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100th post! Tony’s Wifi Radio Sketchup Model, Dorkbot Tonight

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100 Posts!

This is my 100th post to the blog.

When I started blogging in July of last year I wasn’t sure what I would post about or where all of this would go.  Eight months later, the blog has exceeded my expectations in many (and many unexpected) ways.  The major driving force behind this blog has always been my desire to share my projects and my passion for electronics with the world, in addition to (hopefully) inspiring some other people to do cool things with electronics as well.

My favorite post?  Definitely the Arduino-based AVR High Voltage Programmer.  I never expected such a simple circuit to help so many people.  There has been so much ongoing interest in this project that I am putting together an Arduino shield kit based on the original design.  The kit features a slick double-sided PCB and an integrated 5 to 12V step up converter so you don’t need an external 12V supply to use the programmer.  More details very soon!

Tony’s Wifi Radio Sketchup Model

Wifi Radio Enclosure - Google Sketchup Model

Tony created this awesome Google Sketchup model of an enclosure for my Wifi Radio project.  After I made a very crude first draft, Tony took my design and turned it into something that is sort of modern, sort of retro.  Perfect!

Dorkbot Tonight

In other news, there is a Dorkbot SF meeting tonight at Parisoma at 7:30PM.  Arrive early to get a seat!  Details at dorkbot-sf.

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Come see me at NOTACON

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NOTACON is a conference dedicated to the intersection of technology, community, and creativity.  NOTACON takes place from April 16th-19th, at the Wyndham Cleveland at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland.

This will be my first trip to NOTACON, where I’ll be talking about Hacking the Asus WL-520gU Wireless Router.  My presentation will be largely based on what I learned from building my Wifi Radio project, including a bunch of things that never made it into the blog.  It should be a lot of fun and I am looking forward to meeting some cool people and exchanging ideas.

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This year, NOTACON also features Blockparty, North America’s longest currently running demoparty. If you have been around personal computers for the last 25 years, chances are you have been exposed to the demoscene.  This is your chance to see a real demo competition, in person, without traveling to Europe!

Last year, Jeri Ellsworth presented an amazing talk about creating demos with FPGAs.  Thanks to the NOTACON media archives you can watch a video of her talk.  Definitely check it out!

Advance registration is open, and as far as cons go these days, NOTACON is a pretty good bargain at $75 for basic registration.

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Maker Faire Bay Area 2009: Call for Makers

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Guess what?  The Maker Faire Bay Area 2009 Call for Makers is now online!

The Maker Faire will take place on May 30th and 31st this year at the San Mateo Expo Center (the same location as previous years).

Being in the Faire is an amazing experience.  Last year I showed off my techniques for building wiring harnesses and met many cool and interesting people.  Makers also get free admission to some special events surrounding the Faire including workshops and performances.

If you have an idea but you’re not sure how to present it or if it’s right for the Faire, come to the Make:SF meeting on Feb 8th and get help from other local Makers!

Proposals are due by March 31st.  There is still plenty of time to finish up that project you’ve been working on and submit it to the Faire!