DIY Projects

DIY Aeroponic Unit V1.1

DIY Aeroponic Unit V1.1

Greenman writes – “I help run a small greenhouse operation and we are always looking for inexpensive alternatives to retail equipment. I’ve started a site to document some of our Bootstrap Gear; the first project is how to build an Aeroponic Propagation Unit on the cheap. “ – Link.

MythTV invades realm of cable and TiVo

MythTV invades realm of cable and TiVo

Washington Post has a good overview of MythTV – “In 2002, amidst a bulky, advertising-laden digital television experience, programmer Isaac Richards took matters into his own hands — he began to build his own digital video recorder system from scratch. Now known as the MythTV project (http://www.mythtv.com), Richards’s effort to create DVR systems from commonly […]

Washing soda developers for film

Washing soda developers for film

Justin writes – “Alternative processes have always been interesting to me, and I’ve wanted to try the following experiment for a long time (especially after seeing the recipes described on the Shutterbug web site and elsewhere online.) You probably already know that it’s cheap and easy to develop film in your own bathroom, but did […]