CWF wrote: “My students are all very innocent and naive users of Windows XP. What I have in mind is to leave them each with a Linux LiveCD or two that they’ll be able to use as a rescue disc in case they get malware installing itself. So, the best way to teach this, I […]
Since this is blinky ALERT LEVEL RED week, we’re giving everyone a special treat from the pages of CRAFT – Here’s how to make an LED shirt, you could make just about design and pattern, you know like an Aqua Teen Hunger Force LED Ignignokt Mooninite. In fact, if you make one and you’re the […]
Most of the time all you see are slick videos of the new bipedal robots flawlessly trotting about, but we like this one, when things go a little wrong… – Link. The action starts 58 seconds in.
This is really pretty, Mang writes – “These surface mount LEDs are nice since they aren’t point sources and don’t burn your retinas.” – Link & build photos & how-to.
If you use Google Notifier on your Mac to keep tabs on your Gmail messages and Google Calendar events but are disappointed by the limit of messages/events the Notifier shows before banishing the rest to a “View more…” submenu, this hack’s for you. MacInformant points to this useful Easter egg divulged by David Phillip Oster, […]
Contrary to previous reports, DailyTech now uncovers the news of a workaround that enables a “clean install” of Windows Vista from an upgrade DVD, without a previous version of Windows on your system. The hack–which involves installing Windows Vista first as a 30-day trial, followed by installation of the real thing as your “upgrade”)–seems tedious, […]
Engadget’s Ben Heck is back with part two on how-to make a Wii laptop, he writes – “Hello and welcome back! Last week, in part 1 of this amazing saga, we took apart the Wii, modified the heat sink and desoldered large parts off the board. Today, in part 2, we’ll reattach some vital components, […]
