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Wow! Karosium got Pixil (syncable PDA linux operating system) running on a ZipIt and browsed the web with it (ViewML), it’s just a start, but a great one! [via] – Link. We reviewed the ZipIts in MAKE 07. Related Zipits!: Zipit Hacking – Link. HOW TO make an iTunes remote from a ZipIT – Link. […]
I really tweak out Firefox to get stuff done and installing alpha/beta/new stuff doesn’t usually scare me away – so here’s a super-quick review of Firefox 2.0 (out today) and three cool new features. The search box has the auto-suggest feature, so as you type it helps you find what you’re looking for. Spell check […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Anachrocomputer has a clever DIY solution for the weird plugs Dell uses – “Here’s a quick fix for a friend who wants to run her laptop from a DC-DC convertor. Only trouble is, the laptop has an odd square plug and the convertor only has round plugs. An in-line adaptor […]
Here are two pumpkin computers and they were made – [via] – Here’s a PC – and here’s a Mac (1990 Mac Classic, nice). Related: MAKE Halloween projects – Link. MAKE Halloween archives – Link. Enter the MAKE & CRAFT Contests! Makers and Crafters, it’s time to enter our ghoulishly fun Halloween contests! Anyone, anywhere […]
Looking for something to do with old/broken iMac speakers? Do what Wayne did “Tear out all the guts. Stuff them with miniature christmas lights and let them hang – Link. Related iMacery: iMac MAME cabinet – Link. Steam powered iMac – Link. DIY PC “iMac” – Link. Running the Tablet PC OS on an iMac […]
Here’s a computer case made from a waste paper bin along with instructions on how to make your own (Chinese, but there are pictures)… [via] – Link. Related: Case Mods – The Ultimate List – Link. Plexiglass case mods – Link. Sangaku Japanese case mod – Link. Some amazing case mods… – Link. Battlefield 2 […]
Windows, Mac, Linux, 30+ languages, 64-bit support, cross-platform and open source music player… dev preview now avail for download, go get it! – “Songbird 0.2 is a preview release to let developers and early birds who can’t wait for 1.0 explore Songbird’s potential. Check the release notes. Songbird has already attracted some birdwatchers. Ross Karchner […]
