Compact Flash iPod
Mark Hoekstra brought his compact flash ipod to ccc. He’s had a few challenges with the pinout but he’s got it all set up with the cc licence printed on the board! He’s also got a bunch of photos to check out on his site! – Link
Month: August 2007
Flight sims external LCD gauges
Wow, check out these flight sims external LCD gauges… as the site mentions, these would be fun to hack around with – Link.
HOWTO: sort grab-bag electronics
David from uC Hobby writes: How-to sort a 1 pound grab-bag of small electronic components. I sort through one of the $1 grab-bags I purchased at the Austin Summer fest 2007 HAM meet up. The reason these grab-bags are cheap is that you have to do a lot of work to make the collection of […]
Whip Up Whiplash Contest for August: Zakka
Ooooh! I am loving the August theme for Whip Up’s Whiplash contest – Zakka! Kath has posted up her famous roundup of inspirational links like this bunny above from Bloom Zakka. Link.
Cheap 3D plotter
Here’s a cheap plotter for graphs, PCBs and masks for etching metal plates, thanks Alex – Link & translated site.
The keg lathe
Fredan writes – I have found instructions on how to convert kegs, using reciprocating saws, grinder, and plasma cutters. But in my experience, kegs which are ground or sawed generally produce uneven or oval openings. Plasma cutters on the other hand produce outstanding openings; unfortunately I don’t have many friends who have them at their […]
Make a Text Adventure Game
Inspired by yesterday’s lecture by Nika Bertram and Jens Ohlig about text adventure games. I woke up and the first thing I did was play Reconnaissance at Finowfurt which is a text adventure in the tradition of zork. I grew up playing these kinds of games and they hold a special place in my heart. […]
