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Speed Dial with an iPod |
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A MAKE reader writes in with how to use your iPod to speed dial, might also be hand if you need to enter in calling card #s - "The iPod phone may be calling, but until Apple answers we'd best make due with what we have. You'd be surprised how phone savvy your iPod is already. In the first of this two part series which explores the iPod's phone skills, MacMerc.com's Brian Burnham shows you how to teach your iPod not only to keep your list of phone numbers, but to actually dial the phone too." - Link.
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Toaster Oven Reflow Soldering (BGA) |
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Doing solder reflow work can be expensive and difficult, but thankfully
there exists a simple and elegant solution: Toaster Ovens. This
project shows my preferred setup and the tricks that make the process
run smooth.
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HOW TO - Make your own Ethernet "splitter" |
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Chris writes - "With an Ethernet "splitter", you can simultaneously connect two computers (or other network devices) on one Ethernet cable. You can buy Ethernet splitters for approximately $ 20.00 USD but you also can make your own. Context: One office, one ethernet jack and two computers, or One living room, one ethernet jack and one HTPC and one XBox. If you can't realistically (without tearing apart walls or renting a scissor lift) pull one more ethernet cable from the patch panel to the office / living room etc. you can consider the use of an Ethernet "splitter". I'm assuming all the four pairs of the ethernet cables are properly connected within the ethernet wallplate and the patch panel." - Link
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Make secure phone calls with the Secure-Phone-Miser |
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If you want make secure phone calls, these phone Misers look pretty good. A little pricey, but can you really put a cost on privacy? Yes, $295 for one, and a second for $195 (you need 2).
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Cordless drills - Improve the battery |
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BrianH writes - "I hate it when my cordless drill gives up in the middle of a job. It seems that the supplied battery packs just don't cut it. So I opened up the battery pack and replaced the NiCads with much longer lasting NiMH batteries. Now I get a much longer use between charges." - Link.
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How-To: Build yourself a front projection home theater |
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 "In today's How-To we get to play with other people's toys. We upgraded a home theater to a high definition front projection system. We lay it out, set it up, drill holes, nearly die in a Texas attic, and bring home the popcorn."
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State of the DS homebrew |
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Mitch over at 4 color rebellion has a good Nintendo DS homebew round up - "It's been a long time running, and finally, the DS's homebrew has matured into a beautiful, flourishing technical scene - instead of the fringe experimental field it was back with the gigantic home-made passthru devices. Thanks to the hard work of the scene's programmers, with a little work, the DS can play games, check your email, listen to Internet radios, be a virtual sketchpad and even go so far as to act as a recording sample tracker!" [via] - Link.
Related:
DS hacks, mods and projects - Link.
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Donnie Darko director unveils futuristic follow-up in Cannes |
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Southland Tales imagines the impact a terrorist nuclear attack could have on the United States. On being told that people had walked out of his movie during a press screening, the director said he hoped Southland Tales would "push people's buttons".
Really looking forward to this one.
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Repairing Windows XP in Eight Commands |
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 Article describing how to repair Windows XP when your PC is inaccessible from the standard boot procedures, and you have to use the recovery console as your last resort!
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Hacking your Prius |
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CNET News.com has a round of some of the Prius hacking going on at the moment, if there's more or you have other resources, post them on up in the comments! - Link.
Pictured here, modded / extended range Prius from Maker Faire.
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