Picture history of hard drives on CNET – “What high-tech product advances the fastest? It’s probably the hard drive. The capacity doubles easily every two years and sometimes every year, faster even than the chip progress described by Moore’s Law. The first drives took up storage closets. Now, a 5GB drive can fit in a […]
Make Flickr photo pool member csc934 writes “There is a lot of fun in making your own pen. They are nice to use, and enjoyable to make. It’s a good project to learn the basics of the lathe.” Link.
Clarke writes – “The druidical science of axemanship is not dead. Wielding an axe expertly is more than meets the eye. Can you properly ‘hang’ an axe? Are you able to detect hidden flaws when choosing a new axe handle? Bernie Weisgerger is a historic preservation specialist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Todd writes “I bought a $10 electronic baby in china town. I cracked it open and soldered a couple of switches to the the speaker. Now the baby is possessed and I have hacked a baby.” Flickr photos & Link with video of the baby in action.
ElephantStaircase’s VGA to RJ45 conversion – “A VGA monitor connection only requires 8 conductors for operations. Although it has many pins, they are not all needed, and some are used for keying. An Ethernet cable (CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6) cable has 8 conductors and can carry the signal a long distance on a thin cable for […]
Latest version of iPodWizard supports font hacking on the 5G iPods “…the main change in this version is the ability to change the main font used on 5G iPods. The process of changing the font is almost identical to the previous method except you need to click on the OTF Fonts button when in the […]
Ian writes “The basic mod is simple: cut down the CVS cam to the bare essentials and mount it inside the nose cone. I used foam core to support the camera board and USB connection. I had three unsuccessful launches before I got this video, though I’m not sure why they failed. After the first […]
