Category: Projects
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Self-Hosting Foundry Virtual Tabletop
It’s easier than you think to host your own virtual tabletop game server Are you a tabletop roleplaying game enthusiast like me? If so, by all means, read on. I’ve been playing a range of these kinds of games since I was in high school and while I’m always a fan of “theater of the…
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Personal Blog: New Year, New Platform
Time to switch it up… again! Folks who know me know that I love tinkering. In this case, I was getting kind of bored and frustrated with the limits of my previous blog host, Wix. It’s not that they did anything wrong, but I was seeing features I liked getting more bloated and harder to…
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AFSA984.org Site and Mailing List
I’ve been active with the Offutt Air Force Base chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association since 2023, eventually accepting a role as a Trustee. One of my key foci has been building our outreach to hundreds of retired and veteran members by building more non-Air Force-network-facing communication methods. Working with Benchmark e-mail services (who…
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Personal Blog: Switching Things Up!
Same old blogger, brand new platform. Those who have known me for awhile know that I enjoy tinkering, sharing what I learn, and writing. Since 2014 I have maintained a personal blog, though I fell off from updating it in 2018. Why? It started as another tinkering project. I claimed digital squatters rights on domain…
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Radio: The Mazda Needs a Radio
Amateur radio installations are the core of every good family sedan, right? So last June I decided that my MINI Cooper S needed another radio, however within the last few months my MINI and I decided to have a breakup. Sad, I know, but the family was starting to outgrow the backseat of our family Volkswagen…
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Radio: The MINI Needs Another Radio
More adventures in installing radio gear on an unlikely platform Why does the MINI need another radio? Because there’s no such thing as too many radios. As I mentioned in my previous posts last May, I installed the CB radio partially to explore just how relatively difficult it would be to install a more-expensive 2m/70cm ham radio. I…
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Radio: How to Mount a CB Radio into a MINI – Part 2
So before I went cross country on a recent road trip, I decided to engage in a little hillbilly fun and install a CB (Citizen’s Band) Radio. This is the rest of the story. So yesterday, I discussed the ins and outs of picking the parts for a CB radio installation. Today, I want to talk about the troubles…
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Radio: How to Mount a CB Radio into a MINI – Part 1
So before I went cross country on a recent road trip, I decided to engage in a little hillbilly fun and install a CB (Citizen’s Band) Radio. Why? So, just what are the primary parts for a mobile radio setup and what did I use? The Typical Parts List You may have noticed that I…