Light Meters Review – Free iOS Apps Review
I have never owned a light meter though I owned my first camera 20 years ago. It is a Canon EOS 500. It was once the lightest SLR camera at that time. It is an…
LemeLeme – Black and White
After the previous attempts of taking black and white photos by my DIY pinhole lens, I have become addicted to black and white photography. Hopefully the addiction is only a shallow one. Of course the…
Pinhole Photography – Dirt Cheap Pinhole Lens DIY
I saw some great black and white photos taken by pinhole lens on the web. What’s so special of a pinhole photo is has infinite depth of field. All objects are equally clear, or equally…
Lensbaby Macro by Lensbaby Muse
Lensbaby muse is an interesting lens that the flexible lens body can be pressed and extended to shoot far and near objects. The extension of the lens is not enough to take macro photos. I…
DIY Camera – Photos of Twin Lens Film Camera
Eventually, the film is developed. 31 photos survived in the 36 exp roll. My heart almost skipped a beat when I took over the envelope of photos. Have a quick look of them. I must…
Books
Raising Freethinkers – Raising Kids by Secular Parents
I did have some expectations about this book. I was looking for a book about raising kids with independent thinking. Information is…
Fun with Kids
Model Camera – DIY with Kids
Haven’t taken any photos by wet film for about a decade. But buying a film camera is not an economic option until…
Nerf Sharp Shot Trigger Not Retracting – Repair
My Nerf Sharp Shot’s trigger has became unresponsive. The situation…
Mods
iPhone Indoor Cycling Mount DIY
Indoor cycling can be boring. In this project, I installed an iPhone cycling mount on my OSIM iBike such that I can…
Photos
Lensbaby Muse – Beginner Tricks
The lensbaby muse has been with me for some time. I’ve recently searched through my hard disk and found some pictures I’d…
Projects
Soldering Iron Stand – A James Bond DIY Version
All soldering iron stand are designed for desk-top use. They are bulky and not supposed to be carrying around. I recently bought…
Raspberry Pi – Another Adventure
Raspberry Pi (RPi) has been quite a hot gadget recently.…
Arduino nRF24L01 Dock
Recently grabbed an nRF24L01 module from an online store. This…
More Articles
DIY Rose
I’ve just learned how to make this rose from the web. At the first glance, I thought it is made of plastic or paper. It is not. The material is in my tool box but I have only black and grey. I just gave it…
What $5 can buy? – Fiverr
Their creativity is beyond my imagination. I hit fiverr.com by accident and found it is a hub of many many talented people. They are selling their creativity, imagination, skills, … for $5 only. Viewing the videos and pictures of their services is entertaining enough to…
LM3886 Stereo Amp DIY
This is a simple project by National Semiconductor’s LM3886 power amplifier chip. I bought the chips and did some research online. The typical circuit is so simple. A single channel can easily reside on a small circuit board (see above). With less than 10 additional…
Arduino Project Case
I am currently busy experimenting with my new Arduino UNO kit. It is so easy to program. Given my limited workbench space and the diversity of projects, I need some means to switch projects quickly and tidily. Moving and storing the Arduino UNO, the breadboards…
Kindle’s Companion
I found this mobile site works well with my kindle reader and my kindle ebook reader app. http://downloadfreebookshere.blogspot.com For mobile, you may need to add “/?m=1″ to show the mobile friendly site. http://downloadfreebookshere.blogspot.com/?m=1 The site categorizes kindle ebooks and sort them by price from low…
Last Time, First Time
“When’s the last time you did something for the first time?” This struck me. I used to be quite an adventurous guy over the last few decades. Trying something new usually brings me new experience and the memory can last for decades. I suddenly…
Rubber Band Gun DIY in 5 Minutes
A simple and powerful rubber band gun made by chopsticks and rubber bands only. A good sunday afternoon diy with kids. The material is dirt cheap. To make the rubber band gun, we need two pairs of chopsticks and some rubber rubber bands. I used…
My Kindle
This is the first article I write by the WordPress app on my iPhone. With a smaller keyboard, I need some time to get used to it. I think if I can master it, I can be more mobile to record what I do and what…
My Arduino
I’ve fallen in love with open source hardware after I received this handy micro-controller board. Bought it from taobao.com. It arrived 23 hours after I pressed the “buy” button on my iPhone. The Arduino UNO starter kit comes with two tiny bread boards, some (over…
Eye-Catching Title – Review of How Children Succeed
Being a dad of a daughter and a son, I bought the book of Paul Tough by my kindle without a second thought. I definitely want my children be successful. Who doesn’t? What I expected was learning the communication, teaching, coaching, … skills to guide…