Category: Tech

Wrightwood Cabin OTA TV Reception – Part 1 (UHF)

When we first got our cabin in Wrightwood almost ten years ago, I briefly looked at the possibility of putting an antenna on the roof and getting free TV. The consensus was that reception was limited to a few homes on the east side of town with a clear view of the high desert, where the…

June 19, 2012
The Search for Hardware to Mount Kenmore Dryer on Pedestal

TL;DR: A Kenmore dryer pedestal I bought at a Sears Outlet store didn’t come with the mounting hardware, and (unlike any other part) it was not possible to get the hardware from the Sears Parts Department, so I had to buy a new pedestal (and return the old) to get the hardware. I was hoping…

September 10, 2010
How I Blogged Bicycling Across the USA in 2001

(This page was originally written in 2001 to describe the setup I used on my cross-USA bicycle tour. The content on this page is now hopelessly out of date, but archived for historical interest. My modern day version of this setup is described in an another blog post.) When I travel, or go on multi-day…

February 20, 2010
Broken Air Compressor

I went to use my Husky H1506F air compressor last weekend. When I saw that it wouldn’t get higher than 25 psi pressure, I knew there was something wrong. So when I called their technical support, they were thinking it was probably a damaged valve plate. They asked me to open up the compressor and…

September 11, 2008