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Hacking an ibook battery

Don’t let that dead laptop battery ruin your life. Repacking a old ibook battery with new cells is a easy operation. Within 10 minutes and $30 you can have a battery that lasts twice as long as the original. Here’s the video, complete with catchy soundtrack: Of course, exercise due caution when making your own […]

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VGA to USB power mod

VGA to USB power mod

This Instructable details a simple little hack to get USB power out of a VGA port, to power external disc drives, DVD players, and the like. All you need is a male to male VGA gender changer and a female plug from any old USB extension cable. VGA to USB power! Best Of Instructables Our […]

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Power brick notebook stand

Power brick notebook stand

Not sure if this is a good idea or not. This guy added Velcro to the bottom of his notebook PC and the edge of the power supply unit to create a simple stand. There are obvious issues with the high heat of many power bricks and the shortening of the power cord by half. […]

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Eee PC internal upgrades

Eee PC internal upgrades

IVC Wiki has an excellent roundup of projects for adding internal components (Flash storage, Bluetooth, FM radio, etc.) to an Eee PC laptop. There are several points on the Eee’s mobo that make 3.3v and 5v readily available. Eee PC Internal Upgrades [via Hacked Gadgets] More: Eee PC teardown HOW TO – Add a keyboard […]

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Wetsuit laptop sleeve

Wetsuit laptop sleeve

On Alex’s Tinkerlog, he has a piece on how he turned an old wetsuit (surf jacket, actually) into a sweet-looking laptop sleeve for his MacBook. Neoprene MacBook sleeve – Link

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Bedtop computer stand

Bedtop computer stand

Here’s a simple, adjustable laptop stand for use in bed (and in your driveway, apparently). A better laptop stand for bed – Link

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