Hello, TechBlog friends. It's been quite a while since I've had the opportunity to visit with you, so I thought I'd step in and write a post or two… or several… while Dwight is on the mend.
One of the things I want to do is to revive the linkpost, albeit in a slightly different form from the usual TechBlog linkpost. I've been wanting to try Gruber-style linkposts, similar to John Gruber's style in his Daring Fireball blog. Gruber typically posts just a single link per post, and he posts them through out the day. This is a change from the usual TechBlog form of a single linkpost a day containing a dozen or so links.
By the way, if you don't read Daring Fireball, you should check it out, especially if you're an Apple/Mac user. Gruber's a smart guy with keen insight into how people and their machines work together – or sometimes don't. Some people call Gruber an Apple fanboy, but in truth he's no sycophant to Apple. It's apparent that he likes Apple and its products but he does not hesitate to criticize when Apple screws up.
Another something I want to share with you is my interest – developed over the past few years – in the Maker movement. I've always loved making things, mostly simple electronic toys; it's an interest that goes back to my early teens when I spent most of my spare time with a soldering iron in my hands.
These days I enjoy playing around with single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi (RPi) series and the BeagleBone Black (BBB). I also enjoy the Arduino series of microcontrollers. I started with the Arduino Uno, but have also built things around the Nano, Trinket, and the Pro Micro. I look forward to having a conversation about all sorts of Making.
So there you have it. I'm looking forward to being more active on TechBlog again, and I hope you enjoy reading my posts as much as I enjoy writing them.