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In the latest evidence that the Obama administration may soon end up with more czars than in the entire history of pre-communist revolution Russia, President Barack Obama announced that he’ll be appointing a cyber czar to his administration and for the first time for any American administration will seriously put the potential issue of cyber [...]
Losing money and watching your sales and profits fall is never a good or happy thing to witness. Except Dell and the CEO Mr. Dell seem to be taking last year’s 63 percent fall in profits (from $784 million down to a paltry $290 million) rather well. Such things would usually make a [...]
Whenever I start a new project, I find it helpful to define several key items. These typically involve defining what the customer requirements are, and what tools are available to meet those requirements.The customer for this project is a friend who recently converted a shuttered electronics supply warehouse into an 8000 square foot mixed-used building. The
Wired Gadget Lab has a piece, as a teaser about their attendance at Maker Faire, about Steve Chamberlin's home-wound 8-bit, chess-playing CPU made by wire-wrapping some 50 basic logic chips. Quoting Steve on the benefits of undertaking this project:Computers can seem like complete black boxes. We understand what they do, but not how they do it, really," says
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Scott BourneA Verizon iPhone, Apple's NC server farm, Psystar bankrupt, CES, and more.North Carolina working on legislation to provide tax break to Apple for new server farmUnauthorized Mac clone maker Psystar files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectioniLounge.com reports that the iPod Nano will be revised
Microsoft has teamed up with Make: Online to develop a series of embedded projects that make use of Windows Embedded CE, Visual Studio 2005 Pro, and third-party embedded hardware. We've brought our pal Kipp Bradford on-board to create three Windows Embedded-based projects and to document them, here on Make: Online and on Microsoft's SPARK Your Imagination we
Microsoft has teamed up with Make: Online to develop a series of embedded projects that make use of Windows Embedded CE, Visual Studio 2005 Pro, and third-party embedded hardware. We've brought our pal Kipp Bradford on-board to create three Windows Embedded-based projects and to document them, here on Make: Online and on Microsoft's SPARK Your Imagination we
Make: Repairs is a periodic column written by Kyle Wiens and the fine folks at iFixit.com. As you probably know, iFixit is the go-to source for Apple-related do-it-yourself repair info and parts and for gadget first-looks and teardowns. Kyle, Luke, and company are in a unique position to know what the common complaints and sticky-points are in DIY personal t
Make: Repairs is a periodic column written by Kyle Wiens and the fine folks at iFixit.com. As you probably know, iFixit is the go-to source for Apple-related do-it-yourself repair info and parts and for gadget first-looks and teardowns. Kyle, Luke, and company are in a unique position to know what the common complaints and sticky-points are in DIY personal t
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Craig Syverson, Scott Bourne, and Andy IhnatkoPalm Pre, iPhone 3 rumors such as LG OLEDs, Microsoft laptop hunters, new Mac ads, and more.Palm Pre to be available on Sprint in US on June 6, 2009Rumored specs and launch date (July 17, 2009) of next-gen iPhoneLG rumored to be provider of OLED screenMicrosoft "Laptop Hunter" ads effective, a
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Don McAllister, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex LindsayiPhone turn-by-turn and camera rumors, Zune Pass, Google-Apple boards, Snow Leopard APIs, and more.Audible picks of the week: Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution, Abridged, By Leonard Shlain, Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/ma
WAY back in the day, in the early '90s, my Hypercard programming partner, Peter Sugarman, published a concept piece in Mondo 2000, in my "Street Tech" column, on "keyboard chaps," a two-piece split keyboard you could strap onto your thighs so you could type just as soon as twiddle your fingers. I've seen several attempts over the years at similar systems, bu
In this vid, Jeri shows off the optic mice she's stuffed into a Rubik's Cube and an old NES controller, bringing the 80s into the 90s, courtesy of the Aughts (or something like that).Fat Man and Circuit Girl Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers | Dig
Liam sent me a link to this interesting Twitter library for the Make Controller. Tom Slejko wrote the code and it's really well documented. I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but it's on my list of things to do. If any of our readers get a chance to try it out, let us know how it works out. Thanks!Speaking of Twitter? Are you following us @Make yet?
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Scott BourneApple/Twitter rumors, new Kindle, BlackBerry v. iPhone, Consumer Reports, FTC investigation, and more.Audible picks of the week: Empress Orchid and Nose Down, Eyes Up: A Novel. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Wiki show notes for this episodeBandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provi
IEEE Spectrum has a great package of articles covering 25 Microchips that shook the world. All of your faves are there: the 555, the 6502, the 8088, the TI TMC0281 (which ET used to phone home), the PIC 16C84, the WD1402A (aka the first UART chip), the Z80, and the Sh-Boom coprocessor. The wha? Here's the entry:Two chip designers walk into a bar. They are R
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex LindsayNAB, iPhone hardware add-ons, hackintoshes, Amazon/Stanza, a billion apps, and more.Audible pick of the week: Illuminatus! Part I: The Eye in the Pyramid, Unabridged, By Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, Narrated by Ken Campbell and Chris Fairbank. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Wiki show
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Scott Bourne, and Andy IhnatkoApp Store hits a billion, new Apple commercials, Fortune 100, Mac botnet theories, and more.Audible pick of the week: The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music, Unabridged, By Steve Lopez, Narrated by William Hughes. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.W
Where do you get that special something for that special project if you aren't quite sure what it is or where to get it? Why the MIT Flea Market, of course!The MIT Radio Society, in conjunction with the MIT UHF Repeater Association, the MIT Electronics Research Society, and the Harvard Wireless Club, sponsors a Swapfest on the third Sunday of each month, A
A Google engineer has developed a solar-powered data display for Google calendar information to use as signage in Google's offices outside of their conference rooms (to display meeting schedules). It uses an ultra lower-power Cholesteric LCD display which can operate on energy generated from indoor light. Aaron Spangler, the engineer, claims on the video tha
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Scott Bourne, and Andy IhnatkoNew iMacs, monitors, upgrading schemes, Palm Pre, iPhone 3, Android, and more.Audible pick of the week: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting, Abridged, ByRobert McKee, Narrated by, Robert McKee. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Wiki show notes f
The folks at Maximum PC made their own multitouch Surface system:It all started while we were researching an article on future user interfaces. Touch interfaces are hardly futuristic at this point, but multi-touch hardware like the Microsoft Surface or the iPhone is just starting to become a big deal, and we decided to see what big things are going on in tha
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Scott BourneiTunes music goes DRM-free, variable pricing, new XServes, Time Capsule and more.All iTunes music goes DRM-freeNew XServesVariable pricing in iTunes is now active, $.69, $.99, $1.29 price points. Difficult to find $.69 songsTime CapsuleGesturesSunLeo as Dev Null on MSNBC with Soledad O'Brien in 1997.Scott on
Modding virtuoso Ben Heck presents this highly convincing C64 for retro-on-the-go users. - This project somehow has the distinction of being both the longest and fastest portable electronics project I have ever done. I originally started making a C64 laptop in the fall of 2006, and kept pecking away at it every so often. Finally, a few weeks ago, I said "scr
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy IhnatkoiPhone Skype app and backing up, September Macworld, Safari exploits, MacHeist 3, and more.Audible pick of the week: Alex & Me, Unabridged, By Irene Pepperberg, Narrated by Julia Gibson. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Show notes WikiBandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.Runni
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Justine Ezarik, Andy Ihnatko, and Scott BourneMacHeist bundle, iPhone 3.0 battery life, Woz's dancing, VixML, Android, and more.Audible pick of the week: This I Believe II: More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women, Unabridged, By Jay Allison, Dan Gediman (editors). For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Shownotes W
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Scott Bourne, Ryan Shrout, Andy Ihnatko, and Dr KikiiPhone 3.0 cut/copy/paste, hardware connectivity, stereo Bluetooth, Spotlight, maps, push, and much more.Audible pick of the week: Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, Abridged, By Michael Davis, Narrated by Caroll Spinney. For a free audiobook, visit Audible
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay, Scott BourneDancing Woz, Disney board reelects Jobs, touchscreen reports, Dell Mini 9, and more.Audible pick of the week: Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, Unabridged, By Ruth Reichl, Narrated by Bernadette Dunne. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Shownotes WikiBa
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Scott Bourne, and Andy IhnatkoMac Mini, Mac Pro, iMac, Steve's planned return, and more.Audible pick of the week: Shantaram, Abridged, By Gregory David Roberts, Narrated by Humphrey Bower. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Shownotes WikiBandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.Running time: 1:35:3
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Scott Bourne, and Andy IhnatkoKindle 2, Mac mini, Safari update, Cover Flow, iPhone-iTunes-MobileMe conflicts, and more.Audible pick of the week: Einstein: His Life and Universe, Unabridged, By Walter Isaacson, Narrated by Edward Herrmann. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Shownotes WikiBandwidth for MacBreak
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Frederick Van Johnson, and Don McAllisterSteve Jobs' autobiography, Apple's EULA, jailbreaking, the Palm Pre, the Kindle, and more.Audible pick of the week: The Devil in the White City, Unabridged, By Erik Larson, Narrated by Scott Brick. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Shownotes WikiBandwidth for MacBreak W
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Robert LlewellynApple stock up, Kindle competition, no Android multi-touch, Palm Pre, digital iTunes comics, and more.Audible pick of the week: The War Diaries of Alistair Fury: Bugs on the Brain, Unabridged, By Jamie Rix, Narrated by Robert Llewellyn. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Showno
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Frederick Van JohnsoniPhone Flash speculation, iMac updates rumored, laptops vs. desktops, and more.Audible pick of the week: What Would Google Do? Unabridged, By Jeff Jarvis, Narrated by Jeff Jarvis. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Shownotes WikiBandwidth for MacBreak Weekly
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Justine EzarikiLife '09, Steve's health, iPhone 2.2.1 firmware update, Macintosh turns 25, and more.Audible pick of the week: Wishful Drinking, Unabridged, By Carrie Fisher, Narrated by Carrie Fisher. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.MacBreak Weekly 125 Shownotes WikiBandwidth
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, Lisa Bettany, and Frederick Van JohnsonSteve Jobs' health, App Store downloads, iPhone inauguration, Obama on Twitter, and more.Steve Jobs' Medical Leave:Steve Jobs is taking a a medical leave from Apple. How will fare with his absence over the next six months or if he never returns at all? App S
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy IhnatkoMacworld and Apple’s trade show future, CES, DRM-free iTunes, Palm Pre, and more. Audible pick of the week: The Ghost in Love, Unabridged, By Jonathan Carroll, Narrated by Ray Porter. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.Running time: 1:10:23
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, Craig Syverson, and Don McAllisterLive Macworld special covering the Philnote, DRM-free iTunes songs, iLife, iWork, 17-inch MacBook Pro, and more.Guests: Liana Lehua, Lisa Bettany, and Christina WarrenAudible pick of the day: iWoz: How I Invented the Personal Computer and Had Fun Alon
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Scott BourneMacworld anticipation - including Leo's Thursday presentation, Steve speculation, and more. Audible picks of the week: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Unabridged, By Susanna Clarke, Narrated by Simon Prebble. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provi
Hosts: Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Don McAllisterSteve skips '09 Macworld, Apple out in '10, OpenCL, Net taxes, and more. Picks of the week:Animoto.com, from Scott Bourne.Comic Book Fonts, with a one-day sale Jan. 1, from Andy IhnatkoLittleSnapper, from Don McAllisterLingoLook and Seadragon for the iPhone, from Alex LindsayAudible picks of
Hosts: Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Frederick Johnson, and Ron Brinkmann Hanging 10.5, MobileMe, animated ads, netbook, Apple sales slow, Macworld, and more.Guest: Paul Kent of MacworldAnimated adsWill Apple release netbook?Apple sales slowAmazon not budging Apple leadApple and studio talksPicks of the week:Andy Ihnatko: Sling CatcherAlex Lindsay: Mophie 3GR
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Alex Lindsay Digital photography, iTunes no-DRM rumor, MacWorld plans, Apple virus protection, App Store, and more. Audible picks of the week: Anansi Boys, Live from New York, Outliers, and The Spartans. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.R
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Alex Lindsay Guest: Wil Shipley of Delicious LibraryMac virus protection, Delicious Library, online vs. brick & mortar, Cyber Monday deals, and more. Audible pick of the week: A Christmas Carol Abridged, By Charles Dickens, Narrated by Patrick Stewart. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwi
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rich Siegel.Snow Leopard, Gaming on the go, Product Placement in TV/Movies, Picks of the week. Audible pick of the week: 33 1/3: Highway 61 Revisited By Mark Polizzotti. Narrated by Victor Bevine. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.Running time: 1:32:41
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Scott Bourne, and Alex LindsayGoogle Voice Search, Yahoo's Yang gone, Touch Physics, and more.Audible pick of the week: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Abridged, By Doris Kearns Goodwin, Narrated by Richard Thomas. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachef
Integrated GPS on a DELL Mini 9 via Engadget. Acabtp writes... So, I wanted to add a GPS receiver to my Mini 9, but I didn't want to have to use a dongle or other external device. I figured that a netbook really ought to just have it built in, so that's what I decided to do... Interesting, I wonder if this maker's project will end up being standard issue in
Quick and easy how-to on setting up remote bittorrenting at the Wired How-To Wiki...For the full-fledged BitTorrent geek, remote control means setting up BitTorrent on a home server that runs continuously in the background. Even if you don't want to delve into home server setups, remote control tools have other uses.Say you're at the office and you want to s
Wow, Jose @ Planetx64x has a nice step-by-step on installing Mac OS X on the super tiny MSI Wind, it's a pockable Mac almost - via /.Recently I've managed to install Apple's OS X Leopard operating system 10.5.4 onto a 10 inch MSI Wind Netbook, and you can too. Let me preface this by saying that I consider myself an Apple fan, and run nothing but authentic Ma
This is a very simple hack that allows you to plug a guitar or microphone into you computer. It can't possibly cost more than a couple of dollars, and it shouldn't take more than an hour to complete. You can buy external boxes that do this and a lot more, but that's no fun!Read more on How To: Guitar/Mic Port on a PCRead more | Permalink | Comments | Read m
This 24kj capacitor discharge bank is configured for 4500v @ 2400uf and can be charged up using microwave oven transformers. When triggered, it can release all of this stored energy in under a millisecond through a triggered spark gap. Check out the video to understand the magnitude of this thing but please, don't try this at home.24kj capacitor bank via H
A simple and helpful idea - David added a ground contact to his mouse. I work a lot with ESD sensitive stuff - ICs, transistors and other devices. And that means - if I don't wanna kill em all I need to discharge often - which is quite annoying. But I happen to work with a computer, and a standard input device - the mouse. Which gave me a nice idea - use the
"Mauritian Sunset " by UK-based artist Sandy Smith uses hundreds of obsolete PCs to create a wall-size gradient effect in order to mimic a "sunset" emanating from their monitors. Pretty cool effect as a way to bring the real into the "virtual" of sorts.Mauritian Sunset tRead more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers | Digg this!
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Don McAllisterMicrosoft prepares anti-switch ads, is Apple slipping?, and iPod rumors...Audible pick of the week: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. To sign up for your free Audible book, go to audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by C
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex LindsayiPhone cut and paste, MobileMe, subscription iTunes, Android, firmware 2.0.2, and more.Audible pick of the week: Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip - Confessions of a Cynical Waiter Unabridged By The Waiter, Narrated by Dan John Miller. To sign up for your free Audible book, go to Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Merlin MannHas Apple's reach exceeded its grasp?, cool iPhone apps, and iPhone lemons...To sign up for you free Audible book, go to Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.Running time: 1:28:44
We dropped our phone service but kept DSL, high speed Internet that comes through a phone line. If you take just that service, you’ve got “naked” DSL:Analysts say there is a high demand for naked DSL, especially among young college grads who are dumping landlines in favor of cell phone service. A recently released federal survey says nearly
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Scott Bourne, and Merlin MannWe turn 100, Quicksilver, Google Mobile App, ZFS, Apple TV, Back to My Mac, and more.Guest: Nicholas Jitkoff, aka A1c0r, of Quicksilver and Google Mobile AppTo sign up for you free Audible book, go to Audible.com/macbreak.Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly.Running time: 1:11:57
This mod shows you how to replace the AA batteries inside your old G3 powerbook's battery. Sure you can go buy a replacement, but why not just pry it open and do it yourself?Replace the Cells in Your Apple Powerbook G3 (Lombard or Pismo) BatteryRead more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers | Digg this!
Sarc had a tibook with a broken LCD, so he removed it and uses an external monitor. From the MacNN forum post: Since I operate the computer on "closed-lid" mode, I was having trouble keeping the LCD closed because it didn't allow the heat to dissipate, so the fans where running constantly ... I removed it. After it was gone, the computer would still think t
This maker was fed up with the amount of noise his PC's internal fans were making so he built a mod to control their speed with an automotive rheostat. Check out all of the intricate details on the link below.Using an Automotive Rheostat for Fan Control Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Computers | Digg this!
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