Recently, one of my friends who is a plumber in San Francisco, gave me an old PowerBook G4. Well, since I am not an Apple fan boy (sorry Apple fan boys), I’ve figured I can install Windows XP.
I ran into the big problem that Windows XP is not supported on a PowerPC CPU, ...
Remember the wall clock made from a hard disk? Well, there’s an Etsy seller who’s selling this-style of hard disk clock for $32.
It’s sold out right now but this is an awesome clock to get if it’s available again soon.
This is a real 3 1/2in computer Ha ...
Here’s an awesome tiny linux box called SheevaPlug, basically super-tiny Linux box running on ARM processor and minimal hardware. The linux box can connect easily to your network and USB devices while only using 5 watts of power.
This will be a great tool for linux tinke ...
GetUSB.info has a great write up on how to turn a USB Flash drive into a local hard disk. This might be a great way to stick everything you need in a USB if you happen to use multiple computers on daily basis
The process of turning a USB stick into a hard drive is fairly easy. ...
Well, I am about to buy an HD camera/camcorder so I figured I’d do a market analysis (or review) of all the HD camera/camcorders out there that are under $200.
For one, I am looking for following qualities in an HD camera:
HD quality (at least 720P) videos – I want t ...
Here’s a cool Eee PC Hack that uses a modified Fedora Linux to speed up the boot time of Eee PCs. I think this shows how great linux operating systems are modification by uses. I am sure you can do something similar with Windows, but not to the extent this hack does.
H ...
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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 pictur ...
Here’s a really cool DIY showing you how to build a hard disk laser scanner made from bunch of old hard disks.
My latest tinkery hardware and embedded systems project is a homebrew laser scanner. You know, the kind you see at planetariums- sweep a laser beam around on the ...
