How I fixed a Lionel RW transformer
I had a Lionel RW transformer that I bought nearly 10 years ago, at one of my first estate sales. I’m sure I remember using it after I bought it, but it was far from in working order when I found it...
View ArticleObstruction on the basepaths
“Chances are you never heard of Major League Baseball’s Rule 7.06 before Saturday night,” wrote Boston Globe columnist Chad Finn after the Cardinals won World Series Game 3 on that rule. It’s easy for...
View ArticleThrottling the Raspberry Pi
If you run the Raspberry Pi as a small server, you may want to throttle the CPU when it’s not under load to save energy. The settings are in /boot/config.txt. Here’s what I did with mine. The lines I...
View ArticleWhat it was like being a Royals fan from 1986-2013
If there’s one thing I’ve heard this week, it’s that people can’t imagine what it’s like being a Royals fan through their 29-year drought without playing in a postseason. I can tell you what it’s like....
View ArticleWhat to look for in a 2014 bargain Android tablet
I guess I owe an apology for not writing and posting this last week, when $40 tablets were all the rage as doorbusters. Cheap Android tablets are back again, and people are going to buy them–so it pays...
View ArticleMy fifth 1935 Goudey: Dazzy Vance
As I mentioned before, four of my cards came in a single visit to a local baseball card shop. The nicest card in terms of condition that I bought in that four-card batch featured Hall of Fame pitcher...
View ArticleMy sixth 1935 Goudey: Bill Terry
My sixth ’35 featured four Giants players. I didn’t realize at first what a good card it was, that it featured four All-Stars and not one but two Hall of Famers. Bill Terry was the obvious one, but...
View ArticleRandom question: Will ARM overtake x86?
Here’s an interesting question I got recently: Will ARM overtake x86? I think the answer depends on how you define “overtake.” If you mean everyone setting aside x86-based computers in favor of...
View ArticleLinksys EA6200 DD-WRT installation
I picked up a couple of refurbished Linksys EA6200 routers this past weekend. For whatever reason, DD-WRT isn’t officially supported on them, though it does seem to be a popular DD-WRT router. A lot of...
View ArticleDigiland DL718M tablet: a review
The Digiland DL718M tablet is an inexpensive (sub-$40) tablet sold at consumer electronics stores like Best Buy. Make no mistake, it’s a basic tablet for basic needs. But given reasonable expectations...
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