http://chrismetcalf.net/blog Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:24:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once upon a time, I built a digital picture frame out of on old Thinkpad laptop I was given by my father. He even helped me out by making an awesome maple picture frame and custom mat for it. The results were awesome. Unfortunately, it only hung on my wall for ... http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F20%2Fdigital-picture-frame-resurrected%2F&seed_title=Digital+Picture+Frame+Resurrected Since I was just about sick of my old blog theme, I spent some time this weekend and worked up a new one. It's heavily based on Tarski, with a few local tweaks. Tarski worked out great as a base, and I highly recommend it. http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F20%2Fsite-update-new-wordpress-theme%2F&seed_title=Site+update%3A+New+WordPress+theme Yes, I'm back from hiding with another empty promise to blog more often. :) This one is a pretty simple and "obvious" hack. Last week Cool Tools posted a link to a simple and very ingenous device for holding those extra cords behind your desk, the Keep-a-Cable cord organizer. While I could ... http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F16%2F10-minute-projects-hidden-desktop-cord-holder%2F&seed_title=10-Minute+Projects%3A+Hidden+desktop+cord+holder After 2 years, 7 months, and 7 days at Amazon.com, I've decided to make a major career change. May 16th was my last day at Amazon. After about a week of a half of vacation I'm starting all over today at blist.com, a small, early-stage startup in Pioneer Square, Seattle. My ... http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F27%2Fgoodbye-amazon-hello-blist%2F&seed_title=Goodbye+Amazon%2C+Hello+blist http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F29%2Fpink-elephant%2F&seed_title=Pink+Elephant This one has been done a million times before, but I figured I'd write it up anyway. I also seem to have ended up being written up in Make Magazine's Blog, so I figured I might as well document it in my blog as well. For details on construction, read on. Basically, ... http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F27%2Fdiy-flash-snoot%2F&seed_title=DIY+Flash+%26%238220%3BSnoot%26%238221%3B A few weeks ago I finished my latest batch of beer, this time a nice Scottish Ale. The results were quite good, and the whole process was much smoother than the last batch. I had very willing helpers for the boil (my parents) and for bottling (my girlfriend) which helped a ... http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F26%2Fhomebrew-angry-scottsman-scottish-ale%2F&seed_title=Homebrew%3A+%26%238220%3BAngry+Scottsman%26%238221%3B+Scottish+Ale This one's a pretty short one. I wanted some tripod leg pads for the Gitzo Basalt Reporter tripod I picked up used (and got a great deal on) but I didn't feel like paying over $40 for a set from B&H. So I made my own. Read below for more instructions. They're ... http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F26%2Fdiy-tripod-leg-pads%2F&seed_title=DIY+Tripod+Leg+Pads Yeah yeah, I suck at blogging. I have a few posts queued up about projects I've been working on lately, and I'll be posting them soon. I promise. http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F02%2F26%2Fradio-silence%2F&seed_title=Radio+Silence Every "maker" (crafty person who makes stuff, in the sense of "Make" magazine) needs a good place to store their supplies and tools. Especially if they live in a 600 square foot studio apartment like me. This is mine. Click through to Flickr to see the details of all the stuff ... http://chrismetcalf.net/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fchrismetcalf.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F28%2Fikea-hacks-maker-cabinet%2F&seed_title=IKEA+Hacks%3A+Maker+Cabinet