I guess I should tell you a little about myself.
Hi, my name is Dave, and I like to, uh, take things apart and put them back together…differently. It started when I was a kid, taking things apart to see how they worked; then having my father put them back together. Usually when a toy got broken, or I got bored with it; it would get recycled into something else. I had RC cars with only 2 wheels, toy guns that would launch beans and oodles of other toys that were modified in some way. Boy, you should have seen my G.I. Joe collection when I figured out that all the body parts were interchangeable between the dolls!
Then I grew up, got a job at a Fortune 50 company, got married and became a homeowner. The married part is the most important. You see, I am attention defecit. It takes an exceptional woman to be with a man like me, and my wife acts like the bumpers you put up for little kids at the bowling alley. Every time I start to go off course, she bumps me back in the right direction. It helps some projects get finished, and others- well, it keeps them in check.
My main job occupation is Systems Support for a company. My business on the side is technology related. But my hobby and passion is TINKERING! I love fooling with anything that I can fool with. I love woodworking, electronics, stonework, home improvement, cars, RC cars, photography, computers, robotics, programming…nearly everything is on the books. Usually what happens is I stumble upon something on the ‘net, then I geek it out; hardcore. Then leads to a project or two, or in the case of my photography some expense. In the end I gain a general knowledge of a subject and new entry to my list of ‘things I can do’. Sometimes they develop into a full blown hobby.
So to summarize, I am a Geek. A hardcore Geek. I geek out on everything, and I kinda like it like that…
-Dave
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January 20th, 2010 on 4:44 PM
Hey, I was wondering if you could email a little more detailed “Parts List”? I’m kicking myself sooooo hard for not thinking of a prepaid cell phone for this idea. I’ve been pondering for about a year now a way to do exactly what you just did for much cheaper than that silly (but nice) Viper System.
Also, I’d like to say, that your “How to mod a NO relay into a NC relay” was really quite funny.
Awesome job dude!!!!!!
January 21st, 2010 on 11:25 AM
Awesome site so far, minus the neglected about page :). I love the cell phone remote posts and hope to see many more like it! WTB an official How-to for us less technical people! Your on the bookmark toolbar now!
January 22nd, 2010 on 3:37 AM
Lol, sure. I’d like to be an official anything. I’ll have to work on the about page, I never expected to get any traffic! lol
October 19th, 2014 on 9:40 PM
I’m interested in your remote cell starting idea. I’ve been looking for something on android for a while and only saw viper. Would like to see if you think it is viable. I think people would buy it. I know I would. 215-421-3978.
January 22nd, 2015 on 9:01 PM
Hi Dave,
Just wanted to know what remote starter you recomend for your car starter. I was looking at an Avital 4113LX. where is the non-ground side of the DPDT relay getting connected to that is shown in the diagram. The ground side is labeled 12V Acc. Is that where the other side is connected, to the Acc? Does it stay powered all the time?
Thanks, rickpsz
January 27th, 2015 on 11:37 PM
It stays on ACC power waiting for a signal from the remote or other trigger (other device, i.e alarm system or in this case, the phone.)
January 22nd, 2015 on 9:11 PM
Hi Dave,
Just took another look at the diagram for the remote starter. I guess what I was seeing was the 12V Acc side and needed to know where the other side went to.
Thanks again,
rickpsz
June 11th, 2015 on 10:10 PM
Do you still work this page? Is this the coder Dave Hacks that create the paypal software?
July 23rd, 2015 on 7:31 AM
I get back into this site from time-to-time.
And no, I am not that Dave, sorry.
November 19th, 2015 on 7:56 PM
Hey Dave what company you for? And are you good with creating softwares?
December 17th, 2015 on 3:04 PM
No, not really. I have some web and sql, but only at a rudimentary level.
November 24th, 2015 on 1:46 PM
Hey Dave do you have coder experiences?
December 17th, 2015 on 3:03 PM
Not really, but it is something that I have wanted to get into. I have web and sql, so I should have a base understanding of the structure of the languages, but no, I have never fooled with arduino or anything like that.