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DIY PowerMate

Computers & Mobile
DIY PowerMate

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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This Instructable details how to make your own jog/scroll wheel and volume control, a la the Griffin Technology PowerMate.

Desktop Scroll Wheel and Volume Control!

4 thoughts on “DIY PowerMate”

  1. Corrector Guy says:

    It’s Griffin, not Griffith.

  2. Um, so? says:

    He gutted a PS/2 mouse and put it in a box.

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By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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