Michael (Mickey) Sattler

other / The old website? Right this way!

2015-03-092018-03-09 / michael /

Find the old website right through here: sattlers.org/mickey/ I’ll migrate things into WordPress as free time allows, but in the meantime enjoy all the splendor that was the early days…

Jeep / Debugging the Jeep

2023-08-112023-08-17 / michael /

I’m getting my 1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ ready for desert service – two weeks of stop-and-start driving around a dusty alkali lake bed in temperatures raising ranging from freezing to…

Jeep / My Jeep, painted in oils

2023-08-02 / michael /

Evidently enough of a neighborhood fixture to be noticed, an oil painting of my Jeep is in the 18th Annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout Quick Draw, here in Alameda,…

geek / Google’s Magic Eraser awes!

2021-11-182021-11-18 / michael /

Having recently gotten a Google Pixel 6 Pro, I’ve been playing around with its features. For example, this entire entry was dictated into the new voice recognition framework, Assistant voice…

geek / The best part of using git and Markdown

2021-07-302021-07-30 / michael /

geek / An Example of git/Markdown Workflow

2021-07-232021-07-30 / michael / 1

geek / The Flying Car Era of Technical Writing Tools and Workflows

2021-07-162021-07-30 / michael /

geek / Why Everything You’re Doing In Technical Writing Is (Probably) Wrong

2021-07-092021-07-30 / michael / 4

geek / Writing About Writing — Technical Documentation

2021-07-022021-07-30 / michael / 4

Burning Man / My Quarter-Century Playa Packing List

2021-07-012021-09-13 / michael /

After 25 years of Burning Man, I think I’ve got my packing list (mostly) ironed out.

geek / DIY Paracord Armadillo Watchband

2021-06-072021-06-07 / michael /

Speaking of my wildly-popular DIY paracord creations, I have a few moments to describe my long-time watchband. It came about after the wonderful metal band broke and Citizen quoted a…