History of the video game controller- How did the current home-console controllers come to be? How have they evolved? You may have noticed some similarities between the current generation controllers, or between them and the previous generations of controllers. So, how do they all tie together? [via] Link.
The DIY Audio site is filled with a ton of projects and resources: Pass Labs, Solid State, Chip Amps, Tubes, Class D, Analogue, Digital Loudspeakers, Musical Instruments, Music, Introductions, a Market Place, Electronics Parts and Car Audio. The diyAudio wiki is a collaborative effort to create the ultimate DIY reference site. You can create or edit any Wiki page you like, anywhere you like Link. Thanks Sam!
Build your own BBQ this weekend! Do you love tasty fresh char-grilled food but hate having to find somewhere to store the barbecue once summer’s over? Then why not build your own permanent brick version outside? You hardly need any DIY knowledge or skills so the project is quite an easy one, but bear in mind that lifting bricks can be strenuous Link. Here are a few resources to check out- Texas Griller, Backyard BBQ, About.com listings…
Dan Glickman CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America has a opinion column on CNET about how the Broadcast Flag needs to go forward. This is what we’re up against. If you like MythTV, developing software projects and using your TV the way you want to- a lot could change if the FCC can mandate how anyone builds or writes software that goes near HDTV. Link. Also: listen to our interview with Cory Doctorow for more about the Broadcast Flag.
I really like this, it’s all the parts of a user interface suspended in a box by strings like a school project. This example is Photoshop, I think it would be neat to do all the applications most of us use and have it in a gallery. Thanks EsNetc! Link.
Here’s a good step by step on making your own Power over Ethernet (POE) cable to supply power to your router/access Point/wireless gateway using only your RJ-45 connection. Power over Ethernet allows you to run only a single RJ-45 cable (Ethernet) to your access point, and run the power over the unused pairs of wires within the RJ-45 cable. Link.
AizeMashu via the MAKE Flickr blog made the coolest OS switch (literally). “I bought a generic electrical switch from Radio Shack and wired it to switch my computer OS between Linux (left,) Windows (right) and boot disc (the off setting.) To get an idea of how macro this image is, the switch is mounted on a 3.5″ external drive plastic knockout”. Link.
