Monthly Archives: January 2011

Bolt Cutters Don’t Come in Pink

Posted on 2011/01/31 by danreetz

But these Valentine’s Day cards do: http://www.fakeproject.com/valentines/ Happy Valentine’s Day from the Fakeproject Corporation of America.

Posted in Fake Art | 3 Comments

De-Apple-tize Your USB Phone Charger.

Posted on 2011/01/25 by danreetz

So I bought a couple of these cheap, cheerful chargers from Meritline. The tagline says “Black Mini USB Car Charger for iPod Nano/Touch, iPhone 3G/3GS/4 and Other USB Powered Products. One might assume that a USB charger is a USB … Continue reading →

Posted in HardwareHacking | 13 Comments

Young Hackers At Work.

Posted on 2011/01/23 by danreetz

Beth and Will, taking apart a Pentium-class IBM Thinkpad: Yes.

Posted in Oversight | 9 Comments

Fix Your DSO Nano 2

Posted on 2011/01/20 by danreetz

This is my friend Scott’s DSO Nano 2, a pocket oscilloscope manufactured by Seeed Studio. It’s a neat little thing, but has a mess of flaws. The probes that come with this pocket ‘scope use 3.5mm headphone plugs and jacks. … Continue reading →

Posted in HardwareHacking | 15 Comments

Casio EX-FH100 and EX-F1 Shutter Release/Video/USB Pinout

Posted on 2011/01/12 by danreetz

I love the Casio EX-FH100. I hate proprietary bullshit. It’s tremendously aggravating when a manufacturer arbitrarily makes up a new connector — especially when we have perfectly good standard connectors already. Proprietary bullshit stokes my rebel spirit, makes me fighty, … Continue reading →

Posted in HardwareHacking, Oversight | 17 Comments

Some New Approaches to Book Scanning

Posted on 2011/01/05 by danreetz

The amount of innovation and new idea generation going on over at DIYBookscanner.org is just phenomenal, and we’re really starting to see some great development efforts, too. After a recent meetup with mathemechanical maker-genius Rob, I became a little obsessed … Continue reading →

Posted in Fake Electronics and Music, Oversight | 3 Comments

I Got A New Teapot, And It Sounds Like This:

Posted on 2011/01/02 by danreetz
Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

A HAPPY DAY IT SHALL BE

Posted on 2011/01/01 by danreetz

Ben built the circuit he is holding: UPDATE: You know, my birthday is the first of January, when New Years’ celebrations are going on. I like to imagine that everyone is just celebrating for me. And in the same spirit, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments