Rcran writes – “By Taking advantage of the ‘Scroll through photos with the scroll wheel’ (while taking up the whole nano screen) feature, you can assume amazing control of the video. P.S You’ll need Adobe ImageReady (or similar application).” – Link. Related: Here’s a version I wrote back in 2004 on Engadget that uses Quicktime […]
The wisdom of MacGyver, on your desktop – “Do you know what a drag it can be to be locked in a freezer by ill-meaning bank robbers? Ever felt helpless while being chased by Soviets through Kabulstan? With some ice cubes, a light bulb and your computer you can break out of that freezer. Or, […]
Chris writes – “If you are going ot make a lot of network cables, you might as well get a 1000 foot spool of wire, the ends, a crimping tool and make exactly what you want. I bought a spool a few years ago for $50 at You Do It Electronics in Needham MA. It […]
Christian writes – “Johan Nauwelaertz from Sweden is building his own Jetfighter Cockpit Simulator in his garage. It uses 4 networked PCs, large projection screen and an original cockpit from AJ37 Viggen, a swedish attack fighter. The picture in this swedish article shows his latest setup.” – Link.
Bowdie writes – “I was always loosing the rubber earpieces from my Sonys, so I found some reaplacements, which actually work better (to my ear). I found these ear plugs at a local camping/outdoors store. They’re designed to reduce outside noise by using a removable plug to antentunate either high frequencies (in-flight noise) or low […]
The BBC is inviting anyone to send in ideas and sketches on how to save water, power and be “greener” so if you have ideas Maker, send’em in – “There must be a national effort to bring about a “green revolution”, said the government this week. But what simple things can we all do to […]
Technical Video Rental has some tips on cheap video lighting for the how to series they’re making – “The most important part of a good how-to video is the content, but even if the content is great the video quality can make a big difference in how useful that content is to the viewer. An […]
