Colin sold some stuff at VCF Midwest without even being there, and Steve picked up a hard drive that's probably more useful as a boat anchor.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (2025-09-26 14:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
After cooling off for a bit I picked up where I left off with the DS Lite I attempted the shell swap on. After reseating the display ribbon cable several times with no luck, I put everything back in a box and let it sit for a few days. On a whim I stuck the battery in and...it works now?! I quickly finished putting it back to...
2025-09-24 01:18:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Got an hour to kill? Like watching people make repeated mistakes? Well, have I got a video for you...
2025-09-18 23:47:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Some of Colin's vintage Mac collection is making its way to VCF Midwest, where Steve has some sneaky plans of the LocalTalk persuasion. Oh, and what happened to Micron Xceed anyway?
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End mus...
2025-09-04 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Everything's a gamble these days...with increasingly worse odds.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/). 2025-08-21 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I picked up a JBL EON One Compact, just to find that it has a glaring design flaw. Turns out fixing it is not only free...but pretty easy?!
The video on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/mTApvqVAlw4
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2025-08-18 22:17:02 +0000 UTC
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Why does Sonic the Hedgehog games on Nintendo hardware still feel just so...wrong? Oh, and excuse me for a moment, I need to go arm-wrestle my refrigerator.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired ( 2025-08-07 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Most people owned one portable CD player, sometimes two if the first one broke. I've owned...considerably more than that.
2025-08-04 22:21:00 +0000 UTC View Post
If you think you've been hearing full-quality audio from your portable CD player...I have some bad news for you.
The version on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/IE-yWfkWv_A
Featured music: "Grow Up" by Gloria Tells
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Sony D-150 p...
Aside from torturing ourselves with vintage computers, Colin and Steve also have fond memories of video games, especially handheld consoles. What was the scene like back in the 90s, and why is Colin getting back into Game Boy modding?
Intro music by Eric Skiff (2025-07-24 14:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm (slowly) working on my next video, in which I do a bit of mythbusting -- do portable CD players with an anti-skip memory buffer actually reduce audio quality? It's something I said in my "portable CD players buyer's guide" video from a few years ago, but was recently called out on as supposedly being not true. So now I ne...
2025-07-03 23:24:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I periodically volunteer at Free Geek Twin Cities, and here's a look at some of the things I help out with when I'm there.
2025-06-24 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Taking over the world, one cheap phone faceplate at a time.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (https://soundcloud.com/LA...
2025-06-19 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Steve went to the swap meet and brought home another ImageWriter, and nobody's surprised.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (2025-06-12 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Last year I shared a video where I kayaked the "chain of lakes" in Minneapolis. St. Paul has a similar string of lakes linked by channels, which end at Lake Phalen to the south. Here's an abbreviated tour of them, interrupted halfway through by a weir (which I almost went over).
The version on YouTube is here: 2025-06-09 22:14:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This Sony TC-WR550Z cassette deck works now, but it sure put up a fight. Hopefully this helps you if you're facing the same repairs!
The version of this video on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/KMWHCQaZm8Q
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2025-06-02 23:09:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I hate messy wiring, and I hate messy wiring in cars even more. Let's install a dashcam using a kit that hopefully doesn't suck.
The version on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/gI3INZCHfFs
2025-05-28 00:26:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Colin finally got sucked into the world of car dashcams, with a neat way to keep the installation from also sucking.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (2025-05-22 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
With the current craziness that is my life and mind these days, my regular video production schedule is, well, not going to be regular for a while. While looking for a part for a project, I decided to start filming. Let's dig through my bins of junk so I can rediscover all of the things I forgot I had!
2025-05-19 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
A prominent NAS manufacturer makes a serious mistake.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (https://soundcloud.com/LAKEYINS...
2025-05-15 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry, I got distracted.
The version of this episode on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/HlUHWt1OQv4
Here's my episode about restoring this Quadra 700: https://youtu.be/oXNLPOksY1Y...
2025-05-05 22:23:01 +0000 UTC View PostI got laid off today.
Well, I found out I'm getting laid off. My last day at my current employer is at the end of the month. But they made the news official today.
You may know that I'm only a part-time content creator. The revenue I get from YouTube, Patreon, etc isn't at a level that I could live off of, so I ha...
2025-05-02 21:23:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Could Phone Watch be coming to an end??!!!
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (https://soundcloud.com/LAKEYINSPIRED)....
2025-05-01 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Colin braves Ikea in the name of home improvement while Steve does smart things with his 3D printer.
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (2025-04-24 14:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
If you have a Mac SE/30 with a dodgy ROM SIMM slot, this option from Kero's Mac Mods is right up your alley.
The version on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/7N--GGi32Yw
The SMC PDS ROM is available here: 2025-04-21 13:49:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Just when we thought Steve's shed troubles couldn't get any worse...
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (https://soundclo...
2025-04-17 14:00:20 +0000 UTC View Post
The ThinkPad 500 was IBM's first subnotebook. It...wasn't perfect.
The version of this video on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/piGrQ62Re1o
If you're one of the 3 people left on planet Earth with a ThinkPad 500 and you have the same problem, he...
2025-04-14 22:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Silly, useless software; our dumb car stories; and running over extension cords. Is it Friday yet?
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music).
2025-04-10 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
VCF East is this weekend, and Steve's going...but does he know what he's bringing?
Intro music by Eric Skiff (https://ericskiff.com/music). End music by Lakey Inspired (ht...
2025-04-03 14:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a good thing I like the SE/30 as much as I do, considering what this one put me through.
The version on YouTube is here: https://youtu.be/czLFa6II7Hg
My BlueSCSI expansion slot bracket model: 2025-03-31 22:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
