Some of my latest stuff:

NEW WEBLOG LOCATION !!! I now have my blog hosted on a Google Blogger page. Better functionality, easier for me to update, easier on the eyes, and of course, SYNDICATION. But don't worry--I haven't ditched the previous two years' worth of information. All of that good material can still be found in its original location here.

NEW FREE PLAN (PDF): DIY Audio Amplifier Schematics. I have assembled a few schematics and photos of a stereo amplifier I built more than a decade ago. It's something you can build in a weekend, using readily-available parts. My amp still sounds great, BTW.

I decided to freshen up the home page and move some of the links to a new "jump off" page, which I have dubbed "My Informational and Personal Interests Pages." I no longer have forty-plus links cluttering the home page now. The woodworking pages, travel stuff and other miscellaneous pages are now linked from the new page, leaving the law practice and technical links on the home page. Of course, if you have any trouble finding a link, you can always go to the site map, which has links to everything on my website. I also monkeyed with some of the text on the home page. Not sure if I like it yet, but maybe it'll grow on me.

NEW ARTICLE: Bowl-Turning on the Lathe. A brief primer on turning a wooden bowl. With lots of photos

NEW: Drill Bit Decimal Equivalents chart (PDF). Lists the decimal dimensions of fractional, number and letter size drill bits, and tap drill sizes.

NEW ARTICLE: Basic Home Wood Shop Safety. Some tips for minimizing risks in your home woodworking shop.

NEW FREE PLAN (PDF): Table top downdraft box. Sketches for a 24" x 30" x 6" downdraft box. Attaches to a dust collector and stores easily.

NEW ARTICLE: Wood Shop Shed Construction Project. A chronicle in pictures and words of my summer building project.

NEW ARTICLE: Designing A Small Wood Shop. Tips and ideas for setting up and optimizing a small shop for woodworking.

NEW ARTICLE: My link exchange policies. Something to read before sending your link request.

Just feel like writing lately. Yet another new online article: Protecting Your Privacy and Data Online, with some tips on how to protect your personal information.

I've added another page that may be of help around the shop. Basic Math Formulas for Woodworkers, showing some simple geometric layout calculations.

A new feature article "Great Moments in Engineering Stupidity: A Collection of Infamous Design Blunders Through History" is now online. Take a dark journey through the history of engineering and construction screwups. Perhaps some people find that their purpose in life is only to serve as a warning to others.

My article "The Numbers Game: A Primer on Single-Phase A.C. Electric Motor Horsepower Ratings" is now available online in the downloadable and printable Adobe PDF format. Due to the popularity of this article (it receives up to 50 hits a day), I felt the need to make it more user-friendly. Feel free to download and use this for your educational or non-commercial uses.

Pen care tips. Helpful information if you are a recipient of one of my DIY pens. Includes instructions on replacing ink refills.

Vacation pictures! I have posted some photos taken on my holiday in the U.K. and Ireland last summer. Includes some brief narrative. I also have a few pics taken on a recent trip to Phoenix. Many of the images are 1024 x 768 and make fine wallpapers for you to download (for personal, non-commercial use only). Enjoy.

Optimize your website. See my article on search engine optimization, with lots of helpful guidance to help you promote your web page.

My woodworking weblog. A discussion of general woodworking topics, and some of my projects. I talk about methods, materials, mistakes, with lots of photos and links. A sporadic journal of my trials and tribulations in the wood shop. With an occasional off-topic rant thrown in just to stir the pot.

Selected sources outside my site -- with shameless plugs for people, places and events that I think you may find fascinating:

The MSBA Computer Law Section now has a weblog. Keep apprised of news, cases, and other information vital to technology law practitioners. Discuss important tech issues of the day.

Firefox 2.0 has been released. Download your free copy today and rediscover the web.

Peruse the archives of Hearsay, the official publication of the Minnesota State Bar Association New Lawyers Section.