XIDAX PixInsight Powerhouse Part 1 of 2!!

Intro It's been eight months since my last blog post or YouTube video. I'd planned to keep adding value-packed content based on Astro and technical stuff, but life and work intervened. It's been a crazy eight months, but I won't bore you with the details. I will just...

ASIAIR ANYWHERE

Intro So this question came up on the ASIAIR Facebook group about controlling your ASIAIR and Telescope equipment from California and all your gear would be in New Mexico. I thought I would tackle it with some information and also a little know-how since I love doing...

ASIAIR PRO + PI 5

Intro So I have officially gutted an ASIAIR PRO and replaced the internal board with a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB of RAM and the new Active Cooler. Based on the benchmarks from Core Electronics, the speed we are looking at is almost double from the RPi 4 to the Pi 5!...
Spiritual Awakening

Spiritual Awakening

I normally post about technology, ways to geek out, shaving stuff or something of the sort. Recently I have been going through a spiritual awakening and opening my eyes and heart to God. Every morning I have been taking time to pray in meditation for 15 minutes before...

HTC Evo V 4G

HTC Evo V 4G

I am at it once again. First, it was the Motorola Triumph, now it's on to the HTC Evo V 4G. So far I have CM10 working darn nice on the phone but it still has some bugs I need to work out. The big plus, of course, is the fact the camera works. While the 3D camera may...

MTDEV is born

MTDEV is born

First CM7, then CM9 and now CM10. It's been a busy few months of coding and developing and now with collaboration from other developers, we have Team MTDEV. What started as a fun little project for me on the side has turned into a Team of Developers. We are made up of...

CM7 g60 style

CM7 g60 style

So from tinkering with Linux to now being a full-on developer?!?!? Well, it didn't happen overnight. In January I got excited about working on the Ice Cream Sandwich project and started learning all about the AOSP and dove into working on the Motorola Triumph. I...

Ubuntu we meet again

Ubuntu we meet again

So in my many years of working in the computer field, I have played with it all. Windows, Apple, Unix, Linux you name it. So once again I and Ubuntu embrace. The current project I am working on is recompiling Ice Cream Sandwich on the Motorola Triumph. So far I have...

Motorola Triumph @ Virgin Mobile

Motorola Triumph @ Virgin Mobile

So Friday the 7th was the first time in over 7 years that I have needed to purchase a cell phone. One, in particular, I can think of was invented by Steve Jobs @ Apple that helped push this market where it is today. As much as I would like to purchase an iPhone I can...

inboxzero / Gmail send & archive / GTD

inboxzero / Gmail send & archive / GTD

So a long time ago in a land far away I used to work at Eclipse Aviation. During my tenure Loyd my manager, gone learned me about inbox zero. While following those concepts I keep a pretty clean inbox. Currently, my work email has 5 emails (which I should turn into a...

Merkur 39C Sledge Hammer

Merkur 39C Sledge Hammer

So I have been man shaving for almost 1 year now. I have tried multiple Safety Razors using only Vintage Gillette's ranging from the 1900s to the 1970s. My pride and joy is a very beautiful Gold Aristocrat. It's just the one razor I go to time and time again and...

AreoGarden – Fresh Herbs

AreoGarden – Fresh Herbs

The AreoGarden was a present for my wife for her birthday in July. I can not believe in one month how much this stuff grew. She planted Basil, Dill, and Thyme as her first starter herbs. Lucky for me I was able to cook first with the fresh Basil for dinner on Saturday...