HOW TO install SLAX on an iPod nano
Great HOW TO from Jake “I was intrigued by the idea of having all my own bookmarks, my own desktop/icon artwork and themes and preferences, all my own programs and data instantly available to me on any computer on campus. The computer essentially becomes a temporary host for my personal operating system — which I carry in my pocket. SLAX seemed to be the best balance of customization, function, and ease of use…This is a howto on installing SLAX on an iPod nano. It may seem long, but I tried not to gloss over or leave out any details”. Link.
Outstanding HOW TO on G4 based on our favorite hackable camera – Making 3D movies shouldn’t cost you 3G’s, so I wanted to write up an article so that you can do it on the cheap. How cheap? Less than $75.00 is a good place to start considering that a normal video camera is going to start around $300.00.
Cool website describing how to attatch Disco Lights to your computer’s parallel port. Then you use a Winamp plug-in to make the lights flash to the beat of the music. This can be built in 3 ways… 8 LED’s on the data lines, 8 solid state relays for regular 120 volt lights or a 32 bit 120 volt light set-up. Thanks Andrew!
Amazing model working Roller Coasters models built from 1995-2002. Building a working model roller coaster is an extremely complex process. Many things must come together to make a model roller coaster work properly. All of the following topics must be taken into account – layout, design, track, rails, cross ties, track support, wheels, cars, train dynamics, lift mechanisms, sprockets, chains, motors, brakes, magnets, tools, materials, adhesives, molds, and paints.
Brad writes “Found an old radio online with a neat drawer that used to hold a record player. Decided this would serve more people as a mini bar. Nevertheless, the old tube receiver still had an input for something and an iPod seemed like a good fit”…
You can create a real-time GPS tracker using Google Maps API. Don’t worry about having a GPS device, you can emulate a garmin using GPSGate. Then later you purchase fancy gps devices and a JunxionBox…All with free software too.