Mona Lisa from computer parts
Here’s a Mona Lisa made from a ton of random computer parts – good idea if you have a lot parts but ran out of functional things to make Link.
Computers & Mobile
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Stationery Show in NY
For years I have wanted to travel to the National Stationery Show held in NY each Spring. This is the place where artists show off their various paper goods for buyers and wholesalers to stock them up in stores. This year there looks to be lots and lots of really beautiful paper goods (cards, wrapping […]
Own Your Own Tower PC
The standard tower-style PC is blessedly modular, designed to be opened and upgraded.
WMD – PC case
Peter writes – “…the aim of this project was to build a completely custom-built computer case, out of stainless steel, that would look like the sort of atomic bomb that one sees in spy movies or on TV shows like 24. I tried not to base the design on any real or fictional bomb, but […]
Garbage Scout San Francisco, CA
If you spot interesting/useful thrown out stuff in the Bay area, send it on up to GarbageScout – “A found treasure map – a recycler’s dream, a cheapskate’s best friend, and a dumpster diver’s companion. From your phone, email a picture of your find to “street@garbagescout.com” In the body of the email type a description […]
iBook modifications
Since Apple released new Macbooks you can now pick up the old iBooks for pretty cheap, here are some mods – appearance, hard drive replacement & overclocking and screen/hinge repair. Thanks Silas! – Link.
HOW TO – Music sensitive blinking LEDs for your PC
Pastelero writes – “Listening to music on my pc (proudly using WINAMP), I was wondering how would be to have some leds blinking with the sound that came out from the P2 connector, so I decided to make a simple circuit to do that. It worked pretty fine, so I decided to write a HowTo […]