A new beta release of the VMware client for OS X was released today. With it, you can run other operation systems like Linux or Windows in the VMware virtual machine without having to leave OS X. It provides pretty much the same functionality as Parallels, except you can download the beta for free. Also, […]
What do you do when you’re finished using your treadmill/computer/desk combo? Sleep in a bed/computer/desk combo of course… Link. Related: The DIY exercise office – Link.
Update to the open source AVR Butterfly MP3 player – A basic MP3 player using a NOKIA 3310 LCD and AVR Butterfly. Currently supports both graphical display and the original butterfly screen. Basic FAT16 support on MMC cards. This is an open source project so contributions are most welcome. Hardware designs in Protel 2004, Protel […]
Massimo posted some details about the mysterious Arduino ethernet board… Link.
Jake (re)made an incredible steam punk – victorian era monitor mod, he writes… The Steampunk Keyboard looked terribly anachronistic sitting in front of my Dell 1907FP flat panel monitor and while I hesitated to tear open a $300 monitor that was still under warantee, art must be served. Steampunk Flat-Panel LCD Mod – Link. Related: […]
Spark Fun has a new series of tutorials, here’s the first, beginning embedded electronics – This is a series of lectures written for those with mild electronics background (aka Sophomore in Electrical and Computer Engineering) to learn about the wild world of Embedded Electronics. I assume only that you know what electricity is and that […]
Gina at Lifehacker posted a really nice rundown of what goes into making a Firefox extension: The meat of a Firefox extension is simply Javascript – the not-very-mysterious stuff of bookmarklets and regular old web pages – and a markup language called XUL (pronounced “zool.”) To build your own, you’ll need some Javascript know-how, comfort […]
