Here’s a common scenario: you need to make an emergency remote desktop connection to an XP server at work, but you’re at home and the server is behind a firewall that blocks RDC connections. In a nutshell, ssh tunneling allows you to connect to a port on another machine by forwarding traffic through an intermediary […]
I like to use the text messages from Google Calendar to create my on-the-go todo list. Problem is, I don’t always read them. Posting on HowardForums, dan24 suggested a program called DontForget, which keeps nagging you until you read that unread text message, email, or other notifications – Link
Now we’re talking, Windell @ Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has a great write up of laying out printed circuit boards with open-source tools, he writes – There has historically been, and still is, a lack of good, free MacOS native EDA (electronic design automation) software. The situation has somewhat improved in the past few years […]
For all your left handed rockers, Kevin made a mod for guitar hero so you can play it south paw – [via] Link. Related: HOW TO – Build your own custom full-sized wireless … – Link. Guitar Heronoid – Android plays Guitar Hero – Link. Guitar Hero/ Funde Razor – Link. Guitar Hero + Commodore […]
Ben Heck’s PS360 controller mod… One of Ben’s most popular hacks recently was the PS360 controller, a SIXAXIS modded into an Xbox 360 controller’s shell, crashing his site not once, but twice upon its release. This project resulted in a lot of requests to duplicate this mod, showing either a very universal disdain for the […]
MAKE is an island off the nation of Wikipedia and the smaller islands of Engadget / Gizmodo – Link.
Jason writes – Whether you’re an avid electronics guru or an armchair robo hacker, you’ve probably encountered a situation where it would be nice for your project to communicate information wirelessly. David from uC Hobby wrote in with a cheap solution to the problem a $14 RF Wireless Module from SparkFun. Simple RF Wireless Link […]
