Author Archives: Ian

Our visit with a Wells Fargo business banker

In a previous workshop update we made a throwaway remark about visiting a banker that generated a lot of comments. It was nothing sinister, but here’s the full story. We went to a branch of Wells Fargo bank in Manhattan to add a new signer to the company account. Plan was to be in and […]

Video #42: Maker Faire New York sync gag full version

After we interviewed Cameron from Suspect Devices at Maker Faire, our friend Chris from Rocket Brand Studios cornered us for a recursive interview. The video is crowd sourced and we collected as much footage from bystanders as possible. A very short version of this unique event was included in “The New York Trip” video, but […]

Open Hardware Summit 2012: USB and Open Hardware presentation

Here is a recording of the “USB and Open Hardware: A Sketchy History” presentation Ian gave at the Open Hardware Summit 2012. The presentation covers the history and conflicts between USB and Open Hardware. Audio feed is direct from the H1N and a lapel microphone. Shaky cam by our very own Mad Skillz. Ian tried […]

USB and Open Source presentation at the Open Hardware Summit 2012

Anxiously waiting to give the “USB and Open Source” presentation at the Open Hardware Summit 2012. The presentation covers the history and conflicts between USB and open source. Ian tried it out in a previous video, but since then we’ve refined and illustrated the presentation. You can download the latest files (Open Office Presenter, or […]

WORKSHOP VIDEO #40: Nixie tube and logic analyzer demo for Maker Faire

We’re getting ready for the Global Geek Tour of New York. For those of you who can’t join us at the World Maker Faire, here’s a quick logic analyzer demo using a single block of the Magnificent Nixie Thing we’re tinkering with. Each nixie module has 2 tubes and control circuitry based on new old […]