HOW TO – DIY Projector
Here’s how to make a pretty low cost, but impressive, homemade projector – [via] – Link.
Month: March 2006
Ministry of Economy – Retro gear, OK for now…
Retro gear in Japan is safe for now – “Responding to an outcry from dealers in used goods and musicians, the government said Friday it will relax regulations on trade in noncertified used electrical items that were set to take effect April 1. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry backed off from its earlier […]
Make pictures with a GPS – GPS Visualizer
Michiel writes – “GPS Visualizer allows you to upload from GPX, OziExplorer, Geocaching.com (.loc), IGC sailplane logs, Garmin Forerunner (.xml/.hst), Timex Trainer (v1.3+), Cetus GPS, PathAway, cotoGPS, CompeGPS, TomTom (.pgl), IGN Rando (.rdn), Emtac Trine, Suunto X9/X9i (.sdf), NetStumbler/WiFiFoFum, and of course tab-delimited or comma-separated text. (phew) The outputs are GPS SVG, JPEG/PNG, and Google […]
HOW TO – Make a secondary coil for a Tesla coil
Nak writes – “How to get a nice/free winding station set up for a medium to large sized secondary coil.” – Link. Related: How to make Tesla coils and more – Link.
HOW TO – Build your own generator
Here’s an oldie, but goodie, make your own generator – “The key to this design is that it will require a horizontal shaft motor, which can be found on old drum style lawnmowers, roto-tillers, and lawn edgers. The most common motor size you will find on the used market will be a 3 or 3.5 […]
HOW TO – Build a plexiglass PC case
Bball writes – “Lots of folks lately are interested in PC case mods with plexiglass windows, fancy 5″ bay gear, interior LED lighting, and custom fan grills. I think it’s great – anything to get away from the blah-PC. I have a number of computers in the house (too many, actually), but I recently spent […]
The creativity machine
Vernor Vinge’s article on Nature.com about virtual worlds – “2020 Computing: The creativity machine. What will emerge from using the Internet as a research tool? The answer, Vernor Vinge argues, will be limited only by our imaginations.” – Link. Pictured here, my avatar at a five-room simulated heart clinic – SLurl.