Projects

The Mini Bungee Hack

I’m guessing this little hack won’t apply to about 90% of you – or at least you’ll think it doesn’t. But if you’re even mildly obsessed with organization like I am, buckle up. This one’s a sleeper. The story starts about ten years ago on a photoshoot. Another photographer was managing all his cable runs with these little bungees from ThinkTank called Red Whips. Basically, short pieces of shock cord with a cord lock… simple, clever, and stupidly useful. I stole the idea immediately. But after a while, I noticed two problems. One, Red Whips are just too big. Great for extension cords, but …
News & Editorial

Mileseey Tools WINNER!

Alright fellas… the moment of truth. Time to announce the winners of the Mileseey Tools giveaway. We took every user who replied, slapped a number on each of you, fed it all to Google’s Random Number Generator, and here’s what the digital gods spat back: TheFixer. Winner of a Mileseey S50! Lanyard. Winner of a Mileseey S50! Slowbuilder. Winner of a Mileseey XTAPE1! Congrats to the winners, and thanks to everyone who jumped in. And before you wander off, a big thanks to Mileseey Tools for putting this whole shindig together. They also wanted to pass along a couple bits …
News & EditorialDeals

Mileseey Tools GIVEAWAY!

So a few weeks ago, I reviewed the Mileseey S50 Laser Measure and frankly, fell in love with the damned thing. So much so, that I agreed to review anything else that Mileseey wanted to send my way. Instead, they countered with an idea… “How about a giveaway?” So, here’s the deal: Post a reply in this thread. You can reply all you want, but only your first reply actually counts. On November 20th — just a few days out — we’ll randomly pick three winners. Two folks will get an S50 just like the one I reviewed, and one …
Featured Spaces

Huy Vector

As strange as it sounds, I could mostly take or leave the modern world of digital media. The whole content-creation circus feels like performative narcissism dressed up as sharing… and I say that knowing I’m just as guilty as the next guy. Still, it’s not all bad. Every now and then, the voyeurism of it all turns into something worthwhile – something that teaches instead of just screams. Case in point: Huy Vector. I don’t know Huy. Not one bit. I also don’t have much experience soldering microchips, wiring OLED screens, or bending 1mm copper wire into functioning art. But …
Reviews & Features

Meross Smart Garage Opener

A few months back, my mom hit me with a request that made my blood run cold… She wanted a garage door opener she could control from her phone. I had visions of midnight tech support calls and FaceTime sessions filled with “it’s not working again.” But hell, she’s my mom, so I dove in. I don’t run a full-blown Smart Home because, frankly, I like my house dumb. Just about every “convenience” I’ve added over the years has turned into some kind of digital tantrum when the Wi-Fi farts. So I needed something simple, reliable, and most importantly – …