Category Archives: DIY
PDF to MOBI Conversion for Kindle
If you have a Kindle and you want to read technical papers in PDF format, you might know that it is not very easy to do. The Kindle DX has a large screen allowing landscape viewing where PDF looks reasonable … Continue reading
Rancilio Audrey Group Head
Today I disassembled my Audrey with the intent to install pre-infusion mod and to clean the group head. I did not install the mod though. I realized that my mental picture of the mod is not matching what I found … Continue reading
Rancilio Audrey Pre-infusion mod
Next facelift for my Rancilio Audrey will be a pre-infusion mod. There are two ways to do that. Simplest way is to add a couple of water hammer aresters (kudos to JeepinGeo @ coffeegeek.com). JeepinGeo also posted a Youtube video … Continue reading
Video of my coffee roaster in action
My roster in action movie just went on Youtube. It shows this roasting rig in action
Suction Clamp Camera Support
This is a camera support gadget that can be used to support a camera or a flash on any even surface. Glass and polished metal work fine with it. I use it to shoot from my car by attaching it … Continue reading
Vacation clothes shot with my octagon ringlight
This is another video episode shot with my Octagon Light design
Improving octagon light
Now it has 16 lights and mate black front
Everyday seen made interesting
Extraordinary seen out of ordinary things! Continue reading
Black foamy thing
Black flag is an old idea. Here is a simple DIY twist on this idea for speedlights Continue reading
Lighting setup with two umbrellas
Found a reference to a two umbrella setup that mimics a beauty light. It is like a large beauty light. There are two drawbacks to this setup IMHO. Fist, it must be loosing a lot of light in reflections between the … Continue reading