You see, every Maker got together in our secret cave and decided, yes, this is retro radio mod week...gutting a vintage radio and stuffing the laptop parts inside to make a jukebox that can store and play MP3s or send them to a home stereo. It can even be wirelessly networked to stream songs from a PC or play Internet radio stations. Link.
Great how-to. The free version of Google Earth does not allow you to do certain things, like produce paths. So, I hacked that together by editing the .kml file in WordPad (ah, brings back memories of html before wysiwyg editors). After producing some stunning tour animations on-screen, I quickly wanted to be able to save them as a movie. The problem is, you can not save movies unless you buy the $400 Pro version of Google Earth, plus the optional Movie Maker module for God knows how much more. The heck with that! I figured once it was displayed on my screen, I should be able to save it. So I did. Link.
Inspired by Tibetan prayer flags inscribed with wind-activated blessings, Alyce started recording ambient sounds and then started knitting with the tape. One thing led to another and now her tapes are woven with cotten to create beautiful, durable fabrics that have been sewn into dresses, bags and flags (her original intent). Link.
Some UMD PSP games will try and update the PSP, which isn’t good if you like running that homebrew, emulators and custom application- but here’s an app that will stop it. “This program avoids the update necessity from new PSP games. The PSP cannot be destroyed by doing this!” Testing this program out, it asks for the UMD to be in the drive and then will launch the UMD that is in it, bypassing the update! [via] Link.
World’s cheapest fish trap. Made from a plastic soda bottle, a bit of fishing line, and a few push pins. Cat fish chow used as bait, but dog food or cat food would likely work just as well. Link.
Using a servo connected to a Mini SSC II and wired into a dedicated server through the serial port, the Control Our Junk team has created a working train set controlled from any computer on the Internet with a few ports open and Java installed. The trains speed can be modified on the control page, which uses a PHP script to send commands to a .NET application sitting on the server. When the .NET application recieves the PHP command it sends the data to a serial port, and in turn, changes the speed of the train [via] Link.
Veastablog writes – I happen to like having couches outdoors; here in Palo Alto its not really a problem since it doesn’t rain that much, but for everyone living in wet, moldy climates, ReadyMade has posted directions for a sod couch. Imagine using chamomile instead of grass, and being able to brew tea from your upholstery… Link.
