A few weeks ago, I swapped out the driver’s seat in my trusty Volvo 850 because it had an electrical problem. I definitely don’t want to throw out the old seat because it’s a super comfortable leather seat. It’s in my basement, waiting for me to make something with it. Here’s something that I could do with it [...]
15 Mar
This is a project that will surely please guitarists, singers, or any other musicians that play on stage. Basically, you gut out a USB keyboard, keeping only the electronics and you build a pedal that you map to specific keys. This allows you to either scroll down a document (partitions, tablatures, lyrics, etc.) or even [...]
13 Mar
My white Intel iMac has been working great ever since I bought it. Then along came Leopard. After getting the upgrade and installing it, my iMac became instable. All of a suddain, it would hang. Or at least, the video card would freeze. I could still connect to my computer with ssh from my laptop, [...]
12 Mar
I’ve never been a sys admin or a network technician, but I bet that when you need your punch down tool (a.k.a. Krone tool) the most is when it’s most likely gone missing. This clever hack is a useful one for anybody that does a lot of wire patching. Don’t let the title fool you, [...]
29 Feb
What to do when the global stock of instant film has been depleted? Turn your old Polaroid camera into a web cam! Re-purposing this cultural icon (is it the theme of the week?) is a great idea, bringing this classic design into the 21st century. A great gift idea too. Long live the Polaroid Webcam [...]
27 Feb
Turn a Nintendo NES controller into a retro USB flash drive that’s also a cultural icon. Now, why didn’t I think of this? NES Controller USB Flash Drive [link]
17 Feb
A confusing title indeed. Is it Mario that is super, or is it the table? Either way, this is a pretty cool piece of DIY furniture. And one could inspire himself from that table to create other things. No instructions are provided, but non are really needed. Just ask the person at your favorite tiling [...]
22 Jan
The Eee PC is a popular low-cost super-portable computer, which is perfect for sweet hacks and modifications. Here’s a bunch of mods you can do on your Eee PC. To name a few: USB Hub, GPS w/antenna, flash drive, FM transmitter, etc. Giant collection of Eee PC internal upgrades [via][vial][link]
14 Jan
I added a Gallery of my Processing sketches to the site. “Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning, prototyping, and production. It is created to teach fundamentals of computer programming within [...]
13 Jan
The classic urban planning simulator SimCity’s sources have been released under the Gnu Public License. Apart from a few modifications such as changing its title to Micropolis and removing the Airplane Crash disaster (9/11), the game is the same. You can dig in its code and roll out your own version of the ’80 gaming [...]
by Robert
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10 Nov