Westfw writes – Flashlight bulbs are common, easy to find, and inexpensive (especially in bulk), but they are a pain in the neck to attach wires to, which somewhat limits their use in assorted hobby projects, especially when children are involved. The picture shows a “socket” that will hold a normal “flanged” flashlight bulb (somewhat) […]
WikipediaFS is a Linux virtual file system that allows you to interact with Wikipedia as if it were a typical directory on your machine. This means you can view and edit Wikipedia entries with a normal text editor like vi. WikipediaFS can be configured to work with any MediaWiki-based site, so this makes it a […]
The Windows Mobile 6 update for the T-Mobile Dash is out, and with it comes support for viewing and editing Word and Excel documents. What it lacks, however, is a simple “new document” feature for either of these. Paul at MoDaCo has released a package to solve this problem; it adds icons for New Excel […]
Taking photographs at a slow shutter speed can really benefit from the camera stabilization afforded by a tripod, but often times lugging around and setting up a tripod isn’t so practical. The string tripod is an old photographer’s trick that will give you a reasonable amount of stabilization, while still allowing you quite a bit […]
Mii Editor is a cool flash application that can edit and save Mii binary files. You can transfer your Mii to and from the Wiimote with MiiTransfer, edit it with the Mii Editor, or take screenshots and share your Mii file with friends. Resources: Mii Editor Wiimote data transfer library (includes MiiTransfer utility) Detailed info […]
Joe makes a lot of cool art from cell phones… He writes – These sculptures are made from old broken cell phones. In this particular piece I made a gallery to hang the world’s smalles flat panel abstract artwork. The clamp is there to keep the cell phone’s display on. This phone is activated by […]
S1axter writes – So I got bored tonight and started going though my box-o-cables and came across an old Apple bus mouse I had gutted years ago. I always wanted to turn it into a garage door opener but never got around to it. Well, coincidently the garage door opener for my apartment parking is […]
