Here’s the first iPhone update – just plunk your iPhone in the dock, start iTunes and have it check for an update in the iPhone panel… So far it says “bug fixes”. No new apps, nothing. My guess is that it’s the fix for the Safari security issue that was/is being revealed at BlackHat-Defcon. Update: […]
The second edition of Excel Hacks is out now, and it’s our biggest hacks books yet, with over 130 hacks covering many versions of Excel: Excel 2004 for the Mac, as well as Excel XP, 2003, and 2007. David and Raina Hawley’s new edition provides a resourceful, roll-up-your-sleeves guide that gives you nonobvious solutions to […]
Mike took an old desk lamp and recycled into an ambient device, fetching weather information from Internet via an ATmega168 micro controller and Ethernet chip – Link.
Brandon adds a LM555 and some LEDs to his toddler’s glow-in-the-dark headboard. Now his son has a beautiful night light that is on when he needs it and automatically turns off when he sleeps… Link. From the pages of MAKE: The Biggest Little Chip. MAKE 10 – page 62. An introduction to the versatile 555 […]
Here’s a weird video “Protest technology – White noise projector” that talks about what white noise is and how to make a noise projector, basically a MP3 player and a bullhorn… Link.
Huh, Alcatel-Lucent has a ton of great videos on their site — Lightwave Communications Watch the first lightwave communications system take shape at Bell Labs. Charge Coupled Device Learn about the development of the charge-coupled device (CCD) at Bell Labs. UNIX Watch Bell Labs’ Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie talk about the birth of UNIX. […]
Mr. Baybus is a microcontroller-based fan control system. It is a completely stand-alone unit, with no computer-control whatsoever… Link. But wait, there’s more – meet Mr. BayBus2 – Link.
