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January 17, 2006
The Hidden Gems of Macworld
Kevin writes in with a great video he shot at Macworld with some of the more strange things we covered here on MAKE - "In this video entitled "The Hidden Gems of Macworld", you can see the G5 Bling and MBridge in action. The G5 Bling from Wiebetech lets you hack your own CPU stat display, while the MCopy & MBridge device which let's you transfer or upload media between USB devices and the Internet without the need for a computer!" Link.
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Jan 17, 2006 12:14 PM
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HOW TO - Using a Stereo as Computer Speakers
Aaron writes "Most of us cannot afford fancy 7.1 surround sound systems or feel that we do not utilize the computer's audio functions enough to reap the benefit of one. However, most of us have stereos. That and a few cables is all you need to enjoy a nice audio system without damaging your bank account. In this article, I will show you an easy way to use your stereo as computer speakers for a nice sound system at a very low cost." Thanks Star! Link.
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Jan 17, 2006 02:29 AM
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January 16, 2006
HOW TO - Server in a UPS
Dan writes "The idea for Project Rogue Server A.K.A. Project Silver was started after an interesting conversation I had with a friend of mine. I had this dead ups lying around and didn't know what to do with it. So we threw some ideas back and forth and the one that stuck was a hidden rogue server. This could be used for both good and awesome. Just think of the possibilities. A hidden file archive, hook it up to your hacked tivo, mess with the RIAA when the come search your house..... (#$))_%$)*@&^( )%^@ (NO CARRIER)" Link.
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Jan 16, 2006 09:30 AM
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The 3D RSS reader (video)...
Here's the first test of a 3D RSS reader "idea" I'm working on - I shot this last week before I left for Macworld so it doesn't really show what's possible, or how it works now, but I think it's easy to get the idea - in the current version you point it toward a real geographic location and using a "lens" (a tablet pc with x,y,z axis tracking) as you point it at something you get the feeds, so let's say you point it towards Redmond, WA you'd get news about Microsoft or something. For now I need to manually let it know where it is, but I think there's a way to feed in more real world data. Ok, here's the video - Link (MOV) and photos. I'll have a new video and some more about this later.
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Jan 16, 2006 03:43 AM
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January 14, 2006
Mods, hacks and weird stuff from Macworld (photos)...
MAKE pal Zapwizard sent word that his wooden iPod would be at the FastMac booth at Macworld where they showcased a lot of Macmods - here they are, great hacks! - A cursed wooden Mac case, a Madmax style Powerbook, this thing is awesome (here's the story of it too), a solar station for charging batteries, an iTablet (Tablet version of a Mac made from an iBook), and the wooden iPod. UPDATE: Make sure to check out MacMod, they're the folks who put the hacks together!
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Jan 14, 2006 05:26 PM
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iMac with Intel processor is disassembled!
That was quick: here's a new Intel iMac dissection, looks moddable too - "One can notice that the processor is not soldered to the motherboard, but via a socket. So, it will be potentially possible to change it in the future, if Apple does not prevent such modifications by some hardware or software trick." [via] The site is down, but here are other places - Mirror 1, Mirror 2 and Mirror 3.
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Jan 14, 2006 04:28 PM
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HOW TO - Building a Linux home media center
Tom made a pretty spiffy Ubuntu (Linux) home media center. He writes - "Like a lot of people nowadays, I have a growing collection of digital media. My digital media is stored on a home Linux server. Most of the digital media players available today do not support protocols to connect to a Linux server, which make them unsuitable for my use. I realized the best way to connect my digital media library with my home theatre was to build my own Linux home media center (LHMC)..." [via] Link.
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Jan 14, 2006 12:56 PM
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January 13, 2006
10 Tips for Easy Motherboard Upgrades...
Good round of motherboard upgrading tips on Extremetech - "...motherboard upgrades can be either difficult or straightforward. It all depends on how you approach it and how you prepare. We've upgraded motherboards quite often over the years, so we've learned a few lessons along the way. We'd like to share our knowledge, so that when you tackle this, you encounter minimal hassles. Our pain over the years is now your gain." Thanks Star! Link.
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Jan 13, 2006 02:57 AM
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January 12, 2006
HOW TO - Build a Cool Linux Toy...
Pramode C.E. writes - "With a low-cost, general-purpose microcontroller like the PIC16F628, bits and pieces of cheap, commonly available electronics components, and LOTS of code, you can build many interesting `toys' and hook them up to your Linux machine - a really great learning experience for the hardware hacker who wants to learn Linux, or the Linux hacker who wants to learn a bit of hardware. This article describes how I went about building my temperature-sensing project - amateur Linux/hardware hackers might find some of the ideas useful when they start building things on their own." Link.
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Jan 12, 2006 07:20 AM
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HOW TO - Improved spam filtering
Excellent suggestions on a DIY spam filtering solution on Instructables: "I have been using a method of spam filtering for a number of years that works well in sorting personal communication from channels that may induce spam. I generally issue one email address to personal contacts and a second is used when dealing with online forum, e-commerce etc where I expect that address will fall in to the hands of spammers. I have setup two gmail accounts and the 'spam' account forwards all mail to the 'personal' account which labels those received mails with a filter accordingly. By pushing spam filtering out to the edge of the mail client, the address, you take away reliance on spam filtering technologies which can be duped." Link.
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Jan 12, 2006 02:12 AM
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January 11, 2006
HOW TO - Convert a laptop keyboard for desktop use...
Chris writes in with something to do with a laptop keyboard: "Ever wanted a laptop keyboard to use with your stationary computer? Lee Char did and took a keyboard from an old Compaq and 'converted' it to be connected to his regular computer. This is something that would be interesting to spin further on by interfacing this keyboard with an PDA instead, like an iPAQ. Anyone have an idea on how to do this?" Link.
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Jan 11, 2006 12:32 PM
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January 10, 2006
First photos of the new Macbook pro!
We spent some time with the new Intel-based Macbook. Wow--it's super fast. As we take photos, we're automatically uploading them to Flickr via WiFi-Kodak wireless camera and the roaming EVDO Wifi network we're broadcasting -- so here they are, some of the first photos with hot system info action, too! Link.
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Jan 10, 2006 12:22 PM
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HOW TO - Controlling a relay and motor with a serial port...
Chad writes "For a while I have wanted to control things with a serial port. It was pretty easy to control a relay with a serial port. With a standard serial port you can control 2 relays. (with a parallel port you can control 8 relays, but I don't have a parallel port on my system). A standard PC serial port has 9 pins. Pin 4 - DTR (data terminal ready) and Pin 7 - RTS (request to send) can be used to control a relay. These two ports don't actually send data. They are used to signal the other device to tell it when to send data." Here's the HOW TO - Link.
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Jan 10, 2006 06:29 AM
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January 8, 2006
HOW TO - Optical mouse to scanner...
Turn your optical mouse into a scanner! Erik writes: "A Maker posted his project on a very large Dutch forum, after he read some datasheets of the sensor in his optical mouse. He wrote a application in VB for reading the sensors outputs, so he can use the sensor like a hand scanner. The software is available on the site and works on mice which use an ADNS-2610 optical sensor, recognisable by the eight pins, the sun-like mark and the text 'A2610'." Link.
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Jan 8, 2006 02:05 PM
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January 7, 2006
DIY Mac Smart Card project...?
Jonas is looking to do a Mac OS X Smart Card project - "Because I fear I will never have time to do this project I was wondering if any budding smart card tinkerers would be able to hack together a low end "smart card" authentication token for Mac OS X? As some know 10.4 has built in support for the US Government Smart Card Interface Standard authentication thanks to some government agencies using it. I also saw Cryptocard bragging that Apple included their driver by default (sorry I don't know which one it is). Interestingly they sell both smart card AND USB devices which it says are compatible with Mac OS X.."
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Jan 7, 2006 01:09 AM
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January 6, 2006
The DIY Multi-Level Desk...
Unsat_rbd writes "A few years ago I was unable to find a desk that fit all of my needs, so I built one using simple components from a local hardware store. The finished product was inexpensive, durable, and portable (I just moved for the 3rd time in as many years). The design was meant for 3 21" CRT monitors, A/V equipment, rackmount computers, and a mini-fridge." Link.
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Jan 6, 2006 03:51 AM
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January 4, 2006
Secondary display laptop at CES (make your own)...
On Slashdot I saw that ThinkComputers.org has an overview of some of the new gadgets at CES (yearly consumer electronics show in Las Vegas) and their round up includes a laptop with an display on the outside of the case.... "ASUS had a really cool concept that is not in production yet, but may be in a year or so. It is a laptop outfitted with an Auxiliary display, or external display. This display is used for quick date book and note checking to save the end user the time. ASUS is working directly with Microsoft on this technology and Vista will be outfitted it support this type of technology." images here and here. Awhile back we made our own DIY version since it seems it's going to take a bit longer until you can actually buy these, the how to is here.
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Jan 4, 2006 11:43 AM
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December 29, 2005
HOW TO - Use a scanner lamp inside your computer...
Pastelero has a great use for an old scanner lamp, use it inside a PC! "I had a broken scanner around here, so I decided to do something with it. I decided to install the lamp inside my computer. And it worked!!! So I'll try to explain what I did to make it work. I believe it's different for different scanners, but you can try to figure out for yours!" Thanks Star! Link.
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Dec 29, 2005 07:11 AM
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December 27, 2005
The Make Widget (and how to make your own)
Here's our MAKE Widget (download it here) and a how to on how to make your own! - "Widgets are great--there is no denying it. Arranging these small, lightweight utilities on your Mac OS X Dashboard desktop puts lots of useful and fun possibilities at your fingertips and eyeballs. But when a widget you want doesn't exist, there is only one thing to do: make it." Link.
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Dec 27, 2005 04:06 AM
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December 26, 2005
HOW TO - Adding internal Bluetooth
Chris writes "Adding internal Bluetooth to a laptop has been done before, but Tom shows us how to do this without using a internal USB hub. An easy project to hide yourself away with during those upcoming stressed family reunions." Link.
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Dec 26, 2005 05:43 AM
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