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DIY: Camera Flash Softbox

Frank — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:15:10 +0000

Diffusing light is the key to warm, soft shots. If you do a lot of portrait photography then you know how valuable a softbox can be, but the cost can sometimes be prohibitive. You can add a white card to your flash to diffuse light, buy a diffusing cap for your flash or you can buy a Komplement collapsable fabric box from Ikea for a few bucks and build yourself one kick ass softbox.

Crafty hacker Thomas from Denmark picked up one of these fabric boxes (they come in various sizes, he used the 20cm x 20cm one), cut a hole in the side for his flash and using a flash cord had himself a cheap softbox.

He added some support to the cut-outs to hold his flash in place and as you can see from the pictures it collapses down nicely for stoarge.

This DIY camera softbox and the DIY FlashRing are a perfect addition to your photography toolkit.

DIY: Camera Flash Softbox originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2011/01/10. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.

Mamebook – Macbook Arcade Cabinet

Frank — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:45:19 +0000

Got an old Macbook laying around? Why not make your very own cocktail arcade cabinet with it. Crafty hacker Frederic Sebton decided to do something with the broken Macbook he had laying around. He crammed the internals into an Ikea Ramvik sideboard and with a little finessing and hacking he came up with this great arcade cabinet.

He’s got a detailed diary of what he did on the mamebook blog with detailed picture and accounts of what he went through to put it all together. You don’t really need a Macbook to make this work, an LCD and a CPU is all you really need. But this is a great starting place if your interested in building an arcade cabinet.

[Link to Mamebook]

Mamebook – Macbook Arcade Cabinet originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2008/09/24. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.

Four Way Pong On Your Coffee Table

Frank — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:24:16 +0000

Sure, you could head on off to Ikea and pick up that $49 coffee table to fill that void in your apartment. Or, if you truly are the hardcore geek we all know you are (why else would you be reading this blog?), you could go out and pick up SparkFun’s LED coffee table and challenge your friends to a four-way game of Pong.

This is one hiccup, this is a one of a kind piece that took two years to build, so picking this unit up might cost you a pretty penny. On the flip-side, if you have a few spare years and work well with power tools and electronics you could always try to piece one together yourself!

[Link to SparkFun's Pong Coffee Table]

Four Way Pong On Your Coffee Table originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2008/09/13. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.

Ikea LCD Monitor Setup

Frank — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:44:52 +0000

I love IKEA. When I was single I don’t think there was a single piece of furniture in my apartment that wasn’t purchased at IKEA, hell we built most of the set we use on Digital Underground.tv from stuff at IKEA. That’s why I love to see a good hack now and then with IKEA stuff.

Using a shelf track, some hooks, and a shelf this crafty hacker put together a slick LCD setup for his desk. Not only did he keep the desk free of any monitors or cables, but he was also able to score some book space from the deal as well. Bravo.

Link

Ikea LCD Monitor Setup originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 2008/01/10. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.

Clean up cable clutter

Frank — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

How many of us have a cables cluttering up desks, tabletops and nightstands. Below is a video showing a simple and easy way to clean up the cable clutter. I would warn you that almost every powerbrick produces heat so make sure you don’t end up with a neat box that catches fire and burns you house down.

How To Make A CHARGER BOX Very Easy – No More Cable Mess! – Funny videos are hereLink: How to make a Charger Box via Lifehacker

Clean up cable clutter originally appeared on tech.nocr.at on 1999/11/29. Reproduction of content not allowed without consent.