Swaks Release 20240103.0 Available

A new version of Swaks is available for download.

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Swaks Release 20201014.0 Available

A new version of Swaks is available for download. This is exclusively a bugfix release addressing issues in the previous release.

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Swaks Release 20201010.0 Available

A new version of Swaks is available for download. This is primarily a bugfix release.

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Swaks Release 20190914.0 Available

A new version of Swaks is available for download. This is primarily a bugfix release.

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Swaks Release 20181104.0 Available

A new version of Swaks is available for download. This is primarily a bugfix release.

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Swaks Release 20170101.0 Available

A new version of swaks is available for download. This release contains a decent number of tweaks, bug fixes, and reworks. It also features Per-Recipient Data Response (PRDR) and PROXY protocol support.

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Increasing A Standup Freezer’s Usable Storage

I like my stand up freezer in general, but I have always felt like its shelves were inefficient. Because the contents of the freezer (especially meat) often don’t stack well, it feels like only about half of the shelf’s storage area is usable. Adding baskets is the obvious choice, but every time I look for baskets I find them to be over-priced and inefficient (the sides are usually sloped, and they are never the exact right size). This fall, while surfing for a basket solution again, I had an epiphany.
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Colander Handle

A few years ago my wife bought a colander at a garage sale. Its handle has never been in great shape, but it has been falling off a lot lately and it needed attention. My wife asked me to fix it, and after finding out expectations were low (specifically, she would have been satisfied with a hole in a dowel rod), I thought I would try for something nicer. During a period of “maker’s block” for a much larger project, I banged out a fairly nice replacement with scraps from my recent panjolele project.
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