What does a synthmaker do once all those new and clever enclosure ideas are played and passe´? Move from enclosing to exposing – on the head, for starters. Conglomeration of 556 oscillator divider, 4040 counter 741 filter and speaker mounted on a strainer mounted on a human. Counter drives LEDs for feedback to LDRs. Hmm, […]
Here’s Hack #94, Download Windows Patches Securely, from Kyle Rankin’s Knoppix Hacks, 2nd Edition. Knoppix Hacks offers a collection of tips and techniques for using the enormous amount of software Knoppix offers–not just to work and play, but also to troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, and disinfect your system without having to install a thing. The book […]
We posted previously about SurveillanceSaver, a screen saver that shows open surveillance camera views on your Mac. Well, the folks have come out with a Windows version – Link. Related: SurveillanceSaver alpha 0 for OS X – Link.
Bunnie writes – I love looking inside chips, and Flylogic takes some of the sweetest chip shots. bushing sent me some Wii chips to play with a few weeks ago, and Chris at Flylogic expertly decap’d and imaged them for me. I thought they were pretty neat, so here’s a couple of them to share […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool AP Digital Light generated these dramatic patterns with a homebuilt Laser spirograph device using motor controlled mirrors and a PIC microcontroller. Visit the ‘Laser Gallery’ photoset for many more prime examples. –Link And check out this vid for more about the design and see the ‘graph in action. Related: Learn […]
From the MAKE Flickr pool Looks like Recotana finished work on the heartbeat controlled MIDI device, very cool! Interesting choice in sound patch for the demo video – emphasizes that man/machine contrast. Now we just need one more clip documenting a heart-pounding treadmill recording session. –Link Related: Very Small MIDI controller – Link
If you happen to be into large-scale model rocketry and want to take some videos of it soaring into outer space, this might be a perfect project for you to build this weekend. The website has a fairly detailed build instructions and links to several videos. – Link Related: CVS camera video from a rocket- […]
