Lego NXT vs Arduino

I have always been interested in Lego NXT. It seems like a really easy way to get into robotics, and programming. I have never really figured out how functional it is in the “real world” (whatever that means) The other day a coworker was really pushing the idea on me telling me I needed to …

ModernDevice Company is the best!

Sometimes I get bummed out about how much of the internet is negative. Here’s my chance to say thanks for someone doing something positive. I’d like to give a lil’ shout out to Modern Device Company for having really good customer service. I placed an order and included a few questions along with it. The …

Sheesh… Sorry I haven’t called! It’s been a while!

so in the last lil’ bit I have not been blogging at all. Happily that has been because I’ve been swamped with projects, vacation, and work. Now I’ve got a big old backlog of updates on everything. Here we go! Grow your own shiitake mushroom log My beautiful girlfriend gave me a kit two years …