The Bow River that flows through Calgary from the Rocky Mountain glaciers is supposedly a world class trout fishery. I’ve been trying my hand at fishing this beautiful river. Here are my favourite spots to try and fish the Bow River in and around Calgary Alberta. Site Spring Summer Fall Winter Refinery Park Too shallow; …
How to Use a Multimeter
A multimeter is the most useful tool when dealing with electricity. A cheap $15 multimeter will go a long way and is likely all that you’ll need. In general, anything fancier/more expensive just increase accuracy and adds very specific functionality that you are unlikely to ever use. How to Measure Voltage Voltage is probably the …
Basics of Electricity
This is meant to be a basic introduction to electricity / electrical concepts for those who have limited or no electrical background. V=IR Where: V = Voltage (measured in volts V) I = Current (measured in amps A) R = Resistance (measured in ohms Ω) The above equation is Ohm’s law and should get you …
How to Clone a Hard Drive
I’ve been using Clonezilla a number of years whenever I want to clone a hard drive. The point of cloning a hard drive is to create a complete backup so that if things go sideways I have a way to restore to what I had before. I clone hard drives when I upgrade to a …
How to Get Started with LED
Connect a LED with a battery and a resistor. The long leg of an LED is the positive, the anode. You could connect a LED directly to a battery without a resistor, but that probably wouldn’t last very long. The resistor acts as a load and limits the amount of current in the circuit. When …