About Adam

Hi, I'm Adam. I like figuring things out.

I started AdamBob as a place to document the things I'm curious about — technology, electronics, everyday products, computers, home projects, books, and all the little problems that make me wonder,"Why does it work this way?"

I'm especially interested in things that are easy to overlook.

A cheap gadget.
An old computer.
A piece of hardware.
A household appliance.
A strange engineering decision.
A problem that seems simple but turns out to be surprisingly complicated.

Sometimes I'll buy something and test it. Sometimes I'll take something apart to see how it works. Sometimes I'll build something myself instead of buying it — not necessarily because building it is cheaper or better, but because I want to know if I can.

And sometimes I spend far too much time trying to solve a problem that probably didn't need solving in the first place. That's part of the fun.

What You'll Find Here

AdamBob is a collection of things I'm learning, building, testing, and thinking about.

You'll find:

  • Technology and electronics
  • Product experiments and reviews
  • DIY projects
  • Computers and home servers
  • Tools and everyday things
  • Books and ideas worth remembering
  • Things I discover while trying to understand how something works

I don't want this site to be just another collection of product recommendations or technology news.

I'd rather show the process.

What I bought.
What I tried.
What went wrong.
What I learned.
And whether the thing was actually worth doing.

Why I'm Doing This

The internet is full of polished answers. I'm more interested in the questions that come before them.

Why?
How?
What happens if I try this?
Can I build it myself?

Can a cheap piece of hardware actually do the job? Is the expensive version really better?

I don't always know the answer before I start. That's exactly why I want to document it.

This website is also a long-term experiment of its own: learning to write better, learning to make better videos, building things, and seeing what happens if I keep doing it for years rather than weeks.

The YouTube Channel

I'm also documenting many of these experiments on YouTube.

The videos are an extension of what I do here: less talking about things from a distance, and more actually using, testing, building, and figuring them out.

If you'd rather watch than read, you'll probably enjoy the videos.

One More Thing

I don't think you need to be an expert to be curious.

You just need to be willing to look a little closer.

That's what I'm trying to do here.

Thanks for stopping by.

— Adam