as jacaranda, cedro, and mogno – I ended up reasoning that...