Just had to share. I purchased the TT nearly three years ago, shortly after my son was born. Since then, it has gone to an actual shop once, and that was to do an oil change as we were mid move, and I didn’t have any of my stuff. When I bought it, the A/C […]
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New intake
A little over a year ago, I decided it’d be neat to replace the intake on the TT, and while research brought me to the Modshack VTDA, they didn’t sell it anymore. I did find a K&N unit for a price I could afford, and made the switch. It completely replaced the stock airbox with […]
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My current car, a 2013 Chrysler 200 Limited, is under a lease that will be up in June. I loved this car far more than I expected to, given the reviews on it, but I can provide more color to that later. The end story is that the residual value of my car (the amount […]
Continue ReadingLog4Vala – A logging framework for Vala inspired by Log4J
It’s getting pretty easy to see that I should start finishing some entries for this blog if it’s going to be at all relevant or useful, but I’ll take a moment to introduce another “thing”. This past weekend, while working on a web project in Ambition, I started wishing I could control logging in a […]
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Project Audi TT Audio: Head Unit
I always felt that the head unit was the easiest component of most vehicles to replace. Modern vehicles have hugely custom setups, some controlling HVAC and car preferences, which makes it a pain. Luckily, in this case, the only sin is that Audi uses a slightly wider faceplate on their head units. I actually replaced […]
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I’ve installed amps in vehicles all of twice, and both of those cars were not German. One was a 1997 Dodge Intrepid, and one was a 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder. The Intrepid was fairly easy because it was huge and had a lot of open spaces, so finding a place to drill wasn’t terrible. That […]
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So, last fall, I picked up a 2002 Audi TT 225 Roadster with a little over 160,000 miles. It’s super high mileage, but drives super well, and I figure it’s a great little car to learn on. Luckily, nothing terrible has happened yet, but I can guarantee you that this car will be featured more […]
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Introduction
I keep finding myself in situations where I say, “Yeah, I could totally do that myself.” Honestly, I have no freaking idea what I’m doing, but at least I can share the knowledge after I’ve broken everything. You may also find instances where my wife and I have both not had any idea what we […]
Continue ReadingGCouchbase – A reasonable Couchbase library for Vala
I’m pleased to announce that there is a reasonable Couchbase library coming along for Vala, and it is semi-functional at this point. Sure, an announcement seems weird at “semi-functional”, but considering the absence of a library up to this point, I’m calling it good. Introducing GCouchbase (github/web). GCouchbase is a combination of a fully functional […]
Continue ReadingI’m speaking at Twin Cities Code Camp 15!
I will be presenting the Ambition MVC Framework at TCCC15. Twin Cities Code Camp is a free event that occurs twice a year at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, and it caters to novice to advanced developers using multiple languages and devices. TCCC15 will be held on October 19th, 2013, starting at 8:00am, […]
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