Make Well-Lit Work Spaces: DIY LED Under-Cabinet Strips
How to size, buy, wire & make sleek-but-bright LED strip task-lighting in aluminum extrusions. Plus: Custom CAD part design of desk organizer.
Make Well-Lit Work Spaces: DIY ‘Shelf Desks’
How to Design, Buy, & Install an inexpensive, attractive workstation desktop & storage center from stock shelf parts.
How To Structure Stable Large Assembly CAD Files for Production
“Cheat Sheet” infographic on File Structure & other tips for building Whole Machine CAD files that mirror (and therefore assist with documentation) how Real Production gets done.
How To: Efficiently Cut 4x8ft Foam Boards & Insulate a Band Joist
How to save money and seal out the elements by insulating your rim joist sills. Plus: Use this diagram to get 30-35 pieces per 4x8ft foam board for your 16″-on-center 2″x10″ floor joists.
DIY Laptop & Tablet Mount for Treadmill
When Function wins out over Form: How to make a laptop/tablet bracket for a treadmill with 2 pieces of scrap plywood & duct tape.
Lenovo ThinkStation Probs: BIOS Issues & Windows7 Boot Install on M.2 SSD
New CAD Workstation Review: Have a Lenovo ThinkStation Desktop P500, P700, or P900 with an M.2 SSD? Have trouble installing Windows as boot drive? I’ll walk through BIOS updating, which solved my problem.
Nest Thermostat Not Connecting to WiFi? Try Router’s Security Settings
Nest Learning Thermostat: Installed, Fired right up, Used my router to download software, Then promptly updated itself into incompatibility with the wifi network. (Plus: Some Installation Info)
How To: Fix Realtek Ethernet Adapter (No Internet Connection) after Windows Driver Update
ISSUE: After installing a Windows Update for Realtek Networking Adapter, your computer won’t connect to the internet. This How-To blog explains the Utility that usually fixes that problem.
Basement Water Issues: How To Hard-Pipe a Sump Pump
DIY install a submersible sump pump and pipe the water out of your home; with printable “Hardware Shopping List”
How to run HDMI cable through existing construction drywall
Since most of us with new flat screens don’t also have newly constructed houses to match, let’s talk about how to run the television’s power, HDMI, RCA, and any other cables through the wall.
HTPC: Home Theater with Media Center
I use my Home Theater Personal Computer on a near daily basis. Here’s a copy/paste of a brochure I made for a custom HTPC I was building last summer.