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https://youtu.be/hzvI4OA-roE In this video I unbox this pocket sized radio and give it a little test. I'm feeling a little retro lately and having a sole device for radio is great…

https://youtu.be/VXMWuEucsbs I recently bought this little 5V 5W solar panel from Amazon. I don't expect great things from it, but for about $13 AUD, it's good to have around in a…

https://youtu.be/rlA68Yiwquc This was the postlude at the end of Vigil Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Albury, on 23 August 2025. Mendelssohn's 1st Sonata in F minor will …

https://youtu.be/54kpqXFnFVU In this video, I unbox the EcoFlow Folding Water Bottle. It's made of food grade silicone and can store 2L of liquids (including hot stuff!). For easy…

https://youtu.be/BaDwloxBflg I’m testing the YINETTECH 18650 lithium battery charger module — a 5V 2.4A dual USB circuit board with digital LCD display and built-in protections (o…

https://youtu.be/ymxBA2T_iF8 This is an original organ composition in peaceful, relaxed, and cantabile style in the key of G major with a middle section in G minor. James Michael …

https://youtu.be/G2HUwdOSy8s I bought a cheap 4-slot 18650 power bank case and 4 18650 Li-ion cells from Temu to see if it’s actually usable. In this video, I load it up with four…

https://youtu.be/kELn6GEYZrU It has been quite sometime since I posted some live recordings. So after some inspiration from my friend, Vidas (@organduo), who suggested I just reco…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhx5fGTbjY My Cygnett 5000mAh power bank stopped charging beyond one LED, so I cracked it open to see if the battery was still any good. Turns out…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_GPxcSY-i0 In this video, I turn three unused Sony NP-BX1 camera batteries into a functional 12V power bank! These generic batteries were no longe…

https://youtu.be/lCb_jERq5As In this video, I unbox and test a 12V PIR motion detector module using a basic LED strip. Perfect for simple DIY automation projects like hallway ligh…

https://youtu.be/ST0K40wsSRs Tim Attride recently visited me in Albury and inspired me to, once again, look into playing his music. This charming miniature is a simple but delight…

https://youtu.be/SH9DnOuA2XQ 9V rechargeable batteries aren't as common as AA/AAA ones so I looked on AliExpress for some. I bought a pair of them to use in my multimeter and stud…

https://youtu.be/t87L94kWUeg Tired of plugging your Glow Dreaming white noise machine into the wall? In this video, I show you how to power it using a USB-C power bank...perfect f…

https://youtu.be/2_0Hwz-E0KY In this video, I swap out my USB powerbanks and 10 AA batteries for a single 8Ah WattCycle LiFePO4 12.8V battery and test its capacity. Will I get th…

https://youtu.be/WK5ss2mLgGY It feels like I've searched much of the internet for a USB-C charger for a LiFePO4 battery and I couldn't find one. Whilst it's not perfect, I used my…

https://youtu.be/crNkm5kYP9w I had a bunch of spare rechargeable AA batteries lying around, so I thought, why not turn them into a 12V power source? In this video, I show you how …

https://youtu.be/Q_9Bky6g-lI Phil composed this piece for his final Sunday (June 29, 2025) as organist at Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Scor…

https://youtu.be/srcHYcQxfvo Today I had the honour of playing at the wedding of Julia Tocher and Tomas Mones Cazon. This was the entrance hymn and it just so happens that this hy…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNb67LeY_hU Patrick obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) in 2016, and in the spring of 2024 obtai…