I’m setting up a new computer all weekend, so that also means adding a zillion tweaks and add-ons to get stuff done as the week rapidly approaches. One of my favorites is “CustomizeGoogle”. Check out the image above and the other search engine links, which you’re looking for stuff and need to compare results it’s […]
Jörgen has some amazing homebuilt synths with brass mechanics… A large part of the work in building a modular synthesizer is in the mechanics.This is also where many home-built instruments fall short of the commercial ones. I wanted my synthesizer to look as good as a commercial one, or hopefully even better. Mechanics isn’t just […]
What a great chair – The ends of this accordion-like chair appear to be made from wood and the middle parts corrugated cardboard or perhaps thinner slices of wood. Might be worth playing around with some materials to see if it can be remade, for small apartments this chair/couch looks perfect. YouTube – Folding Chair […]
The Angle-izer instant template looks incredibly handy, I’m going to see if there are smaller versions for tiny projects… The Easiest Way to Transfer and Measure Angles. Finally a quick, precise way to measure angles without having to construct a special template. Just set the Angle-izer Instant Template in place, slide its four arms to […]
The concept of trackbacks and bidirectional linking has always been really intruiging to me, but it’s such a difficult problem to solve, even if you ignore the spam issue… and that’s awfully hard to ignore. Ted Nelson coined the term Hypertext over 30 years ago, and articulated its principles, most of which have been ignored […]
Vrogy has what looks like a fun electronics project brewing, here are some shots of the home etching of the PCBs (Printed circuit boards)… A weekend isn’t a weekend without a little Muriatic acid and Hydrogen Peroxide…. Grooveshark Electronics – a photoset on Flickr – Link. More: Open source PCB design tools – Link. HOW […]
Check it out, Brian shows you how to infect your own computer to test virus software – nice screencast! Last week, Hackszine fielded a reader request to come up with a way to infect a computer without letting too much heck break loose. This procedure was so much fun that we decided to use it […]
