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ITP_Sustainability shows you how to make a laptop case from a FedEx box and other tossed items… “Design Challenge: Make Something Useful out of Whatever You Find. We decided to create a laptop case that is functional and fun to carry. What we like most about this case is that it is not obvious to […]
Here’s a low-tech way of fixing a broken pin on a hard drive using some tin foil and a sewing pin. Thanks Dayne! – Link.
Peter Green sent in his tiny mac portable mod, it’s a tablet too… – “Hi, here’s my latest MMP – it’s the WORLDS SMALLEST & LIGHTEST Mac Laptop/plamtop/UMPC made from a Mac Mini Core Solo 1.5!” – Link. Related: Case design – Link. Internal electronics – Link. More Mac mini mods – Link.
Get LoFi shows how to “circuit bending” a computer, nice! – “Computer Bending Yes, it is possible. I always wondered what would happen if you start circuit bending a computer. The obvious answer is that it will crash. Indeed it is not very good to cross pins on the motherboard. However this does not always […]
Our pal Mark Hoekstra sent in this rad Mac SE mod – a CRT-tube turned into some audio-oscilloscope, he writes – “I modded two compact macs, something I planned on doing a long time. But when I met this artist lately from my hometown (Krause), it all fell together, so now they’re part of her […]
Jachin writes – “I made a pocket sized network connectivity tester out of an old Network Interface Card (NIC), Wake On LAN (WOL) cable, and a Cheap-O Computer Clock 3X “AA” Alkaline Battery Holder. No soldering required. Our school district can not afford to liven every port in a school. As a computer technician I […]
Brain @ 123macmini writes – “There are mods, and then there are really nice mods. I think Anthony’s Mac mini Cube might just be the best Mac mini-based mod you will ever see. Anthony, better known as khisayruou in the forums, has been keeping me updated on the project for the last few weeks. He […]
