A Tech Goddess

I think I've found my hero.. ah, a heroine actually. She lives in New York City and her online handle is ladyada.

I came across her work first on the site Instructables. She has developed a small battery-powered USB charger for an iPod she calls a MintyBoost Kit.

One submitted comment summed up my feelings well; "Every engineer should be required to include a start-to-finish writeup like this with every product. The thing is, I doubt they could."

Her design, writing, planning and general execution skills are top-notch. She's even gone as far as making the parts, with PC board, available as a kit you can purchase online at her site AdaFruit!

I'm gushing because she has done everything I've dreamt of someday doing on this site. Take a look at her work, the attention to detail, the carefully preplanned photographs, the great answer to submitted questions.

I'm fighting to feel inspired and not discouraged. She has set a rather high bar of quality. It will take a long time, but I'll see what I can do.