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Distributing the Future podcast

Distributing the Future podcast

111-Future Distro We’ll be back with lots of MAKE audio starting next week – but do check this out, we talk about the PSP and there are some great guests covering many other topics! “Distributing the Future” is O’Reilly Media’s new weekly podcast featuring the technology and the people behind what you use now and what you’ll use next. This half hour program includes interviews and commentary on science, technology, related social issues, and just plain fun. This show is in public beta. Link. Listen to MP3.

Futon modding…

Futon modding…

Ccs7 Gas, Tires, Oil writes “A blog entry about cutting 2′ section out of the middle a metal futon frame and welding the halves back together. The original mattress still fits, but now the short way is side to side and the futon takes up much less room”. Link. The rest of the blog has a lot of great stuff too…

HOW TO play games from other consoles and backing up UMDs for the PSP

HOW TO play games from other consoles and backing up UMDs for the PSP

Psp2-1-2-1 Good round up…it is also possible to play games from the Game Boy Advanced, NES and SNES, Sega Genesis, and other consoles? What about playing PSP games like Lumines — without the UMD? With the use of emulators and ISOs it is possible. If you are a PSP owner, you really can’t afford to miss this article that shows you how to set up an emulator and create backups of your UMDs to play directly from Memory Sticks. Link.

Another Geeky Board Game…Computer Rage from 1977

Another Geeky Board Game…Computer Rage from 1977

23182755 3C17Bd4F90 MFirst this one, and now…I went to my local thrift store today to see what I could find. Every now and then I can find something really good. Today was a good day. I found this UNOPENED, still shrink-wrapped, board game called Computer Rage that is copyright 1977 by Creative Computing Magazine. It has classic, retro art on the front and the gameplay itself is so incredibly geeky! How many games do you know that have a space labelled “Output Queue”? It even uses three binary dice (so you can roll 0-7)! Link.