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How to mount a power strip (and power bricks) under your desk - The World's Biggest Show & Tell - home, diy
I was tired of looking at the nasty tangle of power cables and power strip under my desk. So after much deliberation I decided to mount as much as I could to the bottom of the desk. In a nutshell I found a regular wire basket, attached it to the bottom of
diy  organization  howto  hardware  office  home  lifehacks  computers 
november 2007 by citizenk
Boing Boing: Pot grown in a PC
A few days ago police in Poland arrested a 17 year old kid who ran a mini-farm of cannabis inside his PC. The PC was normally used but modded to contain a light source, and keep humidity and temperature at proper levels.
curious  mods  hardware  pc 
october 2006 by citizenk
The Hard Drive Turns 50 - Yahoo! News
The integrated RAMAC was about two refrigerators in width and not quite as tall, and it literally weighed a ton. Its 50 24-inch platters were in a stack inside the unit, in an assembly that spun at 1200 revolutions per minute. The unit used two magnetic r
hard-drive  hardware  history  computing  cyberculture 
september 2006 by citizenk
Sick Macbooks - Apple MacBook Problems and Solutions
some of the more common problems and let you in on a few of the solutions I've found, both on the internet and over the telephone with an Apple Technician
macbook  apple  mac  hardware  reference  tech 
september 2006 by citizenk
Apple - Mac mini
now it all happens with the blazing speed of the Intel Core Duo
apple  mac  hardware 
september 2006 by citizenk
Chumby Industries
What we decided to build was a really low-cost, wireless (WiFi), Internet-connected device that will sit on your bedside table (or in your bathroom, or kitchen, or living room, or maybe even plug into your car somehow...) that could do a lot more than thi
gadgets  interesting  opensource  tech  Hardware  Chumby  clock 
august 2006 by citizenk
Christine.net: Announcing the Birth of Chumby
Chumby runs on a a 266MHz ARM controller, with 32MB SDRAM running at 133MHz bus speed and a six-layer board. The touchscreen is a 3.5" TFT LCD with LED backlighting, and an ambient light sensor tells chumby when to dim its backlighting. There are stereo s
hardware  cool  gadget 
august 2006 by citizenk
TuxMobil: Linux Laptop and Notebook Installation Survey
You want to install Linux or other UniXes on your laptop or notebook? Here are links to installation reports about Linux (BSD, Solaris,..) on almost any laptop or notebook model.
linux  notebook  hardware  compatibility 
august 2006 by citizenk
Human and Computer Vision Lab
The purpose of openEyes is to provide a hardware design and a set of software tools useful for the analysis of eye movement data.
eye-tracking  usability  hardware  software 
july 2006 by citizenk
Review: Going Back to a G3 iMac - OSNews.com
Recently Geeks.com restocked their Mac line with refurbished iMac G3s. They sent us one in, a 400 Mhz DV model (first released in October 1999) and we tried out not only Mac OS 9.2.2 but also the latest Mac OS X, v10.4.7. Read more as to how this old good
mac  g3  imac  apple  hardware  osx 
july 2006 by citizenk
How to Bypass BIOS Passwords
there are a few known backdoors and other tricks of the trade that can be used to bypass or reset the BIOS password on most systems
bios  hardware  tip  trick 
july 2006 by citizenk
chandanlog(3C): The All-In-One Card
This card would make mp3 players like iPod history and most PDA's and cell phones look bulky and old.
design  future  cool  gadgets  technology  hardware 
january 2006 by citizenk
Hard Drive Coffee Table
The Hard Drive Coffee Table top is an original 26" diameter hard drive platter from an early storage device (circa 1970).
design  furniture  geek  hardware  technology 
november 2005 by citizenk
Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac
This page provides a product summary for each Apple model. The intent is to provide our best recommendations regarding current product cycles, and to provide a summary of currently available rumors for each model.
mac  apple  shopping  hardware  osx  guide  advice 
july 2005 by citizenk
Think Secret - iBook update any day now
Sources have confirmed that Apple's consumer laptop will receive a long overdue refresh very soon, possibly as early as this week -- or later today.
apple  ibook  hardware  widescreen  upgrade 
july 2005 by citizenk
Optimus keyboard
Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment.
design  keyboard  hardware  cool  gadgets  technology 
july 2005 by citizenk
LaCie Mini Drive at Forever Geek
LaCie has released a drive specially designed for the Mac Mini. It fits perfectly under the Mini, making it seem like there are actually two Mac Mini's stacked on top of each other.
mac-mini  mac  apple  drive  lacie  hard-disk  hardware 
july 2005 by citizenk
bit-tech.net | Real Wood iPod by ZapWizard
I have had a 20GB 4th gen iPod since they came out, but I have never liked the white finish. As part of Project Redwood I am also applying a wood finish to just about everything on my desk to have a matching set. And the iPod was not excluded.
ipod  mod  modding  projects  hardware  cool 
july 2005 by citizenk

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