About Amal Graafstra

Hey there. That guy on the left, that's me. I'm just a guy who loves coming up with ideas and trying to make those ideas come true. I'm constantly amazed the power of a good idea has over people, the inspiration it can create, and the satisfaction you get to see it come to life, difficult and rare as that might be.

I love technology in all its forms, but for me nothing beats the power and mystery of computers and electronics. From the first day I took apart my parents’ household appliances, to the day I got my first 1200 baud modem (yeah, 1.2k bps), up to today… I’m still fascinated by it.

Fascinated as I am, what drives me to tinker and code and solder things together these days has more to do with my dissatisfaction with things the way they are. I’m always thinking of ways to create or modify to make it work better (better for me). While I admire Nikola Tesla's ability to first think, then plan, and finally act, I'm more like Thomas Edison... stuck in my garage doing 10,000 trial and error runs. Sometimes though, other people might benefit from seeing those efforts and discussing some of the things I’ve gotten myself into. That’s how I came to put up my blog, write a book called RFID Toys, and ultimately create this website. I've also put together a reader forum for RFID hobbyists, and a support site for people who use some of the software applications I’ve released.