A bit of site restructuring to make it cleaner and easier to maintain.

Since I've started to learn how to weld, I've added a new page devoted to welding projects.  The first pages are the Learning to Weld page, which I moved from the DeLorean Repair and Maintenance blog, and a trio of desktop speaker stands I used as a practice project.  I expect I'll be adding more as time goes on and I come up with more things I need welded.

I don't like multi-monitor configurations, but I do like lots of screen space.  Ultra High Definition (UHD) TVs are now available with 3840x2160 resolutions, and although it only has a 30 Hz refresh rate, the 50" model Seiki has a low price and is perfect monitor for programming.  There were a few tricks in getting it positioned properly, getting Windows do run it in native resolution, and dealing with the TV-ness of it when using it as a monitor, but it works great now that it's all set up.

Our 2007 Hyundai Sonata has XM radio, which we never use.  Unfortunately, it has no line-in jack for our phones.  After dealing with ineffective radio tuners for a few years, I finally did some research on how to add a line in jack to the radio.  It turns out a few people had done it before, and it was pretty straight-forward, as long as you're comfortable removing the radio and doing some light soldering to the XM harness. The final result is a working line-in jack that can plug right into any audio player with a 1/8" jack.

Winter is near, and I need to pull the DeLorean's engine to deal with a hole in the block.  While the garage now has electricity, it's hard to beat sunlight for illumination, and it's still going to get pretty cold in the garage.  I was also worried that electric heaters might blow the breakers when coupled with other power tools, and I don't have easy access to the breakers to reset them.  I decided to tackle this problem with a propane heater and strip curtains mounted over the garage door.

I've converted the automotive Repairs and Maintenance page into a blog format.  I'm starting to populate this with detailed information about the work I'm doing, including step-by-step instructions, links, pictures and other useful information.  Hopefully others will find this useful, but it's also for my own information so that I can remember what I did and reference it when I inevitably need to do it again.