RFID Toys by Amal Graafstra
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RFID Toys contains step by step guides to building various RFID based projects, and stresses the concepts involved as well as the steps themselves.

RFID technologies covered include passive, low frequency 125KHz tags and readers, passive high frequency 13.56MHz, up to active, UHF 900Mhz tags and readers.

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I'm constantly amazed by the power a good idea has over people, the inspiration it creates, and the satisfaction of seeing it come to life... as difficult and rare as that might be.



A word on US immigraiton

A word on US immigraiton

January 2nd, 2012

A word on immigration I love immigrants so much I married one! My wife is Canadian, and her immigration ordeal has been a 5+ year process. Many people think if/when a foreign person gets married to a US citizen, then citizenship is just a simple test and ceremony away. That is really not the case [...]

RTOTD: How the US Post Office can avoid bankruptcy

RTOTD: How the US Post Office can avoid bankruptcy

January 2nd, 2012

So the US Post Office is dang-near bankrupt, and apparently has been on a steady financial decline for over a decade. Now they are talking about reducing expenses to the tune of $3 billion by cutting jobs and services. Are you kidding me? Here’s my idea to save the USPS… inject some sanity. Step 1) [...]

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus sucks

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus sucks

December 21st, 2011

UPDATE About a month ago, I got my hands on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Right out of the box, battery life REALLY sucked. I couldn’t go more than a couple hours before my 100% battery would be warning me it needed juice. In the last 30 days however, my phone has had two forced updates [...]

The after-party was out of this world! (corny, but still apt)

TEDx Vancouver well worth the drive #TEDxVan2011

November 13th, 2011

Even though TEDx events are generally attended by locals, for some reason I received an invite. It may have been because of all the media coverage a few years ago surrounding the RFID implants. For a time I was visiting Vancouver a whole heck of a lot and the Canadian media (TV and radio mostly) [...]

Use MRTG to graph OutBack Power system data from the MATE3

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November 2nd, 2011

I’ve been using an OutBack Power Systems FW500 inverter system in my funky datacenter for a couple years now. So far I’ve been impressed, but one of the issues I’ve run into has to do with simply pulling power system data from the MATE via RS232 serial connection. I’ve connected the MATE to a USB [...]

Secret passageways and the like

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August 9th, 2011

When I get the gumption to build my own “dream house”, I’m going to make sure it has plenty of secret passageways and the like. I started this trend a couple years ago in my current home by simply placing a conspicuous piece of paper in a slot between two bricks in my kitchen. Observant [...]

Today’s WTF moment – a trashmag cover outdoes itself

Today’s WTF moment – a trashmag cover outdoes itself

August 7th, 2011

Spied this on the floor of the bathroom and actually laughed out loud. Thanks Glamour for getting both sides of the story. What a bunch of morons.

Review of portable USB keyboard wedge RFID reader

Review of portable USB keyboard wedge RFID reader

July 24th, 2011

Ever have to sort through a pile of unmarked LF EM4100/EM4102/Unique RFID tags sitting on your desk, or need to quickly determine the ID of a tag before programming it into your latest RFID project? Well, the guys over at CoreRFID were nice enough to send me one of their spiffy little USB readers. Turns [...]

Review of Vibram KomodoSport shoes

Review of Vibram KomodoSport shoes

July 20th, 2011

I bought some goofy shoes today… the kind with all the toes broken out into individual little pockets. I saw them a couple days ago in a local sporting goods store and thought they might just help with that cramped feeling my toes have. I know you might just be thinking “get bigger shoes idiot”, [...]

It’s easier being everyone’s go-to IT guy with UltraVNC SC

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July 20th, 2011

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