Not-MIDI taplight computer music making interface
Hacked QWERTY keyboard for triggering simple “tap lights” that then kick off loops in Live on a laptop, thanks Grandpa! – Link.
Technology
HOWTO: check if malware is secretly connecting to the internet
Here’s a quick command-line hack that you can run on your Windows boxes to see if there are any unsavory apps running in the background and making internet connections without your knowledge. Just run the following to trace applications which are opening sockets while you’re not using the machine: Start->Run->cmd netstat -b 5 >activity.txt (In […]
Ponoko test drive, 2D drawing to physical item – making it real
As bizarre as it sounds there happens to be a high powered laser in my living room but I wanted to give the online site Ponoko a whirl. If you can make 2D designs in Corel Draw, Illustrator, etc you can upload them as EPS files and sell both the file and the completed design […]
Make a Picaxe fade light
Here’s a Picaxe version of our Arduino Weekend project – Link.
Custom Digital Stereoscopy Rig
Really cool custom built digital camera based 3D stereoscopy device made by one of our Scrapyard Challenge workshop participants. Update: This is the work of James G. Watt – check out his website here: www.clockworkrobot.com and a video of our workshop taken with the camera here.
T-Zones and iPhone: the $5.99 data plan
T-Mobile has a unlimited WAP data plan called T-Zones that’s $5.99 a month. Unlike the normal $20/mo full-internet package, the T-Zones service blocks ports 80 and 443 (the default http and https ports). There is, however, a T-Mobile WAP to HTTP proxy server that will (assuming your device is configured correctly) allow you to browse […]
Mister Disc
Mister Disc is a portable record player – Link. It’s sorta like a Sound Burger – Link.
