August 7, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Hydroponics Unit for Growing Weed!
Don’t mind the post title as this DIY shows you how to make hydroponics unit for growing anything. Aside from people with medical marijuana licenses who live in San Francisco and can legally grow several pot plants, the hydroponic system can be used for growing your own organic vegetables and what not. My wife teaches 8th grade science. Thi ... More
iPhone HACK - 12 iPhone Tricks you need to know!
Here’s a cool blog post I found today that shows you 12 shortcuts for using the iPhone/iPod Touch. Basically, they are mostly Safari shortcuts that you might not have known about. Here’s one for example that will save you time scrolling back up to the top: In any application, Safari included, you can automatically scroll to the top o ... More
August 5, 2008
DIY HACK - How to Build a Magnetic Stripe Card Spoofer!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little hack that will allow you to spoof most magnetic stripe readers including your local groceries’ credit card reader. This instructable demonstrates how to use an electromagnet, a simple amplifier circuit, and a personal music player ... More
July 31, 2008
How to Teach your Female Humanoid Robot Femisapien!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember the female humanoid robot, the Femisapien? Well the guys at Robots Rule have made couple videos on how to teach the Femisapien how to dance and do lots of other st ... More
July 30, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Chapstick LED Flashlight!
Here’s a fun DIY on how to make a chapstick LED flashlight. It’s pretty simple to do but a great idea. Maybe Chapstick companies will pick up on this and make them as promotion materials. This is an instructable on how to make a flashlight out of a ChapStick tube. After reading up on multiple LED instructables I thought it would be ... More
July 29, 2008
DIY USB HACK - How to Make a Cheap USB Vacuum!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun little project. Get a PC fan, a sawed-off USB cable, and some carboard to make a cheap USB Vacuum running off 5 volts DC. via getusb carboard, Computer, Consumer, Cool, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Hac ... More
DIY Fridge HACK - How to Make a Refrigerator!
Here’s a really cool DIY on how to make a PID controlled fridge. For this project, you will need to grab an icebox, thermoelectric cooling part, and a PID. Heck, if you want to skip the steps, you can also get a Kimchi refridgerator, which does the same thing. I had an old beer cooler sitting in the garage that Kylie picked up on the street ... More
July 28, 2008
Linux Server Hack - How to setup a Shell Script to Auto Restart Apache Httpd Server!
Well, I have been struggling with one of my dedicated servers and just found this cool script that will auto-restart the Apache httpd server if it goes out. Save the following as restart.sh: #!/bin/bash # Apache Process Monitor # Restart Apache Web Server When It Goes Down # ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ... More
DIY - Drink and Party by making yourself a Bike Cooler!
Recently I’ve noticed a large number of people going through the beaches in San Francisco with backpacks and other junk on their bikes. I think they were doing some kind of California coastal ride but here’s a great way to add a bike cooler to your bike in case do something similar. An insulated bike cooler makes an excellent additio ... More
DIY - How to Make your own iPhone Charger!
You could probably take any cellphone adaptor and convert it into an iPhone charger pretty easy but here’s a cool DIY showing you how to make your own iPhone charger. All you need are the 4 resistors stated above. I have modified some values of the resistors because of some miscalculation. Connect them as shown and provide the circuit with ... More
July 27, 2008
DIY - How to Make an LED Cube!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a cool DIY on how to make an LED Cube! 64 LEDs makes up this 4 by 4 by 4 cube, controlled by an Atmel Atmega16 microcontroller. Each LED can be addressed individually in software, enabling it to display amazing 3d animations! via instructables 3d ... More
DIY Green/Red Laser Projector!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, check out this green/red laser projector which can do animations. This is one of my experimental Dance/Trance songs from 2000. I build laser systems for fun so I have put together pictures and clips from assembly to a full working system to go with the son ... More
July 26, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Paper Wallet!
I too, admit to having to endure endless months without money to buy a new wallet. Here’s a great way to make a paper wallet when you are hopeless to even buy a $5 wallet. One sheet of 8.5 by 11 paper folded, with minimal cutting, and one piece of tape = durable, seamless, useable, write-onable, minimalist wallet. via instructables Consu ... More
Interactive Multi-Touch Projector Screen!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a really cool demo of an interactive projector screen or is it Multi-Touch Projector? The basic idea is really simple: a program running on the PC will process t ... More
July 25, 2008
Apple Hack - How to Replace the Cells in Your Apple Powerbook G3 Battery!
Here’s a cool apple hack on how to replace the cells in your Apple Powerbook G3 if your batteries keep running out of time. I decided to get new replacement cells from Battery Space instead of surplus cells at a slightly better price elsewhere. There are nine 18650 Li Ion cells in each battery, so I ordered 18 of them at a cost of about $10 ... More
July 23, 2008
DIY - How to Make your own DIY Compact Survival Kit!
If you are outdoors a lot, you might want to consider making your own DIY compact survival kit and customize your emergency needs. Wilderness survival should be taught to everyone. It can save lives, thus is an important body of knowledge. A survival kit should be cheap, and it should be simple, as this encourages more people to carry them when th ... More
DIY - How to Make Music-Syncing Green Laser Projector!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Remember my Green Laser Projectr DIY? Well, here’s a similar DIY project except it uses a speaker to send vibrating pulses to the end-results beams instead of a motor. So how does one go about making one of these things? Well, I made every effort to ma ... More
July 22, 2008
DIY - How to Build your own Tupperware iPod Boombox!
Here’s a really cheap way to build your own Tupperware iPod Boombox. An Easy Cheap way to make a sweet boombox for your iPod. Uses dollar store tupperware styrofoam, and cheap speakers to make a surprisingly cool boombox/stereo. via instructables Audio, cheap speakers, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, dollar-store, Edu ... More
DIY - How to Make a Box Kite!
Thinking of making your own box kite? Here’s a cool set of photos you can refer to making your own box kites! I’ve been making these [box kites] for few years, and tomorrow I’m getting a bunch of people to make them at gas works park in Seattle. So I figured I would spice up my usual instruction set and put it on flickr. via m ... More
DIY NES HACK - How to Build an NES USB Controller with NES Games/Rom/Controller All-in-one!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a really cool NES Hack that shows you how to build an NES USB Controller that can be plugged into your computer via USB to play the games and load NES games/emulator from the controller itself! Ok guys, ive gotten waaaaaaaaay too many requests to ma ... More
DIY - How to Build an Automatic Fish Feeder!
Here’s a really cool DIY on how to build an automatic fish feeder. This would be great to have around if you happen to be gone for a few weeks without having to worry about feeding your fish. This is the fastest and cheapest way to build an Automatic Fish Feeder. It automatically turns the light on, feeds your fish and turns the light off. ... More
DIY - How to Build an Underwater ROV!
Here’s a really cool underwater ROV project that has detailed documentation on how to build one yourself. The ROV submerging technique was originally using part of a bicycle inner tube and a car windscreen washer pump. However this method was very slow to respond and difficult to control and ended up eit