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November 14, 2006
HOW TO - Create Quicktime VR Panoramas (using free software)
Kabukistar writes - "This instructable will show you how to make those nifty 3D virtual-reality "tours," that you see on some web-pages, in Windows, using entirely free software. If you're not quite sure what I'm talking about, this is a VR panorama from WWU's campus, which I'll be making for an example in this instructable..." - Link.
Related 360ing:
- VR-object Turntable with LEGOs - Link.
- Panoramic VR movies - VRMag - Link.
- Make a Stereoscopic VR object - Link.
- 360 degree digital camera - Link.
- Live motion 3D video camera - Link.
- Inexpensive Panoramic Video - Link.
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Nov 14, 2006 02:52 AM
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HOW TO - Secure your privacy with the iPeep
Make reader Brian Moore writes - "If you have a Macbook, a Macbook Pro, an intel iMac, or any Mac with an iSight, you should watch this movie trailer. It features an incredible actor who has yet to be seen in a movie this big. The special effects are amazing, the budget is high, and best of all, the acting is incredible. (With a little help from this article)"
Ever since I unboxed my iMac I've been a little freaked out about that little eye permanently aimed at me. What if a real iSight exploit were to be discovered? What if some weirdo sees that I have uncombed hair and a wrinkly old shirt? These are Orwellian times, folks! This is why I've made myself an iPeep, the quick hack that physically secures your computer from unwanted video snooping and allows you to turn the tables on peering eyes.
Posted by Jason Striegel |
Nov 14, 2006 01:00 AM
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November 13, 2006
Homemade Laptop Wi-Fi amplifier (review)
Red Scorpion writes - "I have always been frustrated with the performance of my laptop Wi-Fi. I tried many solutions to improve the signal from far away routers, but few of these worked. I'll cover a solution that I came up with that finally did yield some results for me." [via] - Link.
Related:
- MAKE: Blog: @ DEFCON - New World Record for Wi-Fi Distance: 125 Miles - Link.
- HOW TO - Uni-Directional WIFI Range Extender - Link.
- Beerquad - DIY Wi-Fi antenna - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 13, 2006 11:08 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Wireless |
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Google Earth - 1790
Garrett spotted this really neat way to view the past without getting a Delorean, Google Earth now allows you to travel back in time - almost. There is an incredible set of old maps that can be turned on an explored, maps include: World globe 1790, North America 1733, US 1833, Lewis and Clark 1814, NY 1836, San Fran 1853 and a few others.
To turn on the maps go to Featured Content > Rumsey Historical Maps.
Related Google Earth projects and hacks!:
- Google Earth - Link.
- HOW TO GPS Tag Photos: Flickr, Mappr, Google Earth.... - Link.
- HOW TO make Google Earth Movies, for Free! - Link.
- 3D Google Earth - Link.
- Google + Keyhole = Google Earth - Link.
- Add your own 3D data to Google Earth- Link.
- Drawing with Google Earth and a GPS - Link.
- HOW TO - recreate trips with Google Earth, and a GPS - Link.
- Use mologogo with Google Earth (tracking with a phone ... - Link.
- Virtual touring with Google Earth... - Link.
- GeoURL to Google Earth transformation - Link.
- Google Earth Hacks - Link.
- Google Earth - Wonderful world... - Link.
- Rita and Google Earth overlays - Link.
- NYC 3D Prints using OGLE: OpenGLExtractor + Google Earth - Link.
- WiGLE Data to Google Earth (KML File) - Link.
- HOW TO make KML data for Google Earth - Link.
- And more! - Link.
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Nov 13, 2006 01:29 PM
Computers, GPS, Online |
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HOW TO - Give Front Row a new theme
I've been toying around with my new iMac and so far my favorite new feature is Front Row, the simple movie theatre app that's enabled on the newer IR remote equipped machines. You may have heard about a hack to enable Front Row on older Macs, but that's not what this hack is about.
I wanted to give Front Row a slightly custom look and feel for when friends stop over to watch movies. Now, I'm not going to pretend I have even an iota of the graphical talent of an Apple designer, but with this hack I'll show you how to make your machine look a bit different. And different is cool.
Posted by Jason Striegel |
Nov 13, 2006 09:07 AM
Computers, Home Entertainment, Music |
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HOW TO - Build a Mac media center - iTV
Tired of waiting around for Apple's iTV? You can build your own now... - "Apple's forthcoming iTV promises to place all your digital media on your TV. But what if you don't want to wait months before enjoying your iTunes music and video or iPhoto pictures in your living room? And is iTV really worth the price? Ryan Faas looks at the options that exist right now and tells you why you might actually be able to spend less money and get a more rounded solution today." - Link.
Pictured here, the open source "iTheater".
Related:
- HOW TO - Run Windows Media Center on a Mac - Link.
- Run front row on a Mac mini - Link.
- Make your own Home Theatre Mac - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 13, 2006 03:02 AM
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November 12, 2006
HOW TO - Make a laptop case using whatever you find
ITP_Sustainability shows you how to make a laptop case from a FedEx box and other tossed items...
"Design Challenge: Make Something Useful out of Whatever You Find.
We decided to create a laptop case that is functional and fun to carry. What we like most about this case is that it is not obvious to others that you are carrying a laptop.
We are using readily available materials from the recycling bin and the junk bins here at the ITP (Interactive Telecommunications Program) shop.
For materials we used a cardboard box, a fedEx envelope as a lining, packing bubbles for padding, and wire as fastiners. Some discarded nails, a pair of scissors, an exacto knife and a pen are the tools we used." - Link.
Related:
- Make a T-Shirt laptop case - Link.
- DIY laptop case - Link.
- Make a laptop sleeve from a pants leg - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 12, 2006 08:04 AM
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November 10, 2006
HOW TO - Fix a broken pin on an IDE hard drive
Here's a low-tech way of fixing a broken pin on a hard drive using some tin foil and a sewing pin. Thanks Dayne! - Link.
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Nov 10, 2006 06:01 AM
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November 7, 2006
MMP MkIII - Tablet Edition (portable mac mini)
Peter Green sent in his tiny mac portable mod, it's a tablet too... - "Hi, here's my latest MMP - it's the WORLDS SMALLEST & LIGHTEST Mac Laptop/plamtop/UMPC made from a Mac Mini Core Solo 1.5!" - Link.
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Nov 7, 2006 04:54 PM
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HOW TO - Circuit bend... a computer!
Get LoFi shows how to "circuit bending" a computer, nice! - "Computer Bending Yes, it is possible. I always wondered what would happen if you start circuit bending a computer. The obvious answer is that it will crash. Indeed it is not very good to cross pins on the motherboard. However this does not always hold true for the Video ram chips. My original idea was to start bending the video inpired by some Nintendo Cart bending that I have seen. The ISA video card which I began experimenting with had 512kb chips in individual sockets. The initial exploration yielded interesting results, scrambled video, aliasing, noise. Great!" - Link.
Related:
- Bending @ MAKE! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Nov 7, 2006 03:49 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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November 6, 2006
HOW TO - Make Mac SE/30 audio visualizers
Our pal Mark Hoekstra sent in this rad Mac SE mod - a CRT-tube turned into some audio-oscilloscope, he writes - "I modded two compact macs, something I planned on doing a long time. But when I met this artist lately from my hometown (Krause), it all fell together, so now they're part of her performance..." - Link.
Related:
- Krause at Mediamatic Museumn8 - Link.
More Mac SE/30 mods:
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Nov 6, 2006 08:39 AM
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November 4, 2006
Mac mini Cube project
Brain @ 123macmini writes - "There are mods, and then there are really nice mods. I think Anthony's Mac mini Cube might just be the best Mac mini-based mod you will ever see. Anthony, better known as khisayruou in the forums, has been keeping me updated on the project for the last few weeks. He just sent me the final details, along with a ton of great pictures for your viewing pleasure." [via] - Link.
Mac mini projects @ MAKE:
- DeLorean Mac Mini - Link.
- Mac mini Robot - Link.
- HOW TO - Make a Mac mini spam filter drone - Link.
- Mac Mini case mod - The Mac Mintosh... - Link.
- iTrip install on a Mac Mini... - Link.
- 50 Great Summertime Projects with a Mac mini - Link.
- Mac Mini inside a NES - Link.
- Portable Mac mini - Link.
- iKitchen - The kitchen Mac mini - Link.
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Nov 4, 2006 09:16 AM
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October 31, 2006
Mac-O-Lantern!
UASC writes - "the beauty of the functional and organic pumpkin case mod is its fleeting existence. the coolest thing about this project is the fact that such an extraordinary amount of precious time was squandered on a fruitless(!) pursuit. there are better case mods out there, and there are sweeter jack-o-lanterns. we split the difference." Thanks Mike! [via] - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 31, 2006 11:46 AM
Computers, Halloween |
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October 26, 2006
The Great Pumpkin mod
Check out Russ's awesome pumpkin PC case complete with flickering lights, tombstone and spider themed keyboard/mouse! [via] - Link.
Related:
- Makers and Crafters, it's time to enter our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere can enter, and depending on what type of maker or crafter you are, you can enter all or just some of the contests - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 26, 2006 10:50 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Halloween, Holiday projects |
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ThinkSafe: A Magnetic Power Connector for Thinkpads (DIY Apple power connector!)
Outstanding, here's a DIY version of those fancy magnetic Apple power connectors, Breath writes - "My Thinkpad's power connection started getting flaky, so I made a magnetic connector that works just like Apple's MagSafe connectors. It's effective, cool-looking, and breaks away cleanly when kicked. I used common materials that I had around or could find at my local hardware store, so you should be able to duplicate my efforts.
These directions should work for any power connector that has the same basic design, if you make adaptations for differing sizes. See the second and third pictures in this step for a "before" portrait and a little bit of terminology.
This modification isn't destructive in any way, so it should be possible to restore your laptop to its original condition just by removing the pieces you've glued on. You can't use an unmodified power adapter once you've modded your laptop, but fortunately it's pretty easy to make the plug part, so you can make two or more spares." - Link.
Related:
- Join the MAKE Instructable group and post your projects! - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 26, 2006 04:22 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Electronics, Instructables |
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October 25, 2006
Hellraiser Puzzlebox computer
Here's a good case mod for the Halloween... Magnus Persson aka Wolverine writes - "When I decided that it was time for a new case mod, I knew that I wanted a Hellraiser theme for my case, having been a big fan of the films. I wanted the case to house my server, a Pentium 4 1.7GHz machine.
My plans were to make a replica of the Puzzle Box from the films. To do this, I planned to make an engraved plexicube. Whilst I originally planned to make it black & gold using gold leaf, I quickly discovered that this was going to be an impractical way to do things.
The internal lighting would be simple. By using sunblock film, the case would remain black until the lights were switched on - at which point the internals would be visible. I planned to create a wooden base for the computer so that all the cables and connectors could be hidden in the base, as well as the CD ROM drive stealthed nicely.
Since I wanted a clean look for the cube, I didn't want to cut any holes in it. I decided to keep the only holes for 2 80mm case fans in the bottom section." [via] - Link.
Mods @ MAKE!:
- Sangaku Japanese case mod - Link.
- Nintendo Entertainment Center PC case mod... - Link.
- Case Mods - The Ultimate List - Link.
- Commodore PET / CBM reto case mod - Link.
- Blog: HOW TO - Turbine fan case mod - Link.
- Plexiglass case mods - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 25, 2006 03:23 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Halloween, Holiday projects |
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October 24, 2006
DIY Dell laptop power adaptor
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Anachrocomputer has a clever DIY solution for the weird plugs Dell uses - "Here's a quick fix for a friend who wants to run her laptop from a DC-DC convertor. Only trouble is, the laptop has an odd square plug and the convertor only has round plugs. An in-line adaptor made from a pen barrel solves the problem! [Pictured here] - The finished adaptor, with the socket fixed in the pen barrel with hot-melt glue. Also visible are the two plugs, one from the DC-DC convertor and the other from the Dell power unit." - Link.
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Oct 24, 2006 03:25 AM
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October 22, 2006
Pumpkin computers!
Here are two pumpkin computers and they were made - [via] - Here's a PC - and here's a Mac (1990 Mac Classic, nice).
Related:
- Makers and Crafters, it's time to enter our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere can enter, and depending on what type of maker or crafter you are, you can enter all or just some of the contests - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 22, 2006 03:45 PM
Computers, DIY Projects, Halloween, Holiday projects |
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iLights - iMac speaker lights
Looking for something to do with old/broken iMac speakers? Do what Wayne did "Tear out all the guts. Stuff them with miniature christmas lights and let them hang - Link.
Related iMacery:
- iMac MAME cabinet - Link.
- Steam powered iMac - Link.
- DIY PC "iMac" - Link.
- Running the Tablet PC OS on an iMac - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 22, 2006 12:34 AM
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October 21, 2006
Waste paper can computer case
Here's a computer case made from a waste paper bin along with instructions on how to make your own (Chinese, but there are pictures)... [via] - Link.
Related:
- Case Mods - The Ultimate List - Link.
- Plexiglass case mods - Link.
- Sangaku Japanese case mod - Link.
- Some amazing case mods... - Link.
- Battlefield 2 case mods... - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Oct 21, 2006 11:58 AM
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