It's fun, that's why.

Some in the Army call me unprofessional for hating DISA ... I don't care.

This was a fun brain teaser to model in code.

Jeeps tend to carry a lot gear around inside but overhead consoles tend to cost hundreds of dollars. Depending on what your need is, you can "Do It Yourself" for a mere fraction of that cost.

There's a lot more to converting a Jeep Wrangler from gas to diesel than just buying a motor and dropping it in. But the benefits of a Cummins 4BT, like 30mpg and 300ft-lbs of torque, can be worth the time, money and effort if you do it right.

In the course of doing anti-money laundering (AML) work with named entity lists and other person matching activities for the finance industry, I discovered most companies are quite terrible at the task.

Without a "Battle Damage Assessment," you'll have no idea if its working.

Sometimes migrating VMs between environments can have unintended side-effects that are difficult to "unconfigure".

... because solder, wires, and an external interface is nerdier, that's why.

Divorce isn't easy - make sure you're prepared for the worst.

Divorce isn't easy - make sure you're prepared for the worst.

Divorce isn't easy - make sure you're prepared for the worst.

Unfortunately, it's a $100 part for breaking a single wire ... but do it yourself in 20 minutes and save on labor fees.

Now that CPU and GPU home mining is not cost effective, how does one get involved with BitCoins?

A hand throttle can be a "poor mans cruise control" or a vital off-roading tool.

Obviously the public WiFi point should be yours ... get rid of the other pesky users to speed up your connection.

The days of mining Bitcoins at home are gone, but several alternate digital currencies like Litecoin, Peercoin, and Feathercoin are still within reach.

IRCd-Hybrid does not have SSL enabled and requires some workarounds to secure its connections. This tutorial will get an IRCd-Hybrid server running, linked to other servers, and secured with SSL.

It sure is handy having a portable video player ... but getting video you already own onto it without buying it again can be a hassle.

On our trip to Morocco in 2007 we met Salah Idim Bouri at Julio's Riad Dar Pangal Kasbah. He taught us the Moroccan way to make mint tea.

There are a number of "life skills" out there that are just handy to know ... lock picking is one of them.

Don't pay hundreds of dollars to a dealer to replace your disc brake pads. With a few tools and about 30 minutes, you can do it yourself easily.

Ruby on Rails ... is a language framework that is very easy to have a love/hate relationship with. When things "just work", it's beautiful. But when they don't?

OS X is a sweet OS but paying the premium for Apple hardware can be quite prohibitive.

The bottom line is ... you won't.

On-line tutorial for programming a basic, x86 PC bootstrap and binary image loader in assembly language.

The ability of manufacturing a firearm entirely at home is becoming more realistic with affordable 3D printers and CNC mills.

There's always a way to live better - live awesome!

Back in the day, you could get a huge performance boost from manually tweaking the RAM refresh rate.

When the service techs cannot help you, utilize your inner Nerd to gather data.

My supercharged 4.0L Jeep Wrangler kept throwing a P0129 error OBDII code and I needed to figure out how to solve it. Using a USB oscilloscope, a home mechanic can troubleshoot all kinds of electrical issues.