Category Archives: Things I like

How Smart are Smart Products? A story told on Thanks Giving.

Posted on November 24, 2011 by George B.

  Yesterday’s Story is still fresh in my mind, and I’m still processing how typical Product Development is conducted and how I might  do it. Here’s my story for Thanks Giving, perhaps your Kitchen is starting to smell heavenly same as ours … Continue reading →

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Battery Charger Design, It rained hard today, and I spent much of the day thinking about batteries and chargers.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by George B.

This may be one of the better examples of why we need build products for those we expect to market to.  We best understand their needs and expectations BEFORE we put it on the shelf for sale.    I may have … Continue reading →

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DIYer’s PV Solar Panel Watch, Buy at cost thanks to your Government!

Posted on November 15, 2011 by George B.

    This short article is all about a call I got yesterday, and the price I was offered for panels  per Watt! $.78 (78 cents USD) per watt.  Sure, you know the advertisement above is sucker bait, why would … Continue reading →

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Synchronous Generator Basics, Simple Guide to rewire your HEAD.

Posted on November 12, 2011 by George B.

Zach Says.. let’s keep this page simple! Notice: for legal reasons, all that follows is for discussion sake only, drawings may contain errors,…. mine or someone elses. I am not licensed to instruct you, and only a licensed electrician, PE,  your city, country, state, or federal … Continue reading →

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10/13/2011 Dennis Ritchie, (Bell Labs) RIP, C language and Unix

Posted on October 14, 2011 by George B.

  Above: A Mini Computer that so many of us loved… including Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. A tribute to Ritchie With the most recent passing of Steve Jobs, it was a little bit of a shock to learn that Dennis Ritchie had … Continue reading →

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August Skys

Posted on August 19, 2011 by George B.

I’m not sure why I share this, maybe it’s just been all-consuming and I need to cast my thoughts your way? Today I launched into a beautiful sky! Once clear of the mountain side, I wiggled my butt deep into my harness … Continue reading →

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An Interesting email from Jerry Bartlett ‘Crazy Changzuki Jerry’

Posted on June 7, 2011 by George B.

I’ve known Jerry Bartlett for sometime, you may know him as the guy that sold the CD on how to build the Changzuki Motorcycle. Hmmmmm, I’m still wondering where Jerry got the name “Crazy Jerry”, I don’t think there’s a thing … Continue reading →

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Discovering Reality, With A Little Help From my Friends and Readers.

Posted on June 5, 2011 by George B.

Zach likes KISS and he likes his stuff organized, he takes his shoes to the closet, puts trash in the trash, and he knows the difference between trash and recycle. His Grandma claims that Zach has already passed up George B  in these disciplines, and some … Continue reading →

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A Micro Power Project worth our attention

Posted on April 28, 2011 by George B.

Some years back, I became interested in some of Prof Modi’s projects and through that interest I met Matt Basinger and later Francisco Sebastion Rodriguez-Sanchez. These two get the respect and support of our hands on community, they have many hours … Continue reading →

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A very useful paper on Hydrogen Power.

Posted on April 26, 2011 by George B.

An Introduction: We have 6000 years or more of recorded history at our finger tips and it seems that so few of us note that ‘snake oil’ has been one of the best selling items through the ages. Whether it be Slick50 or that miracle … Continue reading →

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