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August 2011
07:
Fixing the DBAN “unrecognized device” crash
February 2011
18:
How I fixed Netflix playback on MCE
June 2010
06:
Cheap, almost perfect iPad case
May 2010
29:
How to fix a dying QNAP iTunes server
13:
Awesome spinning LED sphere project
January 2010
02:
Is the American public really this stupid???
01:
Movin’ on up to the QNAP TS-219P NAS
November 2009
26:
Stop Safari from opening PDFs inside the browser
July 2009
17:
Revisit the moon landing from 40 year ago
June 2009
29:
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-29
May 2009
23:
Slow(er) posting for a while – I’m going to Disney World
04:
FPGA board emulates classic platforms
April 2009
08:
The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Honda CRV
March 2009
30:
Entertainment shopping? Swoopo is a great cash generator
26:
Digital Apollo – the story of the first computers in space
10:
Pinball: How It’s Made
February 2009
26:
$Lazy++; The world’s shortest escalator
19:
Add web access to your electronic projects and hacks
January 2009
23:
Seagate tech support is cut and paste garbage
December 2008
25:
Retro 8 bit BASIC computer is a blast from the past
November 2008
08:
Time to clean the fridge – working in an all male office
September 2008
02:
Simple DIY microcontroller based video game console
August 2008
09:
Review of the PDO Flipp case for iPhone 3G
03:
Tip: Leopard Mail.app won’t quit with IMAP
July 2008
22:
Build your own FPGA based Amiga 500 clone
March 2008
02:
Mustang or Corolla — you decide!
February 2008
10:
The Coolest FireFox Tip You Didn’t Know
December 2007
24:
Who knew plasma globes could be hacked?
17:
Still here – just busy
05:
Pac Man Christmas tree is the coolest anywhere!
November 2007
30:
Digital pinball machine – another version
22:
Happy Thanksgiving!
11:
Cheap, low power mobo+CPU for Linux/etc.
06:
Tilt! pinball documentary available for pre-order
October 2007
26:
Visualize mathematics with sintered steel
23:
PIC microcontroller based video game system
14:
Las Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame
09:
Indiana Jones home theater is possibly the coolest ever!
04:
Nonvolatile CPU concept demonstration
September 2007
28:
Interactive LED-laden coffee table
25:
Self-balancing single wheeled “skateboard”
22:
Original Command & Conquer avilable for FREE download
19:
Cube prank: Locking the door is not enough
15:
Good example of creativity at Microsoft
09:
Create standalone OS X programs with Perl, Ruby, Python, etc.
02:
External enclosure with custom microcontroller goodies
August 2007
28:
Rice racer with a roof scoop?
26:
Very rare: Atari Music Video system on Ebay
21:
Lego assembly line builds tiny cars
12:
Ultra tiny full-blown x86 class computer
04:
Old school relay computer #2
July 2007
27:
Play pinball in the first-person!
18:
Build your own classic computer
14:
The Epcot wand being removed
05:
Random interesting tidbit: crawdad tunnels
June 2007
30:
ARGH! Enough about the iPhone already!!!
28:
How a pinball machine is designed and built
22:
Rejoice for the Indiana Jones 4 movie is on the way!
17:
When two worlds collide: Ferrari + Port-A-Potty
16:
Real world gas and driving data of a small SUV
04:
Amazing robot with perfect balance
May 2007
28:
Robotic microcontroller programmer (with video)
21:
Phidgets: Easy to use USB circuit goodies
15:
Did you know: future, globalization, tech (video)
13:
Steam powered turbine radio control tank
12:
Fun Google Maps trick
07:
Open source PCB design and layout
01:
Devel board combines logic analyzer, micros, etc.
April 2007
23:
How do spammers bypass the capcha images?
20:
Bake yourself a medieval castle cake
18:
Home built PIC microcontroller cluster project
06:
Animated theory on the construction of the pyramids
March 2007
29:
AVR based LCD display connects via ethernet
25:
Home built, working wooden rollercoaster
19:
Arcade games emulated in a scratch-off card
17:
Use your Nintendo DS as an embedded controller
12:
Pedal powered coaster thrills you into shape
February 2007
28:
Professionally built computerized coffee table
22:
Full custom computer case made of stained glass
14:
Time-lapse photos of classic arcade games
08:
DIY radio frequency remote control that’s PIC based
03:
Dinosaurs are brought to life on stage
January 2007
29:
Buy a Star Wars pinball machine signed by Vader himself!
21:
Using everyday ideas to print a waterfall
15:
Guide to help you choose a microcontroller
11:
Microcontroller learning kit makes it easy
10:
New style roller coaster offers Superman like thrills
04:
Home-built OLED wristwatch that plays Pong
December 2006
28:
Bone up on your programming with battling virtual robots
18:
Build your own microcontroller tree ornaments
11:
Build your own home CNC machine to help with projects
07:
Video output for your microcontroller project
04:
DIY 8-core game console teaches multi-threaded programming
02:
Go grocery shopping from a roller coaster (video)
November 2006
28:
Personal robotic arm trainer kit
26:
Fainting goats?
22:
Happy Thanksgiving!
18:
Complete plans for PIC based mp3 player
16:
Personal computer robotic platform
15:
Dice stacking – something cool you never thought of (video)
11:
The Blue Flash home-built rollercoaster video
06:
Is the next evolution of pinball completely virtual?
04:
Awesome animation of the inner life of a cell
October 2006
31:
Video shows the Stern pinball factory
30:
Add a retro interface to your high-tech music collection
28:
Big crime in the top rated city of Fort Collins, Colorado
24:
Amazing video of a single man moving over 9 tons by himself
23:
Web server that fits into your pocket
20:
Information on careers in the game-design field
17:
Video shows how CDs are manufactured
16:
Amazing MIT computerized whiteboard simulation system
14:
Taking blinking LEDs to the third dimension
11:
Modern day mummies?
07:
Make a film-can cannon from everyday materials
05:
Visualize sounds using fire
04:
Put those extra 9 volt batteries to use!
01:
Magnetic balls, a mirror and a few LEDs
September 2006
26:
Build your own high security electronic door lock
24:
My home-built radio control flying combat wing
20:
Try to hide this beast of a camera!
18:
A build-it-yourself pinball coffee table
14:
Understanding in circuit serial programming for PIC microcontrollers
12:
Hydrogen powered BMW 7 series introduced
07:
High powered microcontroller/FPGA board
05:
The latest do-it-yourself gadget: a soda pop machine
03:
Free software lets you build your own pinball machine simulations
August 2006
28:
The world’s lamest amusement park?
24:
Develop your own 2D games, retro or otherwise
21:
Zap back to 1984 and relive the golden era of the arcade
19:
Some ideas are so simple… ultra-violet light mod to keep bread mold-free
10:
Free online tool lets you track goals effortlessly
07:
Gasoline prices got you down? Try floating in your own personal blimp!
01:
Make your co-workers work for that free candy on your desk!
July 2006
28:
Magnetic Microchips for your refridgerator!
24:
Play classic vector games on your computer
15:
Maybe, just maybe, customer service isn’t dead
10:
Macro photos of pinball machines
08:
Amazing optical illusion video
02:
Mini PIC microcontroller board provides USB interface
June 2006
30:
Secretly turn-off a TV from 90 feet away
25:
New embedded controller has 24 processor cores
20:
Do you demand the ultimate in TV content and selection?
18:
Lego robot automates the burning of many CDs
13:
Amazing bird emulates the sound of cameras and chainsaws
07:
Tired of boring LCD and LED displays? Try a dot matrix fire display!
May 2006
31:
I got a new Nintendoy DS Lite today – here are the unpacking photos
27:
Cool FPGA board lets a Gameboy Advance control robots and more!
23:
Old school XTREME! Pilot flies engine-off doing crazy maneuvers
20:
A $600 Playstation 3? The Atari 2600 is $653 in today’s dollars
17:
Glass that generates electricity from the sun
14:
Funny Nintendo Gameboy Micro commercial from Canada
10:
Oil companies are simply passing-on the costs. Yeah right.
09:
Crazy guy rides a mountain bike 70 MPH down a mountain
04:
Cheap wireless transmitter/receiver for DIY project
02:
Ever seen a children’s cartoon with a flatulent pig?
April 2006
29:
Upcoming documentary shows the rise and fall of Williams’ Pinball 2000
27:
Even large companies are victims of identity theft
23:
New microcontroller has eight 32-bit cores
19:
A robotic chair that assembles itself
16:
Construction photos from Disneyland’s Nemo submarine ride
15:
What does this say about hotel security?
10:
A bit slow over the next week for posting
08:
Lounge around in your grass armchair
05:
Lawyers Gone Wild! Patenting the tin can and string telephone
04:
Retro style nixie-tube clock powered by a 6502 microprocessor
March 2006
31:
Modern technology combined with ancient Egyptian history
28:
$20 Commodore 64 toy that can be modified for so much more
27:
A home bar like you’ve never seen before
26:
Electromechanical recreation of Pong
22:
Reconfigurable LED lighting system on a refridgerator
20:
Monstrous home built LED clock
17:
Home-built indoor rideable roller-coaster
16:
Should people this stupid really be playing poker?
13:
Plastic you can mold in your home for DIY projects
12:
A peaceful day in Celebration, Florida
11:
Video showing the world’s largest airliner being built in 7 minutes
08:
I fear the end is near, dear Tivo
07:
Disneyland Main Street built with Legos
06:
The lazy/smart cook’s way to quickly peel potatoes (video)
05:
Video of a rather unique Michael Jackson impersonator
04:
Home-built Futurama pinball machine
04:
Pig poop, shin-deep, no joke!
01:
Disney and Pixar professionals discuss fixes for theme parks
February 2006
28:
New Apple products announced
26:
Video of the Mantis shrimp in a one cubic foot micro-reef
25:
A little Florida dreaming
24:
Free app lets you bind keys to start and focus programs
22:
Floating houses – a solution to flooding?
22:
Mantis shrimp – might not like living in your aquarium
19:
Homebrew microcontroller based hard drive LED bar graph
17:
Photo documentary of a Tivo Series 1 drive upgrade
15:
Olympics of another kind: lock picking
14:
Photos of a Volvo XC90 built of Legos in Vail
14:
Disappearing colored bubbles that took 11 years to create
13:
Cool site shows housing value, satellite maps, and more
12:
Does your job offer these kinds of perks?
09:
First in-tact Egyptian tomb found since 1922
08:
First Apple store to go 24/7
08:
A nerd version of Hooters restaurant
05:
Video showing a hard drive operating
04:
Moonwalking bird video
04:
Mail-in rebate scams
03:
Build sci-fi models from household junk
02:
Who’s eating my sharks?
January 2006
31:
Billionaires need budgets too!
31:
Heatsinks on your computer processor
29:
Disney World monorail pusher photos
28:
A few more ideas for office pranks
26:
The life and business of an Everquest gold farmer
25:
Wanna play a little Atari 2600 style Combat?
22:
Visualization of the Orion Nebula
20:
It’s a Geo Metro, but thinks it’s a truck or a rice-racer
20:
Old school relay computer
19:
Cop computers interfere with Dunkin’ Donuts computers
19:
Play dozens of emulated C-64 games in a browser!
19:
Mag-lev elevator announced
15:
Unreleased Windows Vista already receiving security patches
15:
PBS show: The Video Game Revolution
14:
Call to arms – first tech-support post on the forums!
12:
Glow in the dark pigs?
11:
Thunderbird 1.5 e-mail client released
10:
Gumstix – pre-built microcontrollers with many options
10:
First new Intel-based Macs announced
08:
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