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Roanoke Skate Park Drone

We got some time today to go with the family to the Roanoke Skate Park in Roanoke Texas.  It is just north of Keller and Westlake on Highway 377.  Jon and Kerri had family (Shauna) in from out of town staying with them and brought their kids. I decided to join them and bring along […]

Is your Data Center Protected from Drones?

A drone flying over your data center is probably something you don’t really think about or worry about.  Drones are literally flying everywhere all the time these days, and they are definitely flying over the top of your data center, whether your realize it or not. I would also point out that Cessna airplanes and hot […]

Facebook Fort Worth Data Center Drone Flyover

When Facebook announced they were building a new Data Center in Fort Worth, TX (in the Alliance area), I was beyond stoked.  I mean come on.  I’m a technology guy for a living.  Data center is kind of what I do for a living.  I’m a huge Facebook fan.  Facebook stock is in my investment […]

Woodprix is a SCAM

Recently, a new website has come online telling everyone to sign up for a cheap DVD and get thousands of plans sent to them for just $49 or something. Woodprix is a Scam Woodprix is the new Ted’s Woodworking scam.  Woodprix is a scam. It’s a site that is selling a DVD full of stolen […]

Glue vs. Screws: Which one is stronger?

I post lots of projects.  In most of these projects I use some type of fastener or glue to make a bond between two pieces of wood (or other material). Inevitably I get asked regularly in the comments on YouTube and here on my website why I used glue instead of “something stronger like screws”. […]

Is CNC Woodworking REAL Woodworking?

CNC routers have become more available and more affordable over the past few years. This has led to a lot of debate about whether the use of a CNC router is real woodworking, or if the use of a CNC router is somehow different or less worthy of the “Real Woodworking” title. To even begin […]

DJI Phantom 4 Leaks and Rumors

The DJI Phantom 4 is almost as inevitable as me drinking a beer when I get home from work.  It’s not if it will happen.  It’s only a matter of when.  Yes.  The DJI Phantom 4 is coming.  And if DJI follows the same release schedule as the last few phantoms the DJI Phantom 4 […]

What is the ECT PWR button on the Toyota Tacoma?

Toyota regularly puts buttons in cars that quite literally do not make any sense at all.  I spent a few years of my career leading the User Experience Team for a large retail company.  I have to tell you.  Toyota designs and builds a fantastic truck.  In fact, I think it might make the best trucks […]

Make a Bookshelf Door Hidden Closet

A few years ago when we decided to build a new home, we hired an architect to draw up custom plans for our home based on some variations of homes we had seen and toured.  We found he already had designed a home that was very close to what we wanted, but we needed to […]

How to use Digital Calipers (The Right Way)

A set of digital calipers are just about mandatory for any workshop.  Even a small shop or just someone who is a tinkerer is going to want a set.  Digital calipers can be had in several variations, but the most common style is known as Vernier Calipers.  Before they were digital, vernier calipers either had […]