No more jibba jabba, determine your bandwidth speed with Mr.T. – “Mr. T1” is a bandwidth meter detector that runs as a standalone, cross-platform (OSX, Linux, Windows) application. The project constantly checks the current speed of the connected network and if it reaches that of a standard T1 line (1.5mbit/sec) or higher then a Mr.T […]
Jason made a DIY space invaders clock using propeller-generated video on a vintage Sony tv, he writes- I started out today with the goal of just displaying the time digitally, but I got sidetracked with the idea of representing the time with icons instead. I ended up going with this spacer invaders concept, using the […]
The AVR Oscilloscope clock from Dutchtronix was covered here @ MAKE before, but I finally got around to building one – it’s great. Makes an awesome clock out of an oscilloscope. Not bad for $35… Above are some pictures from the build! It’s not actually supposed to work on a digital scope, so this was […]
In response to Friday’s post about Scratch, the visual programming language designed for kids, Ryan Briones writes: In the same vein there’s also Hackety Hack. I found out about it via the Makezine Blog – [via] Link. HacketyHack is a Ruby-based development environment and tutorial lessons designed to make it easy for kids age 13 […]
High powered laser + deer vector art + iPhone from device nine six Link.
I’ve you’ve forgotten your Mac’s admin account password, don’t worry. Assuming you haven’t locked out OpenFirmware, it’s a pretty simple task to change your password back to something you know. Here’s how: Hold Apple+S when booting to enter single user mode #sh /etc/rc #passwd yourusername #reboot If you can’t recall your user name, you can […]
Developed by those nice folks at the MIT Media Lab, Scratch is a visual programming language for kids. The development environment reminds me a little of the Lego Mindstorms programming interface, where you can drag blocks around and attach them to create procedures. Instead of hacking robots, though, kids can use Scratch to create games, […]
