Category Archives: Creativity Hacks

NordicTrack without keyboard

NordicTray: an integrated keyboard table for the NordicTrack treadmill

In an effort to improve my writing workflow, I want to add an unobtrusive keyboard and mouse to this treadmill so that I can move quickly from my desk to the treadmill with minimal distraction or interruption to my writing.

PressureDiver face

PressureDiver: a sensor to plumb the depths of saxophone air tightness

This happy little explorer is the business end of PressureDiver: a simple barometric pressure sensor designed to report changes in air pressure from inside a sealed container. In this case, we’ll be exploring a saxophone.

Parts image

Creativity Hack: Studio Light Mast

Problem: Adding video production equipment to my office has created too much clutter. Solution: 3D printed parts to mount a mast on the wall This past fall, the last of my…

Plain text editor

Reduce your tool clutter to crank out the words

As I have mentioned elsewhere, I’m not a fan of doing the heavy lifting on any long-form writing project in a word processor. (You can read postings here and here to…