First accident with the quadcopter

I guess its back to the drawing board... and off to the medic.... mommy!
Version 2.0.17 loaded with some com problems.. not sure what that was about. The copter was more stable this time until the wind kicked up.. then it really wanted to travel the direction of the wind. Hoping that that is a simple PID adjustment.

Baby lizard

Just hatched leopard gecko. First one out of a batch of 6 to hatch.

A little water fun on the way home

Boys got a little surprise when we stopped off here.

More to come

When I get back to a real computer I will add some more content,  delete extra posts and photos, and add a gallery of all of the pictures.

Graphic block programing

This looks a lot like Googles ap inventor. Looks like they have their own platform but will also work on the arduino

3D printer softtware

Some sofware to help create 3d objects for printing.

Emergency shelter

Great idea using sheet metal and eps foam to quickly construct a shelter. Its strong and insulated

Quick build disaster structure

I would like to have a few of these in the back yard

Another cnc

This one is only 600

Caution... cutting laser in use

Very cool. You can smell the cardboard burning

Is that a 50 cal?

Tight security here..

MakerBot images

Maker Bot

Add this one to the wish list.. this will print out anything you can dream up. Using a plastic extruder. At only $1300 I should have one...

DIY Drones

How cool is this. I got a chance to visit with Chris from DIY Drone. This is a great project that I have followed for the past two years... and have built the quad copter kit.

Wood tie

Perfect fathers day gift

Google

Google arduino, and sketchup booths.

Shopbot

Shopbot Tent

Desktop cnc

12 x 12 for 600 bucks
Very nice stuff. 2 - 3 thousands of an inch

Sparkfun

Cool look at all of these great projects, Kaleb astute at learning how to solder. He did a fine job. Took about an hour but he now has a digital multi-meter. He picked the hardest project --- but was able to get it done. Good Job
SparkFun is a distributor for all types of DIY components and electronic projects. I have ordered several items from them over the years. We also happened across a group of them at breakfast before the Faire. I will get those pics up in a gallery for you to see.

Our hotel

Fancy, we found it without any problems thanks to the nifty Google Navigator app on the Droid X.

Oops....

In the wrong line. In true geek fashion we have been waiting in the wrong line... Crap

Maker Faire

Here we are in line an hour early. The geeks are already lined up and ready to go.

We have arrived

At the hotel now... almost wiped out with a flying mattress on the I880.. good thing Ross was driving. Some dim whit here in California decided that a nylon rope tied to the handles of a king sized bed would be enough at 65Mph. Ross noticed it and said, that doesn't look to safe we better go around. Just as we change lanes the mattress fly's off the back of the truck. Ross hits the gas and we go speeding through the emergency lane around all of the debris. We should have had pictures....

Welcome to Weed

Now we know were in California

Mt. Shasta

Still lots of snow. What a beautiful Mountain. Seems like you drive for ever to get around her.

Checkpoint

Welcome to California... Really we were in California a few miles back... but this is where the checkpoint is. Lucky for us we had no fruits onboard...