HOW TO – Hack a toaster and have retro art toast for breakfast
5Volt couldn’t resist the toaster art any longer and modded his own toaster to toast out retro game characters, nicely done! Link.
Month: May 2007
Spider car
Stella writes – This guy built a spider-walking vehicle, which may not be as stealth as a real spider, but is still pretty quick on its 8 legs. It took 3 months to design and 6 months to build. After spending $15,000 in materials and countless man hours, the Spider was built in the name […]
The Philco mystery control
Stokes writes – This is an ingenious remote control for a home theater system — or at least what would approximate a home theater system in 1939. How it works is even cooler than how it looks. It is dying for a modern retro implementation. The Philco Mystery Control Page – Link. Schematics included!
HOW TO – Remote desktop to a Windows server through a firewall with Putty
Jason @ Hackzine shows you how to remote desktop to a Windows server through a firewall with Putty – 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 […]
DIY HALLOWEEN 2007
Ok folks, remember Halloween 2006? We had what started out as a small contest – ya know… a costume, gadget, haunted house & jack-o-lantern contest, that is, until thousands of entries came pouring in! It became clear to everyone that Halloween is the holiday for Makers, so we’re doing an entire issue on Halloween this […]
HOW TO: Remote desktop to a Windows server through a firewall with Putty
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 […]
Robots and curios from Stephane Halleux
Just when I think I’ve seen the best creepy-cool art, someone else comes along, Stephane Halleux portfolio site is a real treat! – [via] Link.