Monthly Archives: January 2009
Make Your Apple Pro Speakers Useful
I am convinced that everything Apple develops fits in to one of two categories: awesome or suck. In the awesome category you have stuff like the iPod, iPhone, and OS X. In the suck category, iTunes, iPhotos, and *ahem* their … Continue reading
Maestro PS-1B Teardown
A friend of the band recently had a problem with his Maestro PS-1B, a phase shifter from the early 70′s designed by the famous Tom Oberheim, and asked me to take a look at it. Based on the problem, a … Continue reading
Schwinn Prelude Bicycle Restore: Painting I
In the last post I wrapped up all of the prep work on the bike frame. It was taken apart completely, sandblasted to remove rust and sanded from top to bottom. Now it’s time for painting! Most of the tools … Continue reading
Processing HarmonicTable 02
Mac users pointed out some problems with 01, so I fixed the following: When dragging notes, the note would only sound once until the mouse was released. The software would not start up automatically on many Macs unless the java … Continue reading
Processing HarmonicTable 01
UPDATE: This is no longer the latest version, I fixed some bugs for Mac users and reposted. To get the latest version click here. Since I don’t have a touchscreen to test this with, I’m releasing the 01 version with … Continue reading
Schwinn Prelude Bicycle Restore: Prep Work
Cycling might be the perfect sport for an engineer. The mechanics of a bicycle are beautifully simple, and the gear porn aspect of owning and operating a performance machine may be paramount to the health benefits of actually riding. Data … Continue reading