Tired of typos in your URLs? URL Fixer is an extension for Firefox (and other Mozilla-based browsers, such as Flock) that fixes common mistakes in your address bar caused by careless keystrokes. For example, typing hackszine.con will redirect to hackszine.com. The current version: will correct common misspellings of .com, .net, .org, .edu, .gov, and .mil, […]
Ray made a homemade, low-tech version of the supine computer desk/system (The Ergopod 500) – Thanks Joe! Link. Related: Office Organix, Ergopod 500 – Link.
This is pretty neat, a prototype of a USB drive that’s also a ruler. You could make one of these on your own from an old or freebie USB drive and some woodworking … [via] – Link.
Here’s an interesting project which aims to create a low-cost digital servo for robotics – “OpenServo is an open community-based project started by Mike Thompson with the goal of creating a low-cost digital servo for robotics. The hardware and software design of the OpenServo is free for anyone to use and modify to meet their […]
A few months ago, I accidentally purchased a printer that only had Windows drivers available for it. By the time I realized my mistake, I had already unpacked everything, which meant it could no longer be returned without incurring the heinous “restocking” penalty. Gutenprint to the rescue: Gutenprint, formerly named Gimp-Print, is a suite of […]
Richjd posted up a PC application called R.EXE to help you learn about Ohm’s law… “OHM’s LAW – What it is. How it works. A personal LEARNING AID for the interested and patient learner. Just read the following pages with care or call them up using the HELP function under program execution. A) Learn the […]
FrankG writes – “This is the 4th & final installment on the recumbent generator project… The key points were to track the increases in power as a “Blank Rotor” was added to the single rotor, and then a full 2nd magnetic rotor. The results are graphed clearly showing how power out would rise at successively […]
