The Life Hacks and Stuff Podcast

Summer Time is here, do you have plans?

Predicting when to replace your hard drive

A quick list of all the projects and a new one

May 10th is a 250 year anniversary for the USA, a vendor to skip on EBay, updates to devices for your media server

An overview of costs, where to get items, and the value of having one.

3D-printed feeders are inexpensive and easy to replace (especially if you have squirrels and bears). But, as always, not everything neds to be 3D printed.

A discussion about my new K2 and its CFS as well as lithophanes.

It has been 5 days since I put in the minute-by-minute monitor; what have I learned? Snow is here, and I'm printing bird feeders to meet the demand.

Can you generate solar power in the winter in Vermont?

The Tiktok ban is approaching. People like @rachelchaleff will be losing their "home" and followers. Check out her content and follow her on all the platforms. Also, make sure to find your follows on Tiktok and follow them on other platforms so they have a "soft" landing and will feel welcome.

Let's look at one of the top reasons to have a 3D printer.

Using your ability to create an object to work on your artistic side.

I am continuing my 3D printing journey and discussing something I never see discussed in videos.

Here, I discuss my issues with the part generated in Blender and some cool things available for free for you to print.

What began as a need to create a custom part has evolved into making toys.

Coming up 3D printing and a web site to help you find places to help around the world.

Finishing the deck and looking to get the actuators in place

To see the images, https://lifehacksandstuff.info/solar-frame/

A (mostly) calculation free capacity planning discussion

A look at the amount of electricity generated as we enter October in the North East USA

Just what is IP65, and is it essential to my electrical system?

In this episode, I discuss my electricity costs and whether I have any savings.

With Prime Day (and the other stores matching the sale period) on the way, let's talk about lighting our homes in the event of a power outage (or just when it is dark).

I got 400 watts (the max) from the panel. I talk about an off-the-shelf mounting idea. I also touch on serial vs parallel connections.

Update on the solar project and the use of an actuator

Are you being safe when you work on your project?

Here I discuss the panel setup and how I intend to angle the panels to get the most power and why you can't do this on a roof.

What do you do when you can't work on your outside projects? Catch up on the inside ones. This was recorded using my new pairing of the TZ Audio Stellar X2 microphone, the Scarlett Solo, and Adobe Audition (as usual).

Do you have enough balance in your life?

An update on the project and a discussion of generating power from solar.

While you may not have been directly impacted, some takeaways can help.

A followup to last week's episode

Let's talk about small changes you can make to impact climate change.

I talk about some changes and some new ideas using linear actuators

I am going to use AI to keep track of my power generation. It will forecast how much I should get and allow me to see if I need to correct the configuration. This will be important as I will have less time this winter to generate power.

When you install a solar system, you protect yourself from outages and also help the environment.

Read your specifications on inputs and outputs.