Ed Nisley gave a great talk last night at MHVLUG on the Arduino platform, which makes a great basis for creating simple custom electronics.  Ed's presentation is posted on the talk page.

We had 21 people in attendance at last count, and introduced the MHVLUG insta poll as new upfront content for the meetings (results posted as soon as I finish the backend application).  I've got a bunch of pictures of the meeting below for those that missed it, or want to relive the glory.