Wiretracks – hide your wires behind crown molding
Dan sent in this sweet networking solution that puts cable infrastructure behind removable base and crown molding – [via] Link.
Technology
HOW TO – Make a Bluetooth XMPP doorbell (from a mouse)
Matt writes – Well, you know you have one of those really weird conversations along the lines of… “We need a doorbell!†“What about a wireless mouse will that work?†You know it won’t end well. This ended with the destruction of a bluetooth keyboard, a trip to maplins and the creation of a Python […]
TrueCrypt for OS X
TrueCrypt 5.0 was released yesterday and OS X has been added to the list of supported operating systems, making it the only open source volume encryption utility that works in Linux, Mac and Windows. It’s a really slick utility for creating an AES-256 or Serpent encrypted volume that you can drop sensitive files inside. You […]
NPR’s steampunk treatment
Congrats to MAKE pal Jake von Slatt, Kinetic Steamworks, and Three Rings for the “All Things Considered”/NPR coverage. The piece was done by one Cyrus Farivar, a positively steampunky moniker, if you ask me. You can hear the piece at the link below. Steampunk Brings Victorian Flair to the 21st Century – Link
USB monkey
From the MAKE Flickr pool 0olong bring us this functional figurine – Stick his neck in your USB socket and he’ll unload his data at your whim. A pre-existing USB drive decorated with epoxy putty (a mix of Sylmasta A+B and SuperCarve) plus a couple of beads for eyes. Flash drives are so affordale now, […]
Custom Harmonica Mic
From the MAKE Flickr pool: Member Filmosity built this microphone to amplify a blues harp. He also made a minty amp to go with it – cool idea for portable playing. I made this harmonica mic from scrounged pieces of other items. I got a $20 dynamic mic from Radio Shack and used the element […]
Home lighting automation with DMX
This home automator used DMX (the popular theater lighting protocol) to automate all of the lights in his home. Automated Lighting – [via] Link Related: DMX controlled bookshelf – Link DMX Coffee pot, Mark II – Link DMX LED dimmer – Link