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Mike Parks
A podcast for the curious DIYer. From OSHW, FOSS, and ethical hacking to the Maker Movement, STEAM, Citizen Science, and Digital Citizenship. GoR: Make. Better. Perpetually.
Generating Passive Income with a Side Hustle to the Side HustleRecently started making cookie cutters for my girlfriend. It’s been a good way to increase my proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Autodesk Fusion. The great thing about this work is once it’s done I have files that have value to others. Taking of my designer hat and putting the businessman hat on, I saw an opportunity to generate a bit of passive income. So I setup an Etsy shop to sell my files.
etsy.com/shop/GreenShoeGarage
But since I am a maker at heart, wanted to share my workflow (Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk Fusion, PrusaSlicer) so you can make your own cookie cutters if you don’t want to spend cash.
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Blog: https://mbparks.substack.com/p/myths-of-running-a-small-business
Podcast: https://mbparks.substack.com/p/myths-of-running-a-small-creative
In this episode, we talk about new embedded development platforms from Arduino, including the Opta PLC, Uno Rev4, and the ESP32-powered Nano. We also dive into some myths about running a small creative business, from bosses and work hours to the impacts of the AI revolution.
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I was fortunate enough to acquire a Makera Carvera CNC milling machine. My interest in the Carvera is for small-scale manufacturing of circuit boards. While not quite as easy (yet!) as my old OtherMill CNC machine, I really like the automatic tool-changing capability, larger work surface, 4th axis capability, and the multiple materials that can be milled. I watched a bunch of YouTube videos, IG posts, and Discord chats to bash together an initial, satisfactory workflow to go from designing a circuit board in Flux.ai to laying out the toolpaths in CopperCAM, and finally milling the board with the Makera Carvera Controller app via gcode. Hope this helps, and constructive feedback is always appreciated! Check back often for revisions!
From-Flux-to-Carvera-1DownloadOr if you prefer Google Docs….
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MQchq3PpEB6sJEziak5cMpeQHvcnGFPmnsUqnA2j_Js/edit?usp=share_link
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Gears of Resistance #92 for July 28, 2022 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2022/GOR_0092_20220728.mp3 This week we cover: Arduino Cloud Thread Security versus Privacy | Ben Franklin Quote Context [Download] For more DIY/Maker, STEAM, citizen science, digital citizenship, open source, and security news follow along on Twitter, Facebook , or our YouTube Channel. Or listen to the audio-only version at Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher or...
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Inspired by Vitruvius and his Ten Books on Architecture, we are going to take a stab at Ten Books on Making. Releasing under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Please follow along at https://bit.ly/TenBooksOnMaking
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List of of tools I have found to be useful conducting cybersecurity CTF training: CyberChef Md5 Decrypt & Encrypt EXIF Data Viewer Canarytokens URL and website scanner – urlscan.io Grabify IP Logger & URL Shortener Shodan Search Engine OSINT Framework SpiderFoot HX Google Hacking Database (GHDB) – Google Dorks, OSINT, Recon StegOnline If you are...
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Using a Raspberry Pi as a remote access device for sysadmin or pentesting purposes is a fairly popular concept. Kali 2020.4 made some significant changes to the distro that seems to break a great deal of the content on the web about setting up a reverse shell. After recently upgrading my Kali box, my remote...
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NodeMCU + I2C-controlled FM Transmitter + AP Mode + TRS Electret Microphone = Remote Control Listening Device Adafruit Stereo FM Transmitter with RDS/RBDS Breakout – Si4713 https://www.adafruit.com/product/1958 Solder length of wire for antenna Wire up Si4713 breakout board to NodeMCU Node Si4713 3V -> VIN GND -> GND D1 -> SDA D2 -> SCL Connect TRS...
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Attempting to turn a Seeed Wio Terminal into a universal TV remote. Follow along here: https://github.com/GreenShoeGarage/HackerTV
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Digging on Xojo. It took me less than an hour to whip together a crude prototype that let me achieve four goals: Pick an Arduino (or any serial device) from a list of COM ports. Connect/disconnect on the fly. Read data from the analog pins on the Arduino. Send commands to toggle the LEDs. Save...
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Gears of Resistance #91 for October 28, 2020 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2020/GOR_0091_20201028.mp3 This week we cover: AllAboutCircuits.com Moore’s Lobby Podcast SparkFun MicroMod SparkFun A La Carte Custom PCB Design Service Arduino IoT Opla Development Board Released Using FreeRTOS on Arduino Using MIT App Inventor and Arduino Cloud PSpice Circuit Simulator Software Goes Free E-Textile Tools AI and AR...
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Gears of Resistance #90 for August 24, 2020 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2020/GOR_0090_20200824.mp3 This week we cover: New Updates for Arduino CLI and Arduino Pro IDE HeliOS for Arduino Arduino Security Primer DIY ASICs Alchitry FPGAs Arduino Cloud IoT App for Android and iOS Google Science Journal app moves to Android COVID and Right To Repair Ventilators Dongles from...
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So a lot has changed since I last fired up my HackRF. GNURadio hit version 3.8, so did Python. GNURadio deprecated WX GUI and moved to QT GUI elements. My two go-to test flow graphs didn’t work anymore on my Windows 10 machine. So here is what I changed: FM Radio Receiver In the osmocom...
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I am starting to tinker with the GreatFET as a possible candidate to be included in my toolbox of embedded development tools. I2C is a protocol I spend a lot of time messing around with, so that provided a good test case for trying out the GreatFET in a real-world situation. As of the GreatFET’s...
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Another day (of quarantine), another project. Today explore the latest version of the Arduino IoT Cloud (beta). For the hardware we have the following: MKR 1010 MKR ENV Shield ST LPS22HB : atmospheric pressure ST HTS221 : temperature and humidity VISHAY TEMT6000 : Lux of the ambient. VISHAY VEML6075 : UltraViolet wavelengths A / B...
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One of the silver linings of coronavirus quarantine has been time to tinker with development boards long ago acquired yet rarely tinkered with. Such is NodeMCU. I am interested in self-contained devices that rely on little support infrastructure yet offer lots of functionality. So one project I have tackled was the ability to remotely and...
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One of the challenging head-scratchers I came up against in learning embedded electronics was analyzing communications that utilized the I2C protocol. One challenge was realizing there was 7-bit and 8-bit address implementations. Not realizing this made for a very long debugging session. It was one those sessions where everything was working, but from my analysis,...
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This past week as I took an evening stroll with my maker-in-training teenage daughter we stumbled up the topic of what most would call the ‘impostor syndrome’. She, like myself, have a plethora of interests. They run the gambit from woodworking to embedded electronics, from cosplaying to drawing. However, she feels like she is not...
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It is unlikely the world will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic completely the same as it was before the virus swept the planet. No doubt this is almost purely a story of human tragedy, but as an engineer, my ears were piqued to hear how antiquated technology was contributing to the slow response to alleviate...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed the Maker Movement into embracing their role in emergency response. Like ham radio operators before, Makers are helping governments, NGOs and non-profits fill critical skill and manufacturing gaps that are exacerbated when disaster strikes. From 3D-printing face shields and sewing face masks; to MacGyver’ing a massive number of ventilators, makers...
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My company, Green Shoe Garage, made it’s long-awaited CES debut this year. Along with partners Mouser Electronics, Digi, and Medium One; launched TANKFULL: An IoT Experimentation Platform. An excerpt: “Tankfull consists of two water tanks equipped with submersible liquid pumps and liquid-level sensors. The demonstration platform enables an operator to control the flow of water...
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Recently I got to work on a project that was destined to serve as a table display at a major U.S. tradeshow. Complicating matters was that I would not be traveling to the tradeshow myself so the contraption had to be shipped and set up by those who would not see the hardware in person...
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Like most of us, I wear many hats. Engineer, ethical hacker, author, and artist. Second only to dad, the hat I value most is that of maker. For me, the title of maker is a powerful one because it contains in itself so many important concepts. A maker is someone who thinks, who designs, who...
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Like escape rooms? Wanna know how to make an RFID puzzle gadgets for escape rooms? In this video series, we will look at the tools and steps to create the electronic hardware, firmware, and mechanical components for an RFID-powered escape room gadget. For more information check out Green Shoe Garage guides at http://greenshoegarage.com/projects/oser/ Part 2 focuses...
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Like escape rooms? Wanna know how to make an RFID puzzle gadgets for escape rooms? In this video series, we will look at the tools and steps to create the electronic hardware, firmware, and mechanical components for an RFID-powered escape room gadget. For more information check out Green Shoe Garage guides at http://greenshoegarage.com/projects/oser/
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Gears of Resistance #89 for September 16, 2019 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2019/GOR_0089_16SEP19.mp3 This week we cover: Open Source Escape Room: RFID Gadget Sticker Sensors Chrip Comes to Arduino; Transmit Data With Sound Circuit Express Simulator for VS Code C Playing Nicely With Micropython BLE Central Support Comes to Arduino Virtual Panel for Arduino EAGLE 9.5 Launches Arduino IDE...
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Gears of Resistance #88 for July 24, 2019 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2019/GOR_0088_24JUL19.mp3 This week we cover: Arduino Create Maker Plan Launches Adafruit.io Plus Arduino Nano 33 Boards | IoT | BLE Sense Arduino MKR GSM 1400 Arduino Fundamentals Certifcation | Guide PyBadge CircuitPython Gumroad [Download] For more DIY/Maker, OSHW, FOSS, CyberSec, and STEAM news follow along on Twitter,...
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In this video, we look at jumping up from the standard Arduino IDE and take a stab at programming use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Community Edition 2017 and third-party extension Visual Micro. We also look at how to put our code under source code control using GitHub. Some of the tools we use: Microsoft Visual Studio...
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Bus Pirate and the MCP4725 DAC via I2C. Wow. What a mouthful. Following up on one of the most popular posts (SparkFun DAC Breakout Board Tutorial) in this guide we will take a look at controlling the MCP4725 DAC via the I2C protocol using a Bus Pirate from Dangerous Prototype. Before we get started let’s...
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One frustrating aspect of designing a project around a microcontroller is the realization that you don’t have enough GPIO pins to drive all the all components you want to include. If you are lucky there are larger chips with the same architecture you have chosen (think going from and Arduino Uno to an Arduino Mega)....
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Gears of Resistance #87 for December 2, 2018 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2018/GOR_0087_2DEC18.mp3 This week we cover: California to Regulate IoT Thieves Steal Tesla, Hacked the Keyfob RF Dragos Raises $37M for Industrial Control Cybersecurity LoC Let’s You Freely Hack Your Own Devices Farmers and the Fight for the Right to Repair Embedded Systems Arduino and Raspberry Pi Offers...
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At the end of the November 2018 Australian teleco Telstra announced they were partnering with open source hardware leader Arduino to bring next-generation networks and hardware to Australian developers and engineers. As part of the deal, Telstra will sell local developers the forthcoming MKR NB 1500 development board along with a M2M SIM card. The...
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Over the past few years, cybersecurity has entered the public consciousness thanks to attacks that had direct effects on consumers privacy. Attacking traditional Information Technology (IT) systems such as desktop computers and servers can almost be a trivial matter for attackers with even moderate skills. Thanks to the plethora of software tools available and the...
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Debugging embedded systems and associated firmware can be more art than science. Is the problem in hardware or is it in software? Both? The ability to understand what’s going inside the processor at any given moment is key to troubleshooting. The difficulty in achieving this deep is understanding is compounded for systems integrators that are...
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Gears of Resistance #86 for September 3, 2018 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2018/GOR_0086_3SEP18.mp3 This week we cover: PySimpleGUI TensorFlow on Raspberry Pi Inventory: OpenBOM |PartsBox.io |Mouser Inventory Management Arduino Command Line Interface Police Camera Vulnerabilities Hacking Networks via Fax Machines IoT BotNets to attack Energy Grid Demand [Download] For more DIY/Maker, OSHW, FOSS, CyberSec, and STEAM news follow along...
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Gears of Resistance #85 for August 14, 2018 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2018/GOR_0085_14AUG18.mp3 This week we cover: EECatalog Arduino MKR Vidor 4000 | CAN Shield | RS485 Shield Microchip ECC508A CryptoAuthentication Chip Microsoft Azure Sphere | 7 Properties of Secured Devices Embedded Vulnerability Assessment Tools Google Tensor Processing Unit Hardware Apple Joins Smart Home Mesh Networking Standards Group WannaCry...
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Despite the eye rolls sometimes given to the name “Internet of Things” or IoT for short, no one is arguing that the future isn’t connected. Market soothsayers such as Business Insider recently release their revised 2018 IoT market predictions. Some highlights include 1 billion installed IoT devices in just U.S. homes will occur by 2023....
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“Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected.” Sun-Tzu, Art of War For much of the history of embedded systems, many product designers and engineers have had the luxury of building rather closed loop systems with little to no interaction with other systems. A so-called “security through obscurity” was perhaps not...
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The humble Arduino embedded development platform marked it’s 15th year of existence recently. Ever since the original RS-232 serial port-based Arduino became a reality, the companies behind the platform have made steady progress in improving the capabilities with each new generations of boards. The board and the associated C-based programming language (originally called Wiring) were...
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Gears of Resistance #84 for April 21, 2018 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2018/GOR_0084_21APR18.mp3 This week we cover: IoT and Cybersecurity FTC Lets You Fix Your Stuff Without Voiding Your Warranty Ultrasonic Hacking Google AIY Let’s You Play With Neural Networks Nintendo Labo: Physical Meets Virtual Intel Shutting Down Group Behind AR Goggles Wearable Solar Cells 3D Product Fabrication All-In-One...
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The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated! But….. We have sunset STEAM Power Podcast, or rather it will be subsumed into Gears of Resistance as a segment on that show. In short, life got nuts and I needed to consolidate to stay sane. Also, I was getting tired of doing things I felt were...
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Dubai tests a passenger drone for its flying taxi service Dubai was serious when it said it wants to be first in the world to offer a flying taxi service . That’s why on Monday, it staged a maiden test flight for one… https://www.engadget.com/2017/09/26/dubai-volocopter-passenger-drone-test/ Microsoft’s new coding language is made for quantum computers When one...
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Ready Maker One! MakeVR Pro Adds Precision 3D Modeling Tools Want to create precision 3D models in virtual reality and print them out? Sure you do. There are a handful of VR modelers out there, but the brand-new MakeVR… http://makezine.com/2017/08/07/ready-maker-one-makevr-pro-adds-precision-3d-modeling-tools/ That Guy Dressed Up as a Car Seat to Solve a Robocar Riddle Somewhere in...
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Mouser Now Offers The Powerful Open Source UDOO x86 SBC We spoke about the UDOO Kickstarter campaign just over a year ago . From this month, the powerful x86 single board computers are available on Mouser.com. https://www.open-electronics.org/mouser-now-offers-the-powerful-open-source-udoo-x86-sbc/ Arduino Create is now available on Chrome OS devices The new Arduino Create Chrome App enables students and other...
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Stanford built a ‘4D’ camera for cars, robots and VR A team of Stanford scientists have created what could be the perfect “eye” for autonomous vehicles and delivery drones thus far. It’s a… https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/25/stanford-4d-camera-robots/ Citizen scientists find a failed star in the Sun’s neighborhood Citizen scientists may not have the time and equipment of their...
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Looking for something cool to build with your new Micro:bit embdded device? How about a dice simulator that rolls a 6-sided die if you press button A or a 20-sided die if you press button B.
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #83 for July 29, 2017. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2017/STEAM_0083_29JUL17.mp3 This week we cover: Clothing That Can Charge Your Phone Human Radio Signals Could Be Helping Shield Us From Space Storms Explaining BitCoin Google Gets Into Geothermal Energy Business Google Glass Returns | SnapChat Spectacles Disney Unveils Plans for Star Wars Hotel Roman Concrete Secrets Unlocked Quindar:...
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Bluetooth LE Standard Gains Mesh Networking for Improved Smart Home Connectivity The Bluetooth Special Interest Group today announced that its Bluetooth technology has been updated with support for mesh networking , designed to create…https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/18/bluetooth-standard-mesh-networking/ Google Glass Is Officially Back, Doing Something It Doesn’t Suck At Agco Google has officially announced what we’ve known for two...
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Hello, World! Here is your weekly digest of all the latest and quirkiest science, technology, engineering, art, math, open source, DIY, and Pro-Maker news! Early universe ‘fireworks’ challenge notions of how stars form NASA, ESA, T. Johnson/University of Michigan At the rate things are going, astronomers may have to toss out the rule book for...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #82 for June 18, 2017. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2017/STEAM_0082_18JUN17.mp3 This week we cover: Wastewater Treatment Tech Kills Pathogens and Generates Electricity Lowe’s Testing Exoskeletons for Employees Google Unveils a New AI-focuses Processor, offers Hardware as a Service Algorithms Design New Nutella Jars Mathematically Proof for Possibility of Time Travel Supreme Court Smackdown on Patent Trolls Supreme...
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Gears of Resistance Special for May 24, 2017 In the previous two videos was we talked about the workflow for taking an Eagle PCB board file and using the OtherMill Pro to make a circuit board. Then we took tat same Eagle board file and moved it into Fusion 360 to begin making an enclosure....
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Gears of Resistance Special for May 19, 2017 Last time we talked about the workflow for taking an Eagle PCB board file and using the OtherMill Pro to make a circuit board. This week we show how to use the same Eagle board file to build a 3D printable enclosure in Fusion 360. Some of...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #81 for April 22, 2017. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2017/STEAM_0081_22APR17.mp3 This week we cover: NASA Poop In Space Design Winners Congress Sells Out Your Internet Privacy Society in the Post AI/Robot Revolution Should Artists Be Able to Deduct Market Value of Donations? Major Mathematical Proof Solved While Brushing Teeth | IFLScience Decodes [Download] For more tech news...
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Gears of Resistance Episode 26 for April 22, 2017 This week we talk about the workflow for taking an Eagle PCB board file and using the OtherMill Pro to make a circuit board. We also visit our brand new Hobby Lobby. Links for the things we talk about are below: Autodesk Eagle OtherMachine Co. Eagle...
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Spent the previous weekend building the above DIY vacuum chamber. Pretty straightforward to build and lots of good YouTube videos out there to do just that. What was lacking was a good list of the pipe fitting people used. Trust when when I say it is not as straightforward as naive me wanted to...
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Gears of Resistance Episode 25 for February 24, 2017 For more tech news and how-to’s follow along on Google+ and check out our YouTube Channel. Music is “Computer Control” by Tom Woxom, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ CC: Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Today’s podcast is brought to you by audible.com. They have over 180,000 titles to choose from for...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #80 for February 12, 2017 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2017/STEAM_0080_12FEB17.mp3 This week we cover: Abstract: Art of Design on Netflix Drug to Regenerate Teeth (just like Doctor Who!) NASA Makes a Computer Chip that can Survive Venus (and run Battlefield 1 at at least 10fps!) Stomach Acid Powers NextGen Medical Robots Eiffel Tower to get a Wall...
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Gears of Resistance Episode 24 for February 12, 2017 Cheap foam board storage DIY Battery Box | Based on Power Pods from QuickSilverRadio $2 Camera Light Filters Camera Slider For more tech news and how-to’s follow along on Google+ and check out our YouTube Channel. Music is “Computer Control” by Tom Woxom, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ CC:...
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Gears of Resistance Episode 23 for November 6, 2016 Battery Powered LED Light Strip You Can Now Legally Hack Your Own Stuff (Changes to the DMCA Go In Effect) For more tech news and how-to’s follow along on Google+ and check out our YouTube Channel. Music is “Computer Control” by Tom Woxom, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ CC:...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #79 for October 23, 2016 NSFW WARNING: Just a word of warning, towards the end of this episode we discuss entertainment and impact on society where we touch upon violence and sexuality. Nothing too raunchy but listener discretion is advised. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2016/STEAM_0079_23OCT16.mp3 This week we cover: Science: Is There A 9th Planet Hiding Out There?...
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Gears of Resistance Episode 22 for October 8, 2016 Divorce Averted: Arduino.cc and Arduino.org Make Nice Arduino ESLOV | Kickstarter ESP 32 Stuff | 2 | 3 | GitHub IoT Botnet For more tech news and how-to’s follow along on Google+ and check out our YouTube Channel. Music is “Computer Control” by Tom Woxom, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ CC:...
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Some times you just want to make stuff with no real practical purpose! Some call it art. I call it fun. I have wanted a toolbox with LEDs inside so it’s easier to find stuff in the dark. So I set out to make as ‘unique’ (that’s being gentle!) a box as I could using...
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What place does art have in science, technology, engineering and math? And more importantly, what’s this got to do with the 2016 Baltimore Comic Con?
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A little background in case you’ve never heard the terms blue collar or white collar jobs. To be a blue collar worker was to hold a job that tended to be more physical labor and less education. Whereas as white collar workers tended to be the office drones, sometimes requiring college education. Blue collar tended to...
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You may not have an electronics laboratory or woodworking shop at your home, but chances are you do have a kitchen. There is also a chance that every now and then you use for it’s intended purpose of cooking food. In my mind cooking is the original Maker skill. Instead of mixing together electronic components,...
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Long the tool of choice of scrapbookers and wedding invite makers, the humble electronic tool is finding itself more and more a part of industrial design workflows. Known to many as a Cricut machine (Cricut being a company that manufacturers these tools, think Kleenex versus tissues or Windex versus window cleaner) these “CNC knives” are very...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #21 for 17 April 2016 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2016/GOR_0021_17APR16.mp3 This week we cover: Arduino MKR1000 Hackster.io Johnny-Five.io JavaScript Robotic Framework MPLABX Xpress IDE Embroidered Antennas Sewing Loops Mandrels (for making wire loops and coils) Silhouette Portrait 2D Design: Pixelmator | AutoDesk Graphic 3D DESIGN: SketchUp | AutoDesk 123D Design Pepakura Designer Matboard Airbrushing Super...
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If you are interested developing a lightweight project management ethos, may I recommend these four books: Creativity, Inc. : Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Project Manager’s Guide to Mastering Agile...
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I was recently asked to help mentor some upcoming graduates with their interviewing skills. Aside from the perfunctory suggestions of showing up on time and bringing extra copies of your resume, the most important thing I stressed was you must, above all else, exude passion. Here’s the reality. Universities are cranking out degree holders at...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #78 for March 6, 2016 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2016/STEAM_0078_6MAR16.mp3 This week we cover: Gravitational Waves Discovered Ex-NSA Chief Agrees with Apple Teaching Math Using Dance and Theater Google Invents Needless-Needle MIT Brings IFTTT to Meatspace Mattel’s $300 Toy 3D Printer [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog, follow along on Google+, and check out our YouTube Channel. Or listen...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #20 14 February 2016 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2016/GOR_0020_14FEB16.mp3 This week we cover: Occipital Structure 3D Scanner | Meshmixer | Meshlab | Netfabb Glowforge Inventables Carvey Desktop CNC Router Bus Pirate Saleae Logic Analyzer Don’t forget this is a great time of year to go through your lab or workshop and tidy up. Get rid of...
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With the holidays now behind us and with a few gifts cards in hand, the question before many is what to buy? When starting out in any hobby, electronics tinkering especially, there is just way too much useful stuff to acquire at once. This “stuff” breaks down into two categories: Tools and Parts (aka consumables). The advice...
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After months of trial and error, I am finally getting decent single-sided PCBs milled with X-Carve. I am currently using 5 apps: EagleCAD, Pixelmator, SuperVectorizer, AutoDesk Graphic and Inventables’ Easel. Here is the workflow I am using from my MacBook: EagleCAD to draw up the circuit Edit > Net Classes Width to 0.04 inches or...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #77 for January 16, 2016 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2016/STEAM_0077_16JAN16.mp3 This week we cover: Painless Tooth Remineralization Mariachi Music and Math Standing Student Study Better 3D Printing Saves Kids Life Metallic Glue to Replace Soldering and Welding Weird Star Gets Weirder US Law Protects Asteroid Miners Rights [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog, follow along...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #19 22 December 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0019_22DEC15.mp3 The maker skills we want to learn in 2016: CNC Milling | Inventables Carvey Metalworking and Welding | Harbor Freight 3D Printing | 123D Design 3D Scanning | Skanect | 123D Catch Airbrushing | Master | Air Compressor and Tank Laser Cutting |...
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3D printing has unleashed the product designer bug in many of us. Now more than ever, a mere few mouse clicks let’s one go from idea to tangible item in no time. Whether your 3D modeling skills are still under development or you just need a quick prototype, sometimes we don’t have the time...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #18 8 November 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0018_8NOV15.mp3 This week the stories are: Extra Life Fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals KiCAD EagleCAD Simon Monk EagleCAD Book Fritzing Simon Monk Fritzing Book Mouser MultiSIM Blue SparkFun According to Pete PCB YouTube Videos SparkFun DRC Rules How to Create Arduino PCB Shield CircuitCalculator.com SMD...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #76 for November 2, 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0076_2NOV15.mp3 This week we cover: Man’s Unborn Brother is His Child’s Father Failure of Common Core and New Math Science Proves Late School Start Times are Better for Health and Performance A Real-life ‘Death Star’ We Can Edit Our DNA. Bt Should We? Faster Than Light Possible...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #17 30 October 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0017_30OCT15.mp3 This week the stories are: Extra Life Fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Orange Pi: $39 Android-Powered RasPi Competitor | Purchase for $15 Arduino 101 powered by Intel Curie Anthony Bourdain’s New “Raw Craft” Series Focuses on Makers How Makers Shaped New Star Wars Props Fixes to the Ill-Conceived...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #75 for October 17, 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0075_17OCT15.mp3 This week we cover: Liquid Crystals to Repair Eyeball Lens Nanobots to Make Us Omniprescient Digital Healthcare Revolution AI has IQ of 4-Year-Old A Real Dyson Sphere Found? Sweden to Go Cashless Back to the Future 3D Display Gets Real US Drones Buyers to Register with...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #16 12 October 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0016_12OCT15.mp3 This week the stories are: Join the GoR Slack Community | Slack.com $9 CHIP Computer is Shipping! AutoDesk open sources Ember 3D Printer, Fusion 360 Update AutoDesk 123D Apps Photon Environmental Datalogger GitHub Repo BuddyBot Project Write-Up Example GitLab Evernote EagleUp (EagleCAD to SketchUp 3D Model Tool)...
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S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #74 for October 4, 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0074_4OCT15.mp3 This week we cover: Goodbye Google, Hello Alphabet The Exercise Pill Salt Water Flows on Mars Breakthrough in Desalination Going Driverless in the Netherlands DARPA Gives Prosthetics Feelings Out with Standardized Testing, In With Adaptive Testing Citizen Science Resources | Scientific America | What is CS?...
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It would seem that the opposition to the the Ahmed Mohamed situation has derided into an almost comical “debate” as to whether or not his homebrewed clock was worthy of being considered an invention or not; and I suppose therefore questioning his motives? I am not sure really what the purpose of adults denigrating a...
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STEAM Power Podcast #73 for September 20, 2015. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0073_20SEP15.mp3 [Download]
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UPDATE: The code is now up on Github: https://github.com/geekcowboy/PhotonNodeJS Gears of Resistance Episode #14 6 September 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0014_6SEP15.mp3 This week we show off some code to make the Particle.io Photon get on the web to help power the DIY Internet of Things. Check back soon for the links to the...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #13 30 August 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0013_30AUG15.mp3 This week we cover it all, including: MSP432 TI LaunchPad Particle.io Photon LightBlue Bean [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog, follow along on Google+, and check out our YouTube Channel. Or listen to the audio only...
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STEAM Power Podcast #72 for August 30, 2015. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0072_30AUG15.mp3 This week we cover: STEM Scouts Four Day School Week Boost Math Skills Making Comp Sci Classes More Inviting To All Pentagon Drops $75M for Flexible Circuit Tech Microscopic 3D Printed Fish Could Change Medicine MouthLab: Johns Hopkins Medical Devices Get Mouthy Algorithm Breathing Analysis Gender...
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STEAM Power Podcast #71 for August 16, 2015. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0071_16AUG15.mp3 This week we cover: 3D Printing Food Smart Diapers Tetris Used To Block Cravings Exercise Means Better Math Comprehension Shrimp Exoskeletons Helping Build Tougher Materials Rosetta and Philae Detect Organic Molecules Waterpipe Electrical Generators [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog, follow along on Google+, and check...
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There is some history behind the fact we call movies “motion pictures“. When technology progressed to the point that movies were possible, we attempted to simply transpose still photography artistic skills onto the new medium. After all, photography had an approximately 70 year period to perfect the skills and practices, so what worked for still photography...
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STEAM Power Podcast #70 for July 26, 2015. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0070_26JUL15.mp3 This week we cover: Pluto Driveby Philae Phones Home Again (then doesn’t again) Buckyballs At Universe Center Dawn Probe at Ceres (the Other Dwarf Planet) Juno Spacecraft 1-Year Out from Jupiter Mission Asteroid Mining Gets Real Earth’s Older, Bigger Cousin Car Seat to Prevent Unattended Infant...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #12 26 July 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0012_26JUL15.mp3 This week we cover it all, including: Super Fancy Third Arm Kit Particle.io Photon Node.js Photon / Node.js demo project on GitHub hackster.io page MakerSpace.com page SatNOGS HC-05 Bluetooth and Arduino Blynk app for Android and iOS SnapEDA Octopart Common...
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Unless you’ve been sleeping under the rock for past few years, you’ve heard the term “Internet of Things” or IoT. It is a polarizing topic of conversation depending on the circles you travel around. If you did just wake up, good morning! Now brush your teeth and then check out this article about IoT that...
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http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0069_5JUL15.mp3 This week we cover: Apple Music Launches The City That Runs on Twitter Google Tackles Urban Planning with Sidewalk Labs Astro Wireless Speaker/Lightbulb Mashup Amazon Drones Launch in One Year… Maybe STEM: It’s What We Need Placebos and Medical Ethics Ford Gets Serious About Driverless Tech and 3D Printing Minecraft Convention Breaks Records AI...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #11 28 June 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0011_28JUN15.mp3 In this week’s episode we play catch up! Little discussion on Ham Radio Field Day 2015, the Octopart Common Parts Library, some RF hacking news from Technion Research Institute, the new USA Network show “Mr. Robot“, Hackster.io, and FreshBooks! [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s...
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http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0068_21JUN15.mp3 This week we cover: Hillman Project Parts Google X Wearables Neural Lace Goodbye Blackholes, Hello Fuzzballs Neutrino Identity Crisis Far Out Music from 3D Printed Flutes SpaceX to Sponsor Hyperloop Pod Race [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog, follow along on Google+, and check out our YouTube Channel. Or listen to the audio only version at iTunes and Stitcher....
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Gears of Resistance Episode #10 15 June 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0010_15JUN15.mp3 In this week’s episode we talk with about the National Maker Faire that was held in Washington D.C. from June 12-13, 2015. I can on my rant against open source hardware certification and why we need to keep the Maker Movement and STEAM Movement as nimble as...
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http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0067_14JUN15.mp3 This week we cover: National Maker Faire 2015 Tindie Inventables X-Carve Nanoparticles and Human Limb Regeneration Lego Worlds Launches Ikea Gets Into Home Automation Does C-Section Birth Present Health Issues to Child Later in Life? MX3D to use Robotic 3D Printers to make Bridge in Amsterdam Bunk Science? App Claims to Detect Illness By...
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“To improve the quality of life for someone is a very powerful feeling.” Johns Hopkins Magazine Summer 2015 Building technology is relatively simple these days thanks to advances in computer aided design tool and cheap manufacturing techniques. But building great technology that changes peoples lives for the better is as elusive as effort. Reason being,...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #9 30 May 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0009_30MAY15.mp3 In this week’s episode we talk with Alexis Matelin, the founder of Cloister and blogs at digitaljunky.io. It’s a fascinating discussion about how people get into tech and how people can turns ideas into companies. Big thanks to Alexis for his time! Highly encourage you check out his...
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Going to start something new. Instead of writing my blogs, I am going to try (when I am wearing pants) to do more videos. We shall see how long this lasts! But for now… I go on a rant about the potential of Google’s newly announced #Brillo and #Weave projects. How it racks and stacks against...
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http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0066_24MAY15.mp3 This week we cover: FitBit Charge HR Review U.S. Gets Access To Cuban Lung Cancer Treatment Apple Wants Your DNA Fat Fighting Microbiomes Tesla Model S Software Hacking Smartphone App Will Prescribe Your Next Pair of Glasses HoloLens Will Bring People Into Your Home (Warning we get a little NSFW starting here) AltspaceVR Looks...
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Gears of Resistance Episode #8 17 May 2015 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/GOR/2015/GOR_0008_17MAY15.mp3 In this week’s episode we talk about the news from Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference and the announcement about their IoT initiatives with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. We also answer listener mail about what tools you need when getting started doing electronics. Some links from the episode: Arduino.cc...
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If one had to condense a philosophy on leading a good life into a series of soundbites, these would be my choice: All lives matter. Your choices do too. The Golden rule is the only rule. Measure success in what you give and not what you get. Live simply so that others may simply live. Live...
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http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/SPP/2015/STEAM_0065_10MAY15.mp3 This week we cover: Radio Programming Cable FitBit Charge HR Windows Gets Cozy with Arduino and Raspberry Pi | GoR Episode 7 Tesla PowerWall European Space Chief Wants Lunar Colony Space Station May Get Laser Cannon Amazon Drones to Track You By Smartphone UK Tracking Dog Droppings Smart Trash Can Buids Your Shopping List...
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