Artist Joe Scanlan created a DIY guide (subtitled “How to kill yourself anywhere in the world for under $399”) for a coffin made of the components from three pieces of IKEA furniture. The fully illustrated book retails for $27.50 shipped (some assembly required). The assembled project includes flower stands, pictured above. [via] Link.
The whole idea is, I have several GPS units with no display and I wanted an easy way to see my position. I have the option with the HamHUD II to see this, but it uses up precious display space that I rather use to display some APRS related information instead. So, I need a way to take the NMEA data comming out and display it in a simple format that can be read easily while driving down the road. Link.
PSPKrazy has released PSP FTPD v0.01, a simple, but working FTP server for your PSP. With it, you can send files to your PSP without any cables, in Wireless (WIFI). It is based on psppet ‘s networking example and some parts were taken from theno23’s httpd. It is a complete rewrite of a ftp daemon for education purposes. Link.
It’s summer time, so you might want to geek out your grilling…Instead of tending the fire yourself, a small control system can tend it for you, controlling the air flow to maintain a set temperature. You could enhance our design to warn you to add fuel during a very long smoke cycle. Link.
Here’s an interesting map hack (there are tons this week!). This Yahoo! Maps hack lets you view news over a map of the USA. It looks like all you need to do is make a special XML file and tag it on the end, so if you’re interested, check out what’s in the URL and make your own too. Link.
This is really interesting- Box.net’s filefeed lets people easily subscribe to your shared files through any web or software-based RSS reader (including firefox, my.yahoo, newsgater, feedster, and more). Distributing files through filefeed is easy: just add a file to one of your Box.net shared folders and all of the subscribers will instantly receive a link to that new file. Imagine the possibilities… share documents with your blog’s readers, send brochures to clients, syndicate recent photos automatically to friends and family, or simply use RSS to sync up your web folder with another location. Link.
Ever wanted to save that video or flash animation that you found on the web to your hard drive? Well, if you’re using Mozilla Firefox, it’s actually pretty easy. This tutorial will not work with anything streamed or encapsulated (e.g., streaming videos and quicktime trailers like on trailers.apple.com). Capturing those is beyond the scope of this howto [via] Link.
