The blog from Sean’s mind…
Project: Nomad, Getting started
Oct 22nd
OK, its pretty bad when you have to start over before you even start 
. The original goal of the project was to be a combination of bent aluminum sheets and square tube that were machine screwed together. My first foray into bending showed me that I needed to modify the actual tool used to do the bending – the humble 16″ Harbor Freight bending brake. Using my newly acquired drill press, I proceeded to secure (2) grade 8 bolts with suitable washers and nuts. Doing so precluded the use of the c-clamps which thought were the cause of my prior bending mishap:
Project: Nomad, the beginning
Oct 21st
This whole project started out as a simple hardware update from an aging Athlon X2 gaming system, to a modern Intel based gaming system. I had been very interested in trying my hand at computer “modding” and was originally hoping to make do with a smallish air-cooled tower. That became an i7 based tower. That became an i7 SFF computer. That became a liquid-cooled i7 SFF computer…
So, it snowballed out of control, and I found myself learning Sketchup and contemplating a custom built computer with a totally unique layout. Never mind that I didn’t have a workshop. Never mind that I didn’t have the first clue at working with metal, liquid cooling a computer or even having the basic tools I would need. I was a man on a mission and the idea of this small little computer filled many a spare moment.
Site Upgrade!
Sep 17th
Well, hopefully its an upgrade. Ever since I set this up I have wanted to find a free Wordpress theme that took post thumbnails into consideration. I think it looks much better, visually to have that cue. The only trouble now is that I have to manually enter them as I write (poor me).
I think the site has a bit more professional feel, but I will likely tweak it forever. I should actually have some computer modding articles soon as I have started work on my own scratch build. Stay tuned.
A good Apple service story…
May 8th
Recently the set of headphones that came with my 3G iPhone (my second iPhone, I also had the Edge version) started to fail. I live nowhere close to an Apple retail store. What to do? Well it just so happens that Apple has a very painless way to request service for iPhones with their online service assistant. After providing them my serial number and CC info (just in case I decided to keep an extra set of headsets ), they sent out a replacement set of ‘phones.
Pretty normal right? Well the difference comes in that I received my replacement set of headphones via priority FedEx! Less than 24 hours after submitting the problem, its solved. Apple also provides a pre-paid method to ship my dying headphones back to them.
Good show, Apple.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Uncaged Edition) Video Game
May 2nd
Pretty obvious how I spent the past few days eh?
After watching the Wolverine flick Thurs/Fri night, I decided to see if I could get my claws hands on a PS3 version of the tie-in video game which is cleverly named “X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Uncaged Edition”. Normally I stay as far away as I can from video games that try to tie in a movie. The reason is simple – the vast majority are absolute poo. In this case, I had seen a review about the game intimating that the game designers were true fans and that the game carried a Mature rating. So, after not being wowed by the film (I still liked it), why not give the game a chance?
X-Men Orgins: Wolverine “snick,snick”
May 1st
It’s about time I posted something here – after all I am paying for the privilege
Funny how with all the other movie reviewing sites out there, and this site’s supposed intent in being a tech-blog, I choose my first post to be a movie related one . Well, I like movies and have a certain soft spot for the comic-book based ones, so I guess it isn’t that strange.
So, today the movie in question is the much-hyped X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I (and my movie-loving sister) decided to give this movie “midnight-showing” status. Which of course means seeing the movie with the most receptive and somehow equally critical crowd – the hard core fans (or insomniacs). As with movies I know I am going to see in the theater, I tend to stay away from other reviews until I have actually seen the movie myself, but I did get a few early hints that this wouldn’t be another Ironman or Dark Knight.
Welcome!
Apr 9th
This is going to be a quickie (snicker). I just wanted to get the site actually up and running, so a quick shout-out to anyone that has found my little corner of the web.
The site is dedicated to all things technical and gadget oriented that I feel like chatting about. I intend on keeping the comment sections intact (assuming anyone even looks at the site besides myself).
This will also be a place where I can collate personal projects (likely computer or automotive oriented) for a wider distribution.
Thanks for stopping by!
