The toughest post I’ll ever write. Saying goodbye to my cat of 14 years, Brandi First thing you may ask is; why would I write something so personal in a mostly tech blog. Well this was not always a tech blog. Back when I started, Jan 2008 if you can believe that, I was working mostly from home and had TV news on pretty much 24/7. The 08 election was… Read More
Remote home monitoring system on the cheap. Or how to catch a cat. Its travel time! And like any traveler who lived in Oakland I’m worried someone is going to break into my place. There are older tricks I use to try to reduce the risk, have friends stopping by, I have a timer that turns on and off the lights and TV. The normal stuff for those… Read More
Brainwave Controlled Animal Ears The Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2012 just wrapped up here in San Francisco and while there was plenty of good game related tech to see, one thing that really stood out for me was the brainwave controlled cat ears. These motorized robotic cat ears by NeuroSky, a manufacturer of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technologies for consumer… Read More