A dead hard drive story…
Here’s a nice story about how someone fixed their own hard drive. I like how they documented the entire process from figuring out what type of screws to use to swapping out the parts from a new drive to the old one. Link.
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HOW TO replace your iPod’s Battery
There are few products more popular than the iPod—except when it comes to battery life. The batteries in early iPods fail after a time (300 to 500 charge/discharge cycles or about two to three years) and just won’t hold a charge. Even worse, there’s no easy way to change the batteries. Here’s how to replace it from Joe Grand! Link.
TRANSPARENT PVC Clear for potato cannon
Neato! MAKE parts from volume 03 hits eBay! Yes, This IS what you are looking for! As Seen in “Make” the Magazine. These are the Barrels for the Launchers. In the picture you can see part of the length you are getting. The $2 bill is laying on the inside of the pipe to show the transparency, The Color is Blueish. Link.
Homemade Neo Geo MVS Portable
Ben Heck rocks…a few months ago a guy emails asking if I could build a portable Neo Geo MVS system. I tell him it’s possible, but I’d have to work with some hardware to do tests. He kindly sends me a Neo Geo MV-1C, which is a 1-slot (holds 1 game) Neo Geo arcade motherboard from 1999, pretty much the last and newest model they made. If anything would run off a battery and be small enough that was it. Luckily I had a semi-built Neo Geo rig to test the new board with... Link.
Mac SE/ Rang Slot-loading Mod…
Here’s a really cool Mac Mod…It’s a G4 Mac inside a Mac SE, it’s slot loading and it has an internal iPod Docking system on top as well as a remote control. Link.
Great HOW TO. So, you’ve decided to take your Atari Flashback 2 console to the next level? Well then, here are the basic details to help assist you in hacking/modding your console into a full fledged Atari 2600 system that can use your original cartridges. [American Modder: Computer Bike Completed!
PC Chopper MOD! In the last installment, I finished the hard-drive activity taillight as well as the wireless keyboard/mouse receiver in one package. I also finished fabricating the side panels for the bike, which is where the hard drives will attach. I also recorded some motorcycle startup sounds with the help of my lovely assistant, my wife. This time around, it all comes together. Yes, this is the extra-long final installment of the series. This time around, the bike will be painted up and assembled, along with some last-minute fabrication. What will it look like in the end? [via] Link.