Midnight Cheese Archive
This is a list of every post on Midnight Cheese, all on one page.
Hacking the University Mac Lab
A short story about hacking the library Macintosh lab at the University of Tennessee.
March 08, 2023
Survey Results: Ham Radio Nets
These are the findings from a survey about amateur radio nets and how people discover them.
January 02, 2023
Apple Watch Owners: How do you rely on this thing?
After wearing an Apple Watch nearly 24/7 for the last 6 months I switched back to my Fitbit.
August 03, 2022
Yoshi Sodeoka Rides the Psychedelic Wave
A blend of analog and digital signals interacting, shifting in shape and color, and creating a sometimes-dizzying barrage of visual intensity.
May 29, 2022
Wasting an Evening with distcc
The number of roadblocks when working with Gentoo day-to-day feels higher than it used to be.
April 25, 2022
My First Experience with the Internet
My first experience with the Internet in August of 1994.
December 08, 2021
Moving from Hexo to 11ty
This site is now generated using the static site generator, Eleventy.
March 29, 2021
Open Firmware DEFAULT CATCH! code=300
Addressing Open Firmware errors on an old PowerBook G3.
October 06, 2020
What's the goal? Amateur Radio license changes
If we want younger voices with new thought leadership and new technology ideas, let's give Techs more room to participate.
August 02, 2020
First Things First Manifesto
Designers as individuals are responsible for the unfortunate state of our society.
May 12, 2020
Apple Dashboard and how Widgets nearly ruled the world
iPhone third-party apps would all be web based, driven by Webkit.
December 14, 2019
Product Management: Any Given Day
Documenting a single day in the shoes of a Product Manager.
June 22, 2018
APRS beacon with Uputronics GPS Board and a Raspberry Pi 3
A step-by-step guide to using an Uputronics GPS board with a Raspberry Pi.
February 10, 2018
The Antenna on Rocky Top
A visit to the University of Tennessee Amateur Radio Club.
November 12, 2017
Sabbatical: First Aurora at High Level
If one could visualize the wind, that would be my best description of aurora.
July 09, 2017
Sabbatical: Thunderstorms at Jackfish Lake in Saskatchewan
As evening crept in there was a fantastic lightning show.
April 25, 2017
Sabbatical: Family in Minnesota and crossing the Canadian border
The entire area is beautiful. Far away from everything. Exceptionally peaceful.
March 16, 2017
Sabbatical: Background, preparation, and hitting the road
When holding a globe, Yellowknife is one of the most Northern cities marked on the map of North America.
March 07, 2017
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar: First Impressions
The user is forced to pay attention to two output devices.
January 17, 2017
Super Simple APRS Position Reporter
This project idea has been in response to the more hardware heavy Raspberry Pi projects that involve extra TNC hardware, additional sound cards, and custom cabling.
December 13, 2015
Introducing Amateur Radio Weekly
An email newsletter published every Saturday featuring the most interesting links shared in the ham radio community.
December 09, 2014
SpaceX-4 Lanuch & NASA Social: A Homecoming
Every once in a while we'd sit in her house and notice the windows begin to rattle. We all knew that meant NASA was launching a Shuttle.
September 16, 2014
Decoding Data Packets From the International Space Station
With a magnet mount antenna I heard data packets from the International Space Station.
June 21, 2014
Building the Softrock Ensemble RXTX
The receive functionality is fantastic, while setting up the software is a nightmare.
April 07, 2014
Raspberry Pi + Node.js + Socket.IO + Twitter Streaming API = Internet Bliss
A tiny web app that displays new Tweets as they roll in from a Twitter User Stream.
February 27, 2014
Building an RSS Reader With Meteor
Using Meteor and Google Feed API to build an RSS reader.
June 27, 2013
Amateur Radio
Earning my Amateur Radio license and jumping into the world of Ham Radio.
November 09, 2012
Republic Wireless Review
Republic Wireless is geared toward users who spend most of their time in an environment with persistent Wi-Fi.
November 07, 2012
Old Stones River Road
Old Stones River Road was abandonded when building Percy Priest Lake.
January 07, 2012
Switching From WordPress to Octopress
Documenting the move from WordPress to Octopress and static site generation.
November 03, 2011
Displaying Twitter and Weather on your Arduino LCD Screen
Displaying tweets, the top Twitter trends, and the current weather on a 16x2 LCD screen powered by an Arduino
October 28, 2011
Podcastin' with Jawgrind
Talking web development with Trey and Stephen on the Jawgrind podcast.
September 05, 2011
Seedling: A Garden Tracking App
Seedling was a web app built to track progress in the garden.
August 29, 2011
Broadcast iTunes AirPlay Tracks to Campfire Chat with TrackFire
Using AppleScript to display iTunes AirPlay tracks in a Campfire chat.
June 08, 2011
bbbrowser: Fun with the Dribbble API
bbbrowser displayed the Dribbble firehose of newest shots before the API was locked down by the new oweners.
June 08, 2011
Arduino, LCD and Plexiglass
Building a plexiglass container for an Arduino and a 16x2 LCD screen.
May 14, 2011
My iPhoneTracker Map
iPhoneTracker Map pulls location data from your iPhone and displays it on a map.
April 19, 2011
Honda Indy Grand Prix at Barber: Photos
Photos from various races at the 2011 Honda Indy Grand Prix at the Barber Motorspots Complex in Alabama.
April 09, 2011
Nissan Leaf Review
An early test drive of the Nissan Leaf at Nissan's Franklin headquarters in 2011.
March 25, 2011
Bulging MacBook Pro Battery
Discovering a buldging MacBook Pro battery tucked away in a drawer.
February 19, 2011
Just Another Nashville Snowpocalypse
Snow in Nashville is always bad news for the commute.
February 09, 2011
Rolex 24 Series Race at Daytona 2011
Experiencing the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway in 2011.
February 01, 2011
Another Middle Tennessee Snow
Snow in the Nahville area is always an event to behold.
January 25, 2011
Tennessee Traffic Widget Version 2.0
Announcing the release of version 2.0 or the Tennessee Traffic Widget for OS X Dashboard.
January 16, 2011
How to Turn a Google Mini into a Home Server
The Google Mini was a search appliance that many companies used to power search on their website or index documents on their intranet.
October 17, 2010
Ohio Metro Buses Run Nashville MTA Routes
That time Cincinnati lent buses to Nashville.
October 14, 2010
Fiery Gizzard Trail
Hiking the Fiery Gizzard Trail in South Cumberland State Park.
September 14, 2010
AT&T Fears a Verizon iPhone, Big Time
AT&T's survey questions are hyper-focused on Verizon.
August 26, 2010
The Maine Trip (aka Jeff's Wedding)
Live-blogging a roadtrip from Jacksonville, Florida to Bangor, Maine.
July 25, 2010
Cable Modem and Router on Solar Power
Powering a cable modem using a solar panel, marine battery, and inverter.
July 19, 2010
Garden Update - Stunted Growth, Yellow Leaves
Gardening isn't always successful on the first try.
July 17, 2010
NOAA Weather/Radio Fax over Shortwave Radio
Receiving weather fax images from NOAA over sortwave radio.
July 13, 2010
Weather Alert Script for your Home Server
Using the beep command to signal weather alerts.
May 22, 2010
How High is Percy Priest Lake?
Monitoring the level of Percy Priest Lake after the historic 2010 Nashville flood.
May 05, 2010
Historic Flooding in Middle Tennessee
Account of driving around Nashvile on the day of the historic 2010 flood.
April 30, 2010
Stones River Prior to Percy Priest Lake
A view into the Stones River prior to Percy Priest Dam and Percy Priest Lake.
April 27, 2010
The Acclaim Trip
Flying to Baltimore to pick up a 1995 Plymouth Acclaim with only 38,000 miles.
March 04, 2010
Nissan Leaf Event Nashville
For around-town applications, the Leaf looks promising.
January 17, 2010
New Year's Eve on the Beach
Photos from the beach at midnight on New Year's in Seaside.
December 31, 2009
Funky Apple Magic Mouse Panel Design
November 03, 2009
NaNoDrawMo 2009
November 02, 2009
Fall Color at Savage Gulf
November 01, 2009
The True Cost of Owning a Car
October 04, 2009
Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta
September 23, 2009
Best Google Reader Feature Ever
September 18, 2009
Jolicloud Review
August 20, 2009
Shepard Fairey Stickers
July 05, 2009
Murfreesboro Tornado
April 10, 2009
It pays to buy local
April 02, 2009
1 Year Time Lapse of Weather Alerts
March 09, 2009
Nashville Tea Party
February 27, 2009
100,000 Miles
February 15, 2009
DTV Antenna Success
February 01, 2009
Do-it-yourself Digital TV Antenna
January 30, 2009
Kitty Litter Cam!
January 23, 2009
I've Cancelled XM for Pandora
January 12, 2009
The Housing Situation on our Street
January 11, 2009
Night Snow
December 12, 2008
3 Months of Radar
November 28, 2008
New Police Sub-station opens in Lake Forrest
November 25, 2008
Photos from the UT Vs. Wyoming Game
November 09, 2008
Gasoline without Ethanol = ~13% more MPG
November 09, 2008
Setting my favorite computer free
September 24, 2008
2 months using AT&T & the iPhone
September 23, 2008
All Burned and Melted
August 28, 2008
NOAA Weather Alert Time Lapse
August 08, 2008
There was no avoiding it, really
July 29, 2008
Excellent Presentation of Election Data
July 29, 2008
Internet Weather URLs from 1995
July 13, 2008
My Monitor During the WWDC Keynote
June 09, 2008
MTA Bus Ride not Feasible
May 10, 2008
Nissan GT-R on the road in Nashville
May 08, 2008
Fuel Prices Officially too High
May 02, 2008
MacBook Pro Rainbow Graphics
April 28, 2008
Muxtape
April 24, 2008
European Automotive
April 21, 2008
Earthquake
April 18, 2008
Polizei Cheese
April 07, 2008
Ubuntu on the MacBook Pro
April 01, 2008
Ode to 80s Network IDs
March 10, 2008
Lunar Eclipse Photos
February 21, 2008
TV Logos from 1992
January 20, 2008
Candor Gallery is the Featured Widget
November 29, 2007
New Cameras for the TN Traffic Widget
November 27, 2007
San Francisco
November 05, 2007
An Abundance of Homes
October 03, 2007
Candor Gains RSS
September 02, 2007
Phoenix? No, just Nashville.
August 08, 2007
Candor Reaches 1000
July 26, 2007
Happenings
July 24, 2007
TDOT Securin' the Prez
July 19, 2007
My iPhone Shame
July 18, 2007
Ol' Calc
July 16, 2007
Tennessee Region SCCA
June 25, 2007
Then along came the Germans...
May 17, 2007
But I Digress...
May 17, 2007
The Ford FPV Falcon GT
May 16, 2007
Candor Gallery Gadget
May 16, 2007
Candor in iCreate Magazine
May 07, 2007
Candor Update
May 02, 2007
Interchange Weirdness
April 25, 2007
Posters and Cassettes
March 23, 2007
Ford Ka
March 02, 2007
Traffic Widget Update
February 17, 2007
Candor Update
February 10, 2007
Snow
February 02, 2007
ART TO DIE FOR
January 25, 2007
What would iPhone look like?
January 07, 2007
Tennessee Traffic Cameras Widget
December 17, 2006
RS4
November 09, 2006
Vote Widgets
November 07, 2006
On to Ubuntu
November 05, 2006
Koala
November 03, 2006
Fedora Core 6
October 25, 2006
Oh Yeah
October 17, 2006
Tape Bands
October 13, 2006
E85 Myths
October 01, 2006
Wolfmother
September 21, 2006
Songs with Blankets
September 07, 2006
WWDC Wrap-up
August 13, 2006
Photos from San Francisco
August 07, 2006
WWDC Bound
August 05, 2006
100,000
July 29, 2006
Turrentines
July 22, 2006
Bonnaroo 2006
June 19, 2006
Yellowknife
June 15, 2006
An Exercise in Design
April 18, 2006
Stick a fork in them
April 12, 2006
Candor Gallery
April 04, 2006
The Sky Falls Soon
April 03, 2006
Show Your Bones
March 28, 2006
Farewell old friend.
March 08, 2006
MacBook Pro Tested
March 03, 2006
MacBook Pro Photos
March 01, 2006
MacBook Pro
February 27, 2006
Charles S. Anderson
February 10, 2006
The deed has been done.
January 26, 2006
Snow
January 18, 2006
Post Snowboarding
January 15, 2006
Fall photos
November 03, 2005
They Looked
November 01, 2005
Stop Looking @ Me!
October 21, 2005
Apple's Special Event
October 07, 2005
Award Time
August 11, 2005
Order 48
August 01, 2005
48 Hours
July 25, 2005
Long Time Gone
July 20, 2005
Aireoke
July 13, 2005
Live 8
July 02, 2005
Learn HTML
June 29, 2005
Always Show Up
June 21, 2005
Apple & Intel
June 07, 2005
Apple Store and their Country Fans
June 05, 2005
Apple Store, Nashville Style
June 03, 2005
Damn.
April 21, 2005
The Perfect Drive
April 13, 2005
The End is Near
April 07, 2005
Bill Goff Music
March 05, 2005
-X
January 21, 2005
Design for Good?
January 20, 2005
Mac Mini
January 11, 2005
Typographic History
December 20, 2004
Apple Crazies
November 01, 2004
May 1 Reboot
May 01, 2004
Panther Screens of DEATH
February 16, 2004
Darwin x86
January 25, 2004
KDE & Panther
December 10, 2003
MacStumbler
December 07, 2003
VT G5 Cluster
September 23, 2003
SE/30 Screenshots
August 19, 2003
FoxTrot on Linux
August 14, 2003
Gentoo
June 11, 2003
Crissy's Roommate
April 15, 2003
Cake
May 24, 2002
Last Crissy's Roommate
April 23, 2002
Lab Day
April 21, 2002
Journey
April 17, 2002
Printed and bound
April 11, 2002
Thesis is DONE
April 07, 2002
OS X
October 21, 2001
GRAF d'SIGN
July 08, 2001