PC parallel port can be very useful I/O channel for connecting your own circuits to PC. The PC’s parallel port can be used to perform some very amusing hardware interfacing experiments. The port is very easy to use when you first understand some basic tricks. This document tries to show those tricks in easy to understand way. Link.
By using popsicle sticks and some glue you can build yourself a clever little trebuchet. This is a good replacement for the one made out of paper that has vanished from the Internet. You will need 18 sticks for the frame sides. Start by squaring off the ends of 6 sticks. 2 sticks will form the uprights (part 1), and 4 sticks will form the base fore and aft of the uprights (parts 2 and 3). Thanks John! Link.
This is hands down, the best mod with a Game Cube, ever. I’m not sure who did this (please let me know). It’s a Star Wars ATAT- from the looks of it, it seems like it’s an almost perfect fit. Link.
You see, every Maker got together in our secret cave and decided, yes, this is retro radio mod week...gutting a vintage radio and stuffing the laptop parts inside to make a jukebox that can store and play MP3s or send them to a home stereo. It can even be wirelessly networked to stream songs from a PC or play Internet radio stations. Link.
Great how-to. The free version of Google Earth does not allow you to do certain things, like produce paths. So, I hacked that together by editing the .kml file in WordPad (ah, brings back memories of html before wysiwyg editors). After producing some stunning tour animations on-screen, I quickly wanted to be able to save them as a movie. The problem is, you can not save movies unless you buy the $400 Pro version of Google Earth, plus the optional Movie Maker module for God knows how much more. The heck with that! I figured once it was displayed on my screen, I should be able to save it. So I did. Link.
Inspired by Tibetan prayer flags inscribed with wind-activated blessings, Alyce started recording ambient sounds and then started knitting with the tape. One thing led to another and now her tapes are woven with cotten to create beautiful, durable fabrics that have been sewn into dresses, bags and flags (her original intent). Link.
Some UMD PSP games will try and update the PSP, which isn’t good if you like running that homebrew, emulators and custom application- but here’s an app that will stop it. “This program avoids the update necessity from new PSP games. The PSP cannot be destroyed by doing this!” Testing this program out, it asks for the UMD to be in the drive and then will launch the UMD that is in it, bypassing the update! [via] Link.
