Steampunk keyboard mod
Jake sent in this an already venerable IBM Model M retro-fitted with glass and nickel keys and mounted in a polished brass frame… Steampunk Keyboard Mod – Link. Friggin gorgeous.
Technology
OUTDRA.WS – The most useful DIY post-it note
Christopher writes – I came up with this self-organizing post-it note that you can print on your home computer. It’s helped me immensely, and I’ve received so many compliments, that I decided to make it available for free online. If you’re like me, you live your life on post-its. Everything from grocery lists, to new […]
AirPower – find places to plug in when you travel
Jeff has a great power Wiki for when you travel and need to juice up your laptop – This wiki is dedicated to helping you find power while travelling at airports around the globe. We also have a Flickr group to share photos – http://www.flickr.com/groups/airpower/ please link back to this Wiki if you post a […]
Wireless/Wii Hack for SNES and NES controllers
A MAKE reader sent in this Wireless/Wii Hack for SNES and NES controllers – Take original NES/SNES controllers, add an iPod battery, an RF chip and a 16F84A microcontroller and you’ll have wireless retro controllers that work with the classic console titles on an un-modded Wii – Link.
Google Apps
Google apps now have a fee version (well, free until April 30th) — for $50 / year – the 10GB mail option is worth it for a lot of people I bet… Also, check this out – The 99.9% uptime guarantee for Gmail is offered to organizations using Google Apps Premier Edition. Google Apps – […]
Bootstrap Education
I received an email today from an electrical engineering student who is looking for resources that could help expedite a hacker’s education, especially with regard to computer science and operating systems. I know I’ve been on the other side of that email on several occasions. Strangely enough, it’s usually been in search of E.E. resources. […]
Guitar Hero + Commodore 64
Continuing with Commodore 64 theme this week, Toni is hooking up Guitar Hero to a Commodore 64 – This is the (future) home of my Shredz64 project – an attempt to built an interface to connect the Playstation Guitar Hero controller to the Commodore 64 computer, and then build a guitar-hero like game on the […]