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September 28, 2007

Interactive LED-laden coffee table

by @ 10:25 am. Filed under Electronics, Fun Stuff

Interactive LED-laden coffee table
If your coffee table just isn't cutting it as far as interactivity and excitement goes, you can try sprucing it up with some motion-activated LED lighting kits. Video included.
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September 25, 2007

Self-balancing single wheeled “skateboard”

by @ 7:29 pm. Filed under Electronics, Fun Stuff

Home made self-balancing single wheeled transport device
You might think this is something out of the Segway R&D department, but it's just a project of a creative hobbyist who combined an Arduino controller, a motor, and some knowledge to create a fun result.
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September 22, 2007

Original Command & Conquer avilable for FREE download

by @ 12:11 pm. Filed under General Games

Command & Conquer released as a free download!
If you spent way too many hours playing the original Command & Conquer like I did, this will be worth your time to read!
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September 19, 2007

Cube prank: Locking the door is not enough

by @ 4:18 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff

Office prank covered everything in foil
Here's the shiny results of some dedicated pranksters who wanted to celebrate their boss's 40th birthday.
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September 15, 2007

Good example of creativity at Microsoft

by @ 3:03 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff, Retro Computing

Bill Gates of Microsoft as a young kid
If you've ever wondered why nobody looks to Microsoft for creativity or "cool" this video will explain why.
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September 9, 2007

Create standalone OS X programs with Perl, Ruby, Python, etc.

by @ 7:45 pm. Filed under Apple, Software

Platypus packages Perl and other scripts for OS X
Easily create standalone programs for OS X which don't require any commandline experience for the end-users.
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September 2, 2007

External enclosure with custom microcontroller goodies

by @ 12:11 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

The finished external drive with the custom microcontroller circuits
This beautifully crafted external hard drive enclosure features my hard-drive bargraph LED project in addition to a temperature display, fan controller, and custom metal-work.
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