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December 1, 2006
X-Meridian 7.1 sound card
Victor writes -
"These guys make quality sound cards. The op-amps on the cards are purposefully mounted in DIP type sockets so the owner can swap them out or upgrade them. Nice to see a company embrace the maker spirit by building products that allow the owner to tweak the circuitry!" - Link.
Anyone use these? Post up in the comments.
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Dec 1, 2006 01:29 PM
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November 28, 2006
Linux inside... An Apple studio display
The old Apple studio displays make excellent cases for putting a new computer inside, Toolman hacked up one pretty nicely, here are the photos, video and build notes... [via] - Link.
Related:
- Nintendo Entertainment Center PC case mod... - Link.
- Commodore PET / CBM reto case mod - Link.
- Case Mods - The Ultimate List - Link.
- Plexiglass case mods - Link.
- United case mod... - Link.
- Alarm clock case mod - Link.
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Nov 28, 2006 08:17 PM
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Monitor temperatures with Linux
Jeroen made a 1-wire temperature sensing system, he writes -
"When the central computer/network equipment hall of Tilburg University got new climate control equipment, the Unix system managers were anxious to get relevant information (mostly temperature readings) fed directly into their Nagios monitoring system. Several solutions were available, but none of them really looked good. So I set out to create a simple, low-tech, cheap, but reliable and professional solution to solve their request. " [via] - Link.
Related:
- Temperature logger kit - Link.
- Made - Low temperature difference Stirling engine - Link.
- Make an ethernet temperature monitor - Link.
- Making High-Temperature Superconductors - Link.
- LED Temperature thermometer project - Link.
- HOW TO - Measure temperature with the Dallas Maxim ... - Link.
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Nov 28, 2006 07:11 AM
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November 27, 2006
Solar powered 802.11 free hotspots
A MAKE reader writes - "After playing with various WiFi setups for a community network for the past three years, I discovered Meraki which is testing an easy to use setup for a mesh network (based on mit roofnet). The hardware was not designed for outdoor use so I used sch 40 pipe to make an inexpensive case that I can dock on my solar charger or undock the device and walkabout the neighborhood to extend the size of the network. " - Link.
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Nov 27, 2006 05:45 PM
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Wikipedia CD BitTorrent
Neat, grab this torrent and give the CDs away as gifts or put on flash drives -
"A "Wikipedia CD" has been made available for download on BitTorrent.com. The CD comprises of over 2500 hand-picked educational articles aimed at helping schools enhance their curriculum and children learn.
WikipediaThe CD has been compiled by volunteers for "the world's largest orphan charity", SOS Children. The articles, all of which are from the English language portal, are on common educational topics such as Geography, Science, Dinosaurs, Plants and Animals, to name a few. Articles on all countries and their capital cities have also been included." [via] - Link.
Related:
- Download Wikipedia CD 1.0 - Link.
- BitTorrent.com - Link.
- Encyclopodia (open source project that puts all of Wikipedia on iPods) - Link.
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Nov 27, 2006 04:50 PM
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Trash can PC
Not a bad case mod for a PC, a trash can, you can keep this next to your desk and no one would ever think to steal it! - [via] - Link.
Related trash computing:
HOW TO - Turn an old CRT monitor into a trash can - Link.
Waste paper can computer case - Link.
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Nov 27, 2006 04:41 AM
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November 23, 2006
WWYDWFI? (What would you do with fifty iMacs?)
MAKE Flickr photo pool member csc934 wants to know - What would you do with fifty iMacs -
In the fall of 2006, there were a bunch of Imacs in the old girl's locker room of the middle school. Nobody wanted anything to do with them, and since there were enough of them, it seemed like there might be something interesting we could do with them in the Build Repair class. Enough kids were interested in trying it out that we turned it into an event. The whole class went over to DMS to harvest the imacs. Two machines per kid, it seemed like an easy thing. Imacs are a bit heavy. It was a physical struggle to get them across the street. We survived.
So what would you do with 50 Imacs? They are mostly G3's, some have OSX, some have OS9.
The deal with taking stuff of the loading dock or anywhere in the waste stream of the IT department is that if they don't want it, we can have it. They don't want to maintain it in the future if they chuck it. So they are free machines and have to leave the school. Not a bad deal... - Link & wiki.
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Nov 23, 2006 10:26 PM
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MacBook Pro - digitalMarionette
Anfischer writes -
"This a digital marionette. the later model powerbooks are equipped with a motion sensor that can be accessed by software. I wrote a small processing application that reads out the sensor. The digital representation of the marionette reacts to the sensor output and can be controlled by moving the laptop. The idea was to extend the laptop with a pair of strings to use it as a digital marionette. The application I wrote reads out the Powerbook´s sudden motion sensor´s position data and then uses it, to move the marionette accordingly. If you tilt the notebook to the left, the marionette on the screen reacts to gravity and also swings left (and vice versa). To see the marionette in action... The next step would be to equip two or more laptops with the handles and stage a play at your local kindergarten." [via] - video & more info.
Related:
- Use a Powerbook as a level...(video) - Link.
- SeisMac - Turn your Macbook into a seismograph - Link.
- Experimenting with light on Macbook Pro - Link.
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Nov 23, 2006 09:42 AM
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November 22, 2006
Small form factor PC on the RI WiMax Network
Brian writes - "This is the configuration I'm using to set up my project for the Rhode Island statewide wireless network. When it's done, it will just be the computer in the Voom PC case, the XPower 300W power pack, the solar cell, and of course the WiMax card. I plan to try it out in some moving vehicles and hopefully some rooftops in Providence." - Link.
Related:
- MAKE Projects: Small Form Factor PCs - Link.
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Nov 22, 2006 03:42 PM
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The Nagy Magical-Movable-Type Pixello-Dynamotronic Computational Engine
datamancer.net has a great old-fashion meets modern PC mod... -
"Celebrate the historical heritage of the modern Personal Computer..the way it should have been.
While charming in its reticence, the buzzing beige rectangle under a desk hardly seems a fitting aesthetic legacy for what is inarguably the most important invention of the last 100 years.
With a little creative anachronism, this project aims to retrocentrically create a false historical heritage for the modern computer. " [via] - Link, parts list & in progress photos.
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Nov 22, 2006 07:50 AM
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Peter Green's Modded Macs (interview)
Giles over at the MacDevCenter has a great interview (and video) with Mac modder Peter Green -
"Deep in the Somerset countryside, roughly 10 miles outside Bath and Bristol, lies the little village of Clutton. Half a mile or so past The Railway Inn public house is a quiet lane with open fields on one side and a row of old cottages on the other.
One of these cottages is painted bright blue. Inside it lives professional musician and composer, Peter Green. When he's not composing music, Peter Green hacks Macs. During the last year or so, Peter has designed and hand-built two custom Mac machines. As far as he knows, they are the smallest, lightest Mac laptops in the world.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Mac mini portables; the MMPs." - Link.
Related:
- MMP MkIII - Tablet Edition (portable mac mini) - Link.
- MacMini Portable Project - Link.
- Pete Green's FrankenBike @ November BEVOB - Link.
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Nov 22, 2006 03:58 AM
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November 21, 2006
Ad supported laser etched laptop is done!
MAKE & CRAFT appear on Leah's awesome new laser etched laptop - Link & video...
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Nov 21, 2006 10:04 PM
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HOW TO - Run the OLPC (one laptop per child) on Windows
If you're curious about what the OLPC (one laptop per child) is like, Tuttle SVC shows you how to emulate it on windows, thanks Brian!
- Download the VMware Player installer and run it;
- Download this file and unzip it somewhere handy;
- Navigate to the unzipped files and double click on the 'olpc' VMware Configuration File;
- Tell the player it is ok to change the system's UUID and click through the error messages;
- You should have a fresh simulated XO laptop. Have fun messing with it.
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Nov 21, 2006 12:45 PM
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November 20, 2006
Fat legged table
Richard Shed has a fantastic table that routes all the computer cables and more through a fat leg... Great idea! [via] - Link.
Related:
- Tons and tons of Maker-made tables - Link.
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Nov 20, 2006 08:01 PM
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HOW TO - Peripheral power control with screen saver
Photozz shows you how to turn off your computer peripherals (like a printer) when your screensaver kicks in....
"I tend to leave my computer on all the time. It's a combination of laziness and need. I sit on line quite a bit, and the kids use it as well. I don't think I'm unique here.
Recently moved to a smaller apartment, and finally noticed the somewhat shocking electric bill. When I was in a house, I used to put it down to the baseboard electric heaters, or the watter heater or something. Now, it appears that it pretty much has to be the computer. With the monitor, printer, speakers and other crap I have going all the time, it has to be sucking up the power while it's just idling along. Putting the computer into screen saver still leaves all the external stuff turned on.
Last Christmas I grabbed a bunch of solid state relays off Ebay to use in a computer controlled lighting display. It's came out pretty cool, and left me with 8 spares.
For those who don't know, a solid state relay is something like an electronically controlled switch. More info here.
When I was looking for ways to control my Christmas lights, I came across some software for controlling the LPT (printer) port pins. The raw software is available here.
After thinking about my power problem for a while, I decided to try and rig something up to turn on and off a bank of power sockets triggered by the screen saver." - Link.
This sounds like a great idea for a power supply maker to consider...
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Nov 20, 2006 03:58 PM
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November 17, 2006
MAKE Projects: Small Form Factor PCs
You know all those crazy case mods and small PC projects we showcase on MAKE? Now we have book you can download right away and starting making projects with! Make Projects: Small Form Factor PCs by Duane Wessels, Matthew Weaver is the only book available that shows you how to build small-form-factor PCs -- from kits and from scratch -- that are more interesting and more personalized than what a full-sized PC can give you. Shoebox sized and smaller, small-form-factor PCs can pack as much computing muscle as a full-sized desktop computer. They consumer less power, have few or no moving parts, and are very quiet.
Whether you plan to use one as a standalone PC or want to embed it in your next hacking project, a small-form-factor PC can be a lot of fun to build. Included in the book are projects for building personal video recorders, versatile wireless access points, digital audio jukeboxes, portable firewalls, and much more. This book shows you how to build eight different systems, from the shoebox-sized Shuttle system down to the stick-of-gum-sized gumstix - Link.
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Nov 17, 2006 07:27 PM
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Mouse made of stone
Here's a mouse made from stone by Russian designer Neko, looks like the stone parts are polished/cut and glued to the mouse... - Link.
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Nov 17, 2006 03:55 PM
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November 16, 2006
One Laptop Per Child (photos)
While some of this week around the tech sites has been devoted to "unpacking" shots of the Wii, PS3, Zune and other gadgets - the OLPC folks had an unpacking party of their own - the first 10 laptops for the One Laptop Per Child arrived and the team took photos - [via] - Link & photos.
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Nov 16, 2006 06:00 PM
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November 15, 2006
Glitch Art
Glitch Art is abstract art inspired by computer crashes and digital data by British artist Ant Scott - there are some interesting images on the site that compare glitches to electron scans, great stuff... [via] - Link.
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Nov 15, 2006 05:35 PM
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November 14, 2006
HOW TO - Triple Boot (XP, Vista, Ubuntu) with single boot screen
Hevnikov writes - "Since Ubuntu 6.10 was released less than a month ago, Windows Vista went RTM and dates for new Ubuntu 7.4 were announced today, I thought I'll post a tutorial on how to create a single boot screen triple boot system with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Ubuntu Edgy Eft.
A triple boot system isn't that much different from a dual boot, but since Windows Vista is using a new boot loader called winload it screws up with your typical GRUB installation. And it is pretty annoying going up and down through several boot menus to select your desired operating system. The key is the sequence in which you install the OSes." Thanks Mike! - Link.
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Nov 14, 2006 02:22 PM
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