MightyOhm is moving!

Austin, here we come!

I apologize for the slow updates as of late, but I have some big news that I would like to share with you:

MightyOhm is moving to Austin, Texas!

While the move should be pretty much transparent to anyone reading the blog, there will be a lot going on behind the scenes in the next few weeks.  Most significantly, orders placed after July 9th will not be shipped before August 1st. The move will continue to take time away from the blog as I figure out how to move an electronics lab across three states.  Don’t expect too many posts in the next few weeks!

I am sad to be leaving San Francisco (and the many friends I have made in this wonderful city), but I’m eager to explore a new city, meet new friends, and make Austin my home.  Once I get settled, I would really like to meet some other electronics geeks in the area.  If anyone who reads the blog lives in or near Austin, please send me an e-mail or comment below to say hello!

That reminds me: Does anyone know where to find surplus electronic parts in Austin?  If you do, please post a comment here or add it to the wiki.  As soon as I unpack, I’ll be looking for local substitutes for Silicon Valley’s HSC and Weird Stuff.

That’s all for now.  Time to pack up my soldering iron and oscilloscope!

The Tech Junkies Build a Wifi Radio (Video)

In this episode of The Tech Junkies, Ben and Eric show how to hack an Asus WL-520gu wireless router into a music playback device. By loading the OpenWRT firmware onto the router and adding a USB sound card, it is possible to convert this cheap/powerful router into a streaming box to be placed anywhere your WiFi is in range. Now you can build your own shoutcast/icecast receiver for cheap and get music wirelessly to any room in your home.

Pretty cool video based on my original Wifi Radio tutorial.

To leave comments or download the video, visit The Tech Junkies Episode #6.

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