My First Hackathon

After working from “home” for the past dozen or so years, it just dawned on me. Other than what I see on my screen, I’m entirely out of touch with my fellow designers and developers! Suddenly, I had a craving for some human interaction in my professional life and...

Turn Your Mac into a Thermometer with Arduino

The topic of the Arduino came up around A&L’s “virtual water cooler” last week. About a year and a half ago, I purchased a SparkFun Inventor’s Kit for Arduino. The kit is a fun way for a hardware novice like me to get started and learn some...