TheGeekGroup – DoogieLabs

Troll HD Camera Housing Hacking S750

April 26, 2014January 17, 2019 doogie

Project Introduction: So we were given a Troll Systems camera housing with everything except the S750 master controller. Instead of spending thousands of dollars on a master controller, we're going to break out the connector and control the camera ourselves. Here are the pics of the circuit board and a diagram of the pinouts. Here is the pinout of the Hirose 10P 12 Pin connector that is on the

December what?

January 6, 2014January 17, 2019 doogie

Welcome and for those are read the site, thankyou! It's really all of you that keep me going. I could pack all this in and go to work at a regular place and do the bare minimum for only self benefit but where does the rest of the world benefit from that? It doesn't! My learning, sharing and creating an environment to learn and share together is the drive that

November 2013 Update

November 11, 2013January 17, 2019 doogie

Chinese made Laptop Battery Review: I got a new battery for my IBM ThinkPad, I took a gamble on one of those cheap Chinese batteries from eBay, as seen here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/190800977853 This battery was not the greatest in my opinion and great care should be taken when purchasing such batteries from eBay. This is the second one of these batteries I have purchased, the first one didn't work correctly at

Phase Change Computer Case Day #2 & #3

October 14, 2013January 17, 2019 doogie

After a long busy week I didn't really get a chance to compile the latest stuff from the build that we have so far. Well, let's kick it off. . If you haven't seen the video for Day #2 on the computer case already, here ya go: In Day #2 I made a blanking that filled in the old power supply location. I added in the chosen fan for this

Project Thumper made Hackaday!

September 29, 2013January 17, 2019 doogie

The new video is out for Thumper, and it ended up being posted on Hackaday (click here for the original post) I was very excited to see this on Hackaday, and then was disappointed when I read comments like: "Maybe it’s just me, but I love the Geek Group too. However, Chris just rubs me the wrong way. I know he means well, but sometimes I feel like his personality

Phase change cooled computer case – refrigerated computer project Day1

September 15, 2013January 17, 2019 doogie

It has always been a bit of tradition that when I have a halfway decent computer I must build an appropriate case for it. When I was working out purchasing my brothers Corei7 machine from him it took me a while to pay it off, so I never built a case for it. Now that I have moved to Grand Rapids, and am finally starting to get into a pattern

Been busy, and out of town!

July 19, 2013January 17, 2019 doogie

Hello and sorry that it had been a long time since I've been active online. I have been busy with life changing stuff, I am out in Michigan right now at The Geek Group volunteering sorting out some car stuff whilst trying out for a job. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and I did end up getting the job, so I will be moving out here very soon.