Those of us that run Linux on a contemporary or nearly-modern PC understand that it’s a capable operating system. It’s likewise (at least in my situation with Ubuntu) incredibly simple to set up on a semi-modern computer. On a mid-90s age PowerMac 7200, things aren’t rather so simple. In a testament to both his technical…
This is not an short article on exactly how to utilize your Kindle’s Web connection with your computer. We’ll let [Jesse] discuss why: This is not a tutorial about exactly how to utilize the Kindle 2’s Sprint connection from your computer. I don’t understand that it’s possible to do so without making modifications to the…
While some railgun jobs are attempting to be the most significant as well as baddest, this just wishes to be functional. It’s not effective or powerful, however it is truly simple to put together. The barrel is built from two 3″ long pieces of aluminum weld bar with heavy responsibility Lucite sandwiched in between. The…
hold of the Soldersmoke podcast, [Bill Meara], contributed this guest post. WSPR is a new communications protocol written by radio amateur as well as Nobel prize champion [Joe Taylor]. like the extremely sluggish QRSS system explained in a previous post, WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporter) trades speed for bandwidth as well as enables for the…
often a pair of very similar develops hit the Hackaday idea line within hours of each other. We’re not one to play favorites, so here’s two jobs that put RGB LED strips in a desk as well as workbench. [Charles] over at The makers Workbench has long needed a illumination option for his workspace. Flourescent…
Twenty years ago, [Downing] would fight with his siblings over who got to enjoy TV. Obviously, this gave him the idea of putting a television inside his incredibly Nintendo controller, but at he tender age of 12, [Downing] had neither the experience nor skills to make that happen. now that he’s older, and much less…
having the “can you believe somebody threw this away?” mentality has gotten us into some difficulty with the years, however look what [Joshua] discovered at the scrap yard! It’s a door from a power conversion station as well as it consists of fourteen sign lights as well as a great deal of other doodads. however…
[Fran’s] been working on her own version of the Arduino. She calls it CuteUino for evident reasons. The size of the thing is pretty remarkable, fitting within the outline of an SD card. but that doesn’t indicate you won’t get the power that you’re used to with the device. She’s broken it up into several…
searching for a way to entertain pals and family this holiday season? look no even more than the Arduino-powered Photocell Piano. [Asahillis] has posted this Instructable for building a 6-note musical command center. The piano uses photoresistors to turn each note on when the player runs their hand over it. notes can be tuned independently…
[Florin] was given the task of repairing a GPS unit that wouldn’t boot up. What he found was sadly a bad processor. Fortunately, he was able to make a project out of it. After scavenging the good bits, the GPS module and the LCD, he set about making it a USB device. He now has…