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Here is my Waffle Iron PC. I used an EPIA M10000 Mini-ITX board. It has 512MB RAM and a 160GB hard drive. I used an external USB CDROM to install the OS. It runs Linux – Fedora Core 2. It’s also got a TV Out card, so I can use this for a MythTV box if I choose later. [
HOW TO make Hands-Free Shooting Rig
This is awesome. Here’s how to build a rig using an iSight, Bluetooth headset, a backpack, and a dash of AppleScript that enables you to capture images on the go by simply speaking, “take shot.” Romain Guy shows you how to build it. Link.
HOW TO read mailing lists as RSS feeds (more suggestions…)
Andrew writes “I saw your post on using Blogger to post emails from a mailing list and grabbing the RSS from that. Anyone who uses Bloglines already has this functionality built-in to their Bloglines account. There is an unobtrusive link down at the bottom (Create Email Subscription) that spits out a disposable email address (username.#######@bloglines.com) that can be used to sign up to mailing lists with. I have a few in my account and find them quite handy, but the feature is usually listed in with all the others, and I could see how it could get missed”. Thanks! Link.
HOW TO Obsessively Cover a Trade Paperback With a Mylar Book Cover
Rick writes “I decided I wanted to take with me the trade paperback proof of Vellum to devour on an airplane or two. I decided I had to cover it with my standard Demco covering for hardcover books, and it occurred to me that perhaps not everybody has twigged on how to do this. So, in the spirit of Make Magazine, I’ve created this gallery that shows all the steps — and I’m not going to tell you how many there are, since you’ll think I’m even crazier than I probably am…” Link.
Homebrew Home Automation Project
Marc writes “I was looking for a good IR Blaster/Remote (any suggestions?) for my own PVR computer when I came across this well documented and photographed X10 project”. The PDF is an excellent HOW TO. Link.
Make an InfoMate a DIY Ambient Orb
The InfoMate is a device that provides visual / auditory / sensory / etc. information relating to the status of various “tasks.” The tasks may range from checking email or stock quotes, to motion detectors, remote control of the coffee pot, to snail mail checkers. The InfoMate “end device” is artwork: a picture, a sculpture, or other object that integrates the electronics in such a way that it is not obviously an electronic device. The InfoMate is essentially the poor man’s Ambient Orb. Unlike the Orb, it requires a PC and internet connection to work. Link.
VintageTech – they can convert anything…
I tend to think companies like this will be really important in the next 50 years….VintageTech has the expertise to convert from just about any media format to any number of modern formats. Old or obsolete data can be read from its original media and migrated to contemporary formats. Like stringy floppy. Link.