The Case for Continuously Upgrading Your Systems

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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GOR 18: PCB Design Resources

  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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Grey Is The New Black

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #35 2 February 2014 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/2014/STEAM_0035_2FEB14.mp3 Solar Winds Make It Rain Maybe Black Holes Aren’t So Black Looking At The Cosmic Web of Dark Matter 1+2+3+ Infinity = -1/12!?!?  Say what? Man’s First Landing on a Comet Engineer Disciplines Overview Arduino Screwshield (Wingshield) Thermistors | Electrical4U.com Thermistor Tutorial [Download] Check out our YouTube Channel and…

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Priesthood in the Engineering Profession

Latin was widely used in the Catholic religion as a way to disenfranchise the masses thus elevating the priesthood and the church to an undue empowered status.  Luckily those days are behind us.  Unfortunately that hasn’t stopped humans from seeking to retain special status over their fellow man.  A lot of professions seek to unduly…

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Moto X and the Monopoles

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #24.  3 August 2013. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/STEAM_0024_3AUG13.mp3 The Hunt for the Magnetic Monopole When Did Our Genetic Adam and Eve Live? NASA Missions Through 2030 3D Scanning Kickstarter Fuel3D UPS To Offer 3D Printer In Select Locations Moto X and Innovation (Or The Lack Thereof) [Download] For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog or…

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Analog Is Back, Baby!

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #16. http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/STEAM_0016_19MAY2013.mp3 Biological Analog Computers First Aircraft Carrier Launch UAV Hacking Plants for Electricity Moon’s Mysterious Magnetic Field Cloning Human Stem Cells Google Glass Prototypes For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog or follow along on Twitter @mbparks.  Or listen on iTunes. Music by Halloween, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States

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Baggin’ an Asteroid

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #10 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/STEAM_0010_6APR13.mp3 More Evidence of Dark Matter Baggin’ an Asteroid The Transcriptor Electronic Tattoos Right to Stream For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog or follow along on Twitter @mbparks.  Or listen on iTunes. Music by Halloween, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States

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Are We There Yet?

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #9 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/TTMP_0009_25MAR13.mp3 Voyager 1 Wants To Know Are We There Yet? The Merlin 1D Engine Who Could Future of Automobiling Cornell Campus 2.0 4D Printing — Now With More Dimensions! For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog or follow along on Twitter @mbparks.  Or listen on iTunes. Music by Halloween, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright:…

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City of Bits and Bytes

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #8 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/TTMP_0008_16MAR13.mp3 Living in a Smart City Maker Scouts Get a Job or Tuition is Free Reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Rural Cellular Carriers Push for Phone Unlocking Fashion Recognition in Google Glass DIY Geiger Counters Special Treat in the Sunday Night Sky For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog or follow…

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Space Invaders!

S.T.E.A.M. Power Podcast #7 http://greenshoegarage.com/podcast/TTMP_0007_10MAR13.mp3 Telecommunications in the USA (Hint: Not great) | 1 | 2 Space Invader caught by Hubble 3D Printing Frontiers  | 1  |  2 STEM Education Initiatives  |  1  |  2 The EVE Chip For more tech news and how-to’s visit the blog or follow along on Twitter @mbparks.  Or listen on iTunes. Music by Halloween, available at http://freemusicarchive.org/ Copyright:…

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