make. break. in no particular order.

My name is Andy and I make lots of random stuff. Read more about me on the About page.

What's New, You Ask?

I've released a tiny little macOS menubar utility I use to quickly swap my SSH config files between different environments or use cases. It's called Sshwitch.

Side note: On this website, I am using the super-cool Input font for this site. If you write code and you want to use it for your code editor, grab it here: https://input.djr.com/

Latest Blog Articles

CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock
📆 Dec 30. 2025
📁 Computer Stuff

CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock

My thoughts on the CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 dock

The Shed Beast: A 12x16 Wood Frame Storage Shed
📆 Mar 23. 2020
📁 Uncategorized

The Shed Beast: A 12x16 Wood Frame Storage Shed

Designing and building a massive 192 sq ft workshop shed.

Fitness Tracker Tester (& Pokemon Incubator?)
📆 Oct 12. 2016
📁 Uncategorized

Fitness Tracker Tester (& Pokemon Incubator?)

A generic device for... testing fitness trackers. Yeah, testing.

Photo Parade!

Electronics Workbench LED Upgrade
Ventilation Upgrade
Update on Backyard DIY LP Fire Pit
meltmedia meltHack-A-Palooza V: The Lost Pushbutton
2012 Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Making Mad Props for meltmedia's Interactive Superhero Marketing Launch: The HAT
Lipstick Camera Turned Video Microscope
Home-Aged Bourbon YUM!
Hack the SparkFun Big Red Dome Button!
iPotti #2: After a Number One, We Had to Make a Number Two
Tony Stark for Halloween 2010: The Arc Reactor (RT Mark II)
LED Mood Lamp
Making Mad Props for meltmedia's Interactive Superhero Marketing Launch: Techno HAMMER
PC Power Supply Repurposed for Bench/Breadboard/Tinker Use
Desktop Warp Core - The Early Years
What makes a Maker tick?
Update: LED Reading Lamp Materializing
Recycled Sparkfun Shipping Box Wire Dispenser
Dartboard Backstop from Office Corkboard
DIY Cornhole Game Set
Charlieplexing MORE LEDs (20, to be exact)
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock
Quick Little 3.3V and 5V Benchtop Switching Power Supplies
June 18, 2014 is the National Day of Making
The 2014 Southwest Maker Fest in Mesa, AZ
My First Amplifier Circuit: LM386 Easy Amp
Designing a New Man Cave and Workshop
The Shed Beast: A 12x16 Wood Frame Storage Shed
Disney Glow With The Show Ears Teardown
Fitbit Cheat-O-Matic 2: 3D Printed Mechanical Simplicity
Electronics Workbench LED Upgrade
Ventilation Upgrade
Update on Backyard DIY LP Fire Pit
meltmedia meltHack-A-Palooza V: The Lost Pushbutton
2012 Kentucky Bourbon Trail
Making Mad Props for meltmedia's Interactive Superhero Marketing Launch: The HAT
Lipstick Camera Turned Video Microscope
Home-Aged Bourbon YUM!
Hack the SparkFun Big Red Dome Button!
iPotti #2: After a Number One, We Had to Make a Number Two
Tony Stark for Halloween 2010: The Arc Reactor (RT Mark II)
LED Mood Lamp
Making Mad Props for meltmedia's Interactive Superhero Marketing Launch: Techno HAMMER
PC Power Supply Repurposed for Bench/Breadboard/Tinker Use
Desktop Warp Core - The Early Years
What makes a Maker tick?
Update: LED Reading Lamp Materializing
Recycled Sparkfun Shipping Box Wire Dispenser
Dartboard Backstop from Office Corkboard
DIY Cornhole Game Set
Charlieplexing MORE LEDs (20, to be exact)
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock
Quick Little 3.3V and 5V Benchtop Switching Power Supplies
June 18, 2014 is the National Day of Making
The 2014 Southwest Maker Fest in Mesa, AZ
My First Amplifier Circuit: LM386 Easy Amp
Designing a New Man Cave and Workshop
The Shed Beast: A 12x16 Wood Frame Storage Shed
Disney Glow With The Show Ears Teardown
Fitbit Cheat-O-Matic 2: 3D Printed Mechanical Simplicity

Maker Resources

A radnom sampling of tools and resources I find useful. View all resources →

Developer Tools
Pico CSS

Minimal CSS framework for semantic HTML. It makes things look great without writing classes.

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Learning Platforms
FreeCodeCamp

A non-profit organization that consists of an interactive learning web platform, an online community forum, chat rooms, online publications and local organizations.

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Resources for STEM

Find stuff for learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. View STEM

STEM Stuff
PBS Kids Cyberchase

Games, videos, and activities to get kids involved in a science- and math-based adventure to learn and save the universe from evil cartoon characters (it’s hard to believe those cute little characters are evil, but we’ll just go with the story). 😉 There are multilingual activities, as well, FYI.

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STEM Stuff
Tynker

“Tynker’s mission is to provide every child with a solid foundation in computer science, programming, and critical thinking skills to prepare them to become better architects of their future world. Our goal is to ensure that, by 2033, every high school graduate has been exposed to some formal coding education. We celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2022. We’ve helped more than 100 million kids learn to code. Our award-winning curriculum is used in more than 150,000 schools around the world.“ —Tynker About page

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STEM Stuff
How Stuff Works?

“HowStuffWorks explains the curiosities of our world, delving into everything from cyber security and housecleaning tips to the physics of black holes and the history of slang. We provide factual, unbiased content that’s fun to read — seriously, check out this piece on the world’s ugliest animal and tell us you didn’t at least crack a smile when you found out why blobfish are so ... blobby.“ —HowStuffWorks.com About page

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Resources for STEM & Women/Girls in Tech

Technology is super cool and it shouldn't care who makes it that way. Women/Girls in Tech.

Women & Girls in Tech
National Girls Collaborative Project

The vision of the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the United States that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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Women & Girls in Tech
50 Women in the Tech Industry Every Man Should Know

(From the article intro) “The tech industry is a sector dominated by men. You’ve probably heard about well-known tech giants like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos or Mark Zuckerberg, but you might not know about the equally impressive female tech gurus. Research shows that almost 80% of students cannot name a single famous woman working in tech. To solve this problem, we’ve got a list of the top 50 women in the tech industry you should know about!” (Thank you, Eva!)

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