Recent ramblings of a tired mind...

… aaaaaannnddd we’re back!

Posted on: April 14th, 2010 by John No Comments

My misguided effort to keep my web server patched let to a minor WordPress vs PHP 5.3 clash. I think [...]

WordPress theme tribulations

Posted on: March 24th, 2010 by John 1 Comment

Why is that I can create fantastically complex web applications and receive compliments on their ease of use, yet I [...]

Manual boost controller installation for Mazdaspeed vehicles

Posted on: March 20th, 2010 by John 1 Comment

Installing a manual boost controller in Mazdaspeed is a bit more complicated than the average turbocharged car but not substantially. [...]

Mazdaspeed 6 Parts Cross-Reference List

Posted on: February 28th, 2010 by John No Comments

Oil Filters – Cartridge Filter Mazda, Cartridge Filter & O-Rings: L321-14-302-9U Fram, Cartridge Filter: CH9641 Purolator, Cartridge Filter: L15505 & [...]

Prototyping JavaScript objects functionally using jQuery and JSON

Posted on: February 26th, 2010 by John 5 Comments

Making JavaScript act like a full-featured object oriented language takes some effort, typically more than I care to put forward. [...]

Simple (single file) PHP image gallery

Posted on: February 23rd, 2010 by John No Comments

I’ve always had a few pet-peeves with the readily available open source image galleries, namely that they are bulky and [...]

No, really, I’ll stick with a platform for more than six months…

Posted on: February 20th, 2010 by John No Comments

Ok, I’m giving WordPress a whirl in lieu of my Joomla-based site. Let’s see how this goes.

Intel Atom based devices

Posted on: December 16th, 2009 by John No Comments

As I mentioned before, the Intel Atom is a fascination of mine. It’s small, it has low power requirements, and [...]

Power conservation?

Posted on: December 1st, 2009 by John 1 Comment

One of my recent fascinations has been with the Intel Atom based motherboards. For those of you who never cared [...]

DSM Unorthedox Underdrive Pulleys

Posted on: June 1st, 2004 by John No Comments

On the stock DSMs the crankshaft pulley is two pieces of metal separated by a layer of rubber. The inner [...]