Jackilyn Hoxworth figured out how to revert the dock in Leopard back to something more familiar: Type this into terminal to get the no glass dock. defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -boolean YES killall Dock I haven’t yet upgraded, but the new design elements seem to be pretty attractive. When you spend all day in front […]
(image generated with HAHA FUNNY PICTURES). James Kendrick has posted his take on Verizon’s new terms of service (TOS). After recently settling claims about their unusual definition of the word “unlimited”, they are up to some annoying tricks: Verizon has posted their new TOS and sure enough they have cleared up what limits they may […]
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This week, Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories joins me to teach you how to make a super clever little circuit called the Joule Thief! The Joule Thief allows you to squeeze the life out of what most people think of as “dead” […]
You’re going to need a white or blue LED that is rated for 3 volts, a 1K resistor, a 2N 3904 NPN transistor, a toroid, two pieces of wire and a battery. You might even be able to scavenge this stuff out of your junk pile of electronics… you have a junk pile of electronics […]
Wanna build a Dalek? Project Dalek has a really well-done Dalek Builder’s Workshop Manual that you can download, but to get it, you have to join the Project Dalek Forums first (which is free). The Project Dalek website also has a great gallery of Daleks built by Project members. Project Dalek – Link Related: Dalek […]
If you have an older toilet with a 5 gallon tank, there’s an old trick that you can use to convert it to use less water. By simply filling a half gallon container and submerging it in the tank, you can cut your toilet water usage by 10 percent or more. Lifehacker’s Gina T. points […]
Our pal Datamancer has finally finished and posted details on his steampunk laptop. And it was worth the wait. Seriously cool. He also has a tutorial on making the brass faceplate he used on the mod and a page showing his gorgeous custom-made steampunk keyboards. I like how he has a customer testimonial on the […]
