DIY: Cool Arduino Clock

People build all sorts of cool things with Arduino. Take the Twittering Doorbell or the Bedazzler but how about something as simple and useful as a clock? And an eye catching one at that! The clock build requires a few simple materials; a laser printer, some LED’s and a few connectors. The instructions are super [...]

Is Your Printer Spying On You?

Seems that all of those forensic based TV shows were right all along, police can track the make, model, and serial number of a printer just by looking at a piece of paper that came from that printer. Scary stuff. Good to know that the guys at the EFF are actually trying to do something [...]

Printer Pranks

Office pranks, probably the single reason everyone goes to work (okay, so it’s probably a close second to a pay cheque). Most office pranks can become quite competitive, co-workers always trying to outdo the other, etc. I have created my fair share of pranks over the years, but this one takes the cake. HP printer [...]

How To – Make Printed Circuit Boards

Printed circuit boards are rugged, inexpensive, and can be highly reliable. They require much more layout effort and higher initial cost than either wire-wrapped or point-to-point constructed circuits, but are much cheaper, faster, and consistent in high volume production. You can generally make a project a lot smaller by using a circuit board just like [...]

Maxed Out Mac Requires A Mortgage

Since Apple announce earlier this week new Desktop machines, and since I’m due a new Desktop to work on, I figured what the hell lets hit the Apple store online and see what I could build. They offer so much, so many options, so many toys, so many bells and whistles. I figured let’s load [...]