Archive for August, 2009


Cornell Solar Decathlon at the NY State Fair and Beyond

  Posted August 31st, 2009 | No Comments »
Silo House

This past Thursday marked the start of my sophomore classes at Cornell University.  I’ve decided that I’m going to affiliate with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Major, and I’m also hoping to pursue a business minor.  However, classes have not been at the front of mind recently; instead, I’ve been far more focused on Cornell’s [...]

Web-Controlled RoboClaw v1

  Posted August 20th, 2009 | 10 Comments »
RoboClaw

This is a project that I’ve been working on on-and-off for over a year now. A while back, a friend got me this robotic claw kit from thinkgeek, basically to make fun of my prosthetics research.  It’s simple enough…A wired controller is connected to the claw and has a few levers for eliciting movement from [...]

How to Upgrade the RAM in your Laptop

  Posted August 19th, 2009 | No Comments »
Laptop RAM

Upgrading the RAM in your laptop can be surprisingly difficult, especially if one stick is located under the keyboard. In this tutorial, I walk you through the steps needed to replace RAM on most laptops. Enjoy!

Kingston 128GB SSD Review

  Posted August 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Kingston SSD

Well, solid state hard drives seem to be all the rage these days, so I figured I’d try one out in my Dell D630 Laptop.  After doing some research, Kingston’s SSD Now drive series looked like the best bang for the buck, so I ordered it.  Check out my review of the drive below.