HOW TO – Fix a broken pin on an IDE hard drive
Here’s a low-tech way of fixing a broken pin on a hard drive using some tin foil and a sewing pin. Thanks Dayne! – Link.
Computers & Mobile
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MMP MkIII – Tablet Edition (portable mac mini)
Peter Green sent in his tiny mac portable mod, it’s a tablet too… – “Hi, here’s my latest MMP – it’s the WORLDS SMALLEST & LIGHTEST Mac Laptop/plamtop/UMPC made from a Mac Mini Core Solo 1.5!” – Link. Related: Case design – Link. Internal electronics – Link. More Mac mini mods – Link.
HOW TO – Circuit bend… a computer!
Get LoFi shows how to “circuit bending” a computer, nice! – “Computer Bending Yes, it is possible. I always wondered what would happen if you start circuit bending a computer. The obvious answer is that it will crash. Indeed it is not very good to cross pins on the motherboard. However this does not always […]
HOW TO – Make Mac SE/30 audio visualizers
Our pal Mark Hoekstra sent in this rad Mac SE mod – a CRT-tube turned into some audio-oscilloscope, he writes – “I modded two compact macs, something I planned on doing a long time. But when I met this artist lately from my hometown (Krause), it all fell together, so now they’re part of her […]
HOW TO – Homemade network connectivity tester
Jachin writes – “I made a pocket sized network connectivity tester out of an old Network Interface Card (NIC), Wake On LAN (WOL) cable, and a Cheap-O Computer Clock 3X “AA” Alkaline Battery Holder. No soldering required. Our school district can not afford to liven every port in a school. As a computer technician I […]
Mac mini Cube project
Brain @ 123macmini writes – “There are mods, and then there are really nice mods. I think Anthony’s Mac mini Cube might just be the best Mac mini-based mod you will ever see. Anthony, better known as khisayruou in the forums, has been keeping me updated on the project for the last few weeks. He […]
Windows live search (test)
I saw that you can make your own Windows Live Search, so let’s see how it works with MAKE… Try and let me know what you think (the Google search is here to compare).