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DIY Glowing coffee table
DIY glowing coffee table. I was at a club that had glowing end tables everywhere and thought how great it would be to have in my place. Flickr photo set along with some tips if you’re thinking of doing this yourself. Link.
Build Your Own Render Farm
The idea of coaxing multiple machines to gang up on one graphics-processing job is old; but the feasibility of configuring such a system on a shoestring budget is rather new. With open-source solutions proliferating on the Web and businesses kicking decent PCs to the curb like so many red-headed stepchildren, money’s no longer an obstacle. Only one question remains, really: Are you a big enough geek to put it all together? Link.
MIDI controlled Beer Bottle Organ
The cart version was designed for versatility of use after meeting with Cory Dirksen GM of the Windy City Thunderbolts and it was styled to fit the Leinenkugel backwoods style. “The Bottle Organ has been a big hit at the ballpark” said Misch. “It’s incredible how good a bunch of bottles sound when they get done with them”. “The Bottle Organ cart concept allows the organ to be used in any area of the park during pre-game and attracts people to the Leinie Lodge through out out the game. It turned out even better than I imagined” raved Misch. [via] Link.
HOW TO – Fuji FinePix 2300 IR modification
A while back I saw someone had taken a webcam and changed it over to an InfraRed (IR) webcam. I had thought about doing that before but never did because I saw all these new webcams that had the IR LEDs on the camera and made it an IR webcam. Even still I went ahead and modified my webcam any ways to practice and see how easy it is. I had this digital camera I picked up for $70 a few years back. It is a Fuji FinePix 2300. My goal was to turn this into a Digital IR Camera without having to use expensive filters which range from $70 and up. [via] Here’s how he did it- Link. Also- HOW TO for the Nikon D70.
How To Transfer Windows XP Activation Information…
Nice tip. Users who reformat their hard drive and perform a clean installation of the operating system will find that they need to reactivate the product. But, as long as the new installation is on the same system and there won’t be any hardware changes it is possible to transfer the existing product activation and skip having to go through the product activation process again. Follow the steps below to save the activation status information and restore it once your system is rebuilt Link.
HOW TO run a wireless hotspot with Linux
Setting up a wireless Internet Service provider (WISP) for your office or neighborhood doesn’t have to be a taxing or expensive ordeal. If you build your network from easy-to-buy equipment and use Linux, you can use the power of shell scripts to make network management easy. This article gives you the tips and scripts you need. Link.