HOW-TO: Portable car pc
Nice project and discussion about an in car PC – Today’s project comes from reader Douglas J. Hickok. A practical, portable car computer design it is intended to be easy to use in the car, but also easily removable. Link.
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Google Talk – Debian users…
Google talk for Debian folks…my prefered client CenterICQ [centericq.org] wouldn’t connect to Google’s servers. It turned out that the client decided to ignore the server setting if a login was specified as user@domain. I’ve made a patch, which remedies this error. After applying this patch the client will honour the choice of server eventhough user@domain is specified as a login. I’ve sent the patch to the CenterICQ author and the maintainer of the Debian GNU/Linux [debian.org] package (read the update) Link.
Natalie Jeremijenko: The WorldChanging Interview
We profiles Natalie in MAKE 02, here’s another interview! From releasing packs of Feral Robot Dogs that sniff out chemical contamination, to teaching Yale engineering students socially responsible design, from creating pollution-detecting Clear Skies Masks for bicycle riders, to co-authoring Biotech Hobbyist Magazine, Natalie Jeremijenko’s work merges engineering, biology and art to explore socio-political hot spots along the fault line where design meets information meets society. Link.
HOW-TO: Laptop resurrection and upgrade
I really like the USB ports where the floppy drive was – Follow along as Seth combines two i1400 Thinkpads. He refreshes the batteries, fixes the keyboard and trackpad, removes the floppy, adds USB ports and WiFi to end up with a ghoulish, but functional machine: The Franken-laptop! Link.
Podcasting news…
It’s been an interesting week for the world of DIY audio -podcasting. A couple new issues have presented themselves, the first- it seems Feedburner gave out the number of subscribers to “This Week in Tech’s” show. Leo, the show’s host, says is against the privacy policy and also wrong Link. The second is PodShow’s policy on music licensing as covered on BoingBoing, it appears to prohibit you from referencing “software piracy (warez, cracking, etc.), hacking, phreaking, emulators, ROM’s, or illegal MP3 activity” in your shows Link. Opinions?
Sony’s secret PSP portal?
Here’s what seems to be a new portal from Sony for your PSP. It’s called “Test Page – Replace once site is confirmed working” so it doesn’t seem final- there are videos, wallpapers and a few other things to play around with- the links Sony has for news, tech and more are a bit bizarre, but perhaps that’s going to change. I still haven’t updated to the 2.0 firmware, but you can view it via a normal web browser. Link.
HOW TO build a nice poker table
For all you Poker playing Makers out there – here’s how to build a pretty nice poker table. Lots of photos and instructions – all using a 4 x 8 sheet of Fiber Board. Link.