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How to Best Organize Your Mp3 Collection

Programs like iTunes, Windows Media Player, Zune etc. organize your music collection by updating the tag structure only. These programs [...]

May 31, 2009     5 Comments
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How to Build a Cat Tree from Scratch

While in Oklahoma, Oscar had a small cat tree where he spent a large portion of his time. So much [...]

Feb 13, 2009     14 Comments
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How to Make Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Legal in Your Town

Somehow, my wife and I managed to share a car for the past five years. This arrangment worked because we [...]

Aug 19, 2008     5 Comments
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Guide to Making Stop Motion Photography Films

Guide to Making Stop Motion Photography Films

This article is a follow-up to my previous article to detail how I created my stop-motion film “Passing By.” Choosing [...]

Jan 16, 2008     5 Comments
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Go-Ped Range Modification

Battery Selection Battery life is often measured by cycle life, the number of full charge/discharge cycles before the battery reaches [...]

Dec 2, 2007     1 Comment
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Go-Ped Electric Scooter Battery Life

If you are reading this post, you probably are experiencing decreased range and speed on your Go-Ped electric scooter. I [...]

Nov 29, 2007     32 Comments
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DCR Current Sensing Explained

There are many ways to measure a dc-dc converter’s inductor current for use in control. Direct-current resistance (DCR) is one [...]

Jul 1, 2007     4 Comments
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How to Replace Your Projector Lamp Cheap

The prices on front-projectors have dropped to levels where they are comparable to rear-projectors and other display technologies.  Office projectors [...]

Jun 4, 2007     16 Comments
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DIY: Traffic Light Controller Using Digital Logic

DIY: Traffic Light Controller Using Digital Logic

Design Process In order to better under the digital design process with respect to real-world applications, a two-way traffic light [...]

May 10, 2007     5 Comments
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