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Arduino guitar effects (2)
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Kyle writes - A friend of mine wanted a bitcrusher/samplerate reducer pedal for his guitar -- I thought "you could probably do that with an Arduino". The quality turned out surprisingly reasonable. I've released the code, which sets up the pins on an Arduino for doing 10-bit DSP at reasonable sample ratesThe design includes bitcrush, bitshift, and overdrive effects - very cool. Check out the instructable for all the details - Lo Fi Arduino Guitar ...Shared by .8.o.8. (2) prsinghdua (1)Contribute comment -
How Tech-Savvy Should the President Be? [Reader Poll] (16)
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While Presidential candidate John McCain has openly admitted he's not computer-savvy, the BlackBerry-toting Barack Obama's often seen thumbing away on his gadget during downtime. The New York Times reports that McCain's admission that he's a "Neanderthal" has stirred up fierce criticism amongst bloggers and geeks who want a President who knows what he's doing online. Without getting into a debate about the candidates themselves, how important to you think tech skills are for the Commander ...Shared by Adam (18) bussiere (43) Chad (171) Chris (15) Crysti the Great (20) darkeye11547 (247) Glenn Batuyong (61) Jody (13) NerdyMarketer (8) pilgrimjohn (16) prsinghdua (1) Sam (23) Selil (9) Uzair (203) Walter DeFoor (33) Zee M (37)- NerdyMarketer said: My Answer: "Extremely Tech Savvy He Should Be...mmm"(In my best Yoda voice)
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Christian Guerreiro shared as favorite KallOut Searches the Web from Any Application [Featured Windows Download] (10)
onWindows only: Small utility KallOut integrates into popular desktop programs such as Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer and Firefox and lets you search the web for text found there. Simply highlight text inside the application (like PowerPoint) and right click to choose your search engine. Here's a video demonstration of the integration: Kallout embeds searches for Google, Yahoo, Windows Live Search, Wikipedia, Dictionary.com, IMDB, Amazon, Craiglist, eBay, Flickr, Photobucket, YouTube, Metacafe, Google ...Shared by Amr Eldib (0) Christian Santos (72) Eunice (12) Jack (4) Juan M. Cazorla (0) Lambert (19) Matt (11) prsinghdua (1) Sai Gudigundla (9) Tim (13)Contribute comment
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HOW TO - Build a one-motor walker (4)
onI featured Jerome Demer's ingenious little one-motor walker in my book Absolute Beginner's Guide to Building Robots. I've been hoping he'd put up an Instructable and he finally has. This is a bit of a finicky mechanical build, but worth the effort. It uses a standard BEAM bicore circuit as its brain (via the 74HCT240 chip). How to build the one motor walker! More:BeetleBot RevisitedHOW TO - Build a Beetle Robot Read more | Permalink ...Contribute comment
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Mount a Camera on Your Bike [How To] (45)
onPhotography enthusiast blog Photojojo details how to mount your point-and-shoot camera on your bicycle for fun and creative shooting. The supplies are cheap (under $10), and putting it all together is a breeze. When you're done, you could use it to snap photos at intervals for a time-lapse or shoot some video like Photojojo did above. If your camera doesn't support time-lapse (or you just want to really soup it up), check out how to ...Shared by Aaron R (74) Adam (39) Art (22) bodzasfanta (42) Carl (7) Carlesm (1) Colby (6) Crysti the Great (20) deusdiabolus (93) Drew Olanoff (144) EJ (17) Eric Moritz (4) Erik (46) Gene Locklin (49) Hasan (23) Henry Webb (20) hibiscusroto (3) Joewxboy (6) JohnMu (12) KenFan (20) kenmat (12) Lindsay (0) lomodeedee (65) Mark (0) Michael (0) Nathan (6) Nathan (48) Noah (36) OnkelSchark (3) Paul (6) Pittaya (1) Program Witch (21) prsinghdua (1) Ryan (42) Saul (22) Sean (9) Sky-Walker (38) Slightlynorth (8) Srinvard (68) Steve (30) timmins (3) Tori (0) Ulises (8) Vulpes (1) Xdroot (32)Contribute comment
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Citizen Engineer - Phones: SIM card & payphone hacking (10)
onCitizen Engineer is an online video series about open source hardware, electronics, art and hacking. The first video debuted at "The Last HOPE" conference today in New York City. Volume 1is about phones: SIM card & payphone hacking. Learn how a SIM card works (the small card inside GSM cell phones) make a SIM card reader, view deleted messages, phone book entries and clone/crack a SIM card. Modify a "retired" payphone so it can be ...Shared by Allan Espinosa (4) Andrew Becherer (13) Brian (11) Damon (16) Jason (20) Jeffrey (26) Jeremy P (2) nparker13 (104) prsinghdua (1) Will (1)Contribute comment
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Google Docs Full-Screen Mode (15)
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Pixelisation in the forum and Ionut at the Google Operating System blog mentioned the Google Docs documents editor now has a full-screen mode (not to be confused with the older full-width page view). You’ll find it in the menu View -> Full-screen mode, and hitting escape switches back to the default view. Does anyone know how to bookmark a Google Docs document so that it always opens in full-screen mode though? [By Philipp Lenssen | ...Shared by AJ (190) Andrew Landeryou (37) ckaroli (45) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (15) focoma (12) gisc (24) Jimmy (27) Jrod (68) Paul (19) PMinze (28) prsinghdua (1) Qian (30) Sam Sethi (16) Tomasz Tarczyński (3) Voyagerfan5761 (18)Contribute comment -
WiiCar (7)
onJon Edmiston wrote a nicely flexible C# application to control a LEGO NXT car with a Wiimote - he says he could switch the remote out for a Wii balance board and he could still control the car. via NXT Step Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in LEGO | Digg this!Contribute comment
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DIY PVC Pipe "Kid Wash" [Weekend Project] (37)
onWhen the heat turns unbearable this weekend, get the kids outside anyway: head to the hardware store and pick up some PVC pipe, joints, and small plastic "mister jets." With those supplies, after drilling a few holes, screwing in a few jets, and gluing a few joints, DIY-er m32825 made a "kid wash" water spray hooked up the garden hose that the little 'uns could run and ride their bike through and cool off in ...Shared by Alex (102) bddemir (4) Caanan (3) Charles (36) Chris (3) Christopher (21) Colby (6) Crossbar (36) David (21) Erik (2) GrosaPrap (20) hank (20) Jason David Pelker (12) Jeff Crump (32) Jen (10) Joewxboy (6) jv (3) Keith (7) Kevin (2) kidinspiration (3) kidmarmite (37) LiquidLag (3) lnxcwby (6) marya (6) Michael (1) Mike (44) nparker13 (104) prsinghdua (1) richtannehill (33) Rob (0) Ryan (18) seth (15) SimonJP (13) Steve (2) tarman (24) theundesided (16) Wes Brown (11)Contribute comment
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Weekend Project: Styrofoam Plate Speaker (5)
onGet surprisingly good sound from disposable picnicware with this easy to make and inexpensive Styrofoam Plate Speaker. Thanks go to José Pino for the original article in Make Magazine.To download Styrofoam Plate Speaker MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Styrofoam Plate Speaker article MAKE 12 "Styrofoam Plate Speaker" & You can see that in our digital edition. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Weekend Projects | ...Contribute comment
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Official Google Blog: Hitting 40 languages (26)
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One of our goals is to give everyone using Google the information they want, wherever they are, in whatever language they speak, and through whatever device they're using. A huge part of that goal is making our services available in as many languages as possible. And as I’m sure you can imagine, that isn't as easy as simply as translating a few lines of text.Take Hebrew or Arabic, which are written from right to left. ...Shared by Alex (22) Alex (102) atul (75) Brian Daniel Eisenberg (10) Dileepa (25) dobata (366) Henry Winckelmann (0) Ionut (9) James Forbes Keir (19) Javed (119) Jrod (68) Ken (10) livibetter (2) Maksim Berjoza (24) Mike F (460) Moses (63) Paul Helmick (44) Pradeep (2) Pramod (21) prsinghdua (1) Rick Klau (109) robteix (8) sophie yip (2) tarmo888 (3) tosch (10) மயூ-Mayu (2)- Rick Klau said: One of the many reasons I'm insanely proud to work here.
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Hanker-'tude: Twitter your mood (8)
onHanker-'tude allows the wearer to update their Twitter feed just by tying the bandanna around their neck. It uses an Arduino Lillypad, blueSMiRF, and a Nokia phone to get the job done. Hanker-'tude is a very simple, and a very unique way to twitter. Having to interface continuously with a gadget to update your online presence is a drag on your real-life presence. Using a bandana/hankerchief instead is at least briefly amusing and requires only ...Shared by Daniel (2) Gene Locklin (49) JayCrossler (10) jtintle (0) kidmarmite (37) lmjabreu (26) prsinghdua (1) Zach (57)
- JayCrossler said: Would be even cooler if it functioned like a mood ring and periodically sent your "feelings"
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Foldable greenhouse will make you the envy of the balcony (5)
onThe "Foldable Greenhouse" by Daniel Schipper is a light-weight, flexible modular greenhouse built specifically for small spaces like city apartments, balconies, roof terraces, or even town gardens. The system is "frameless" and built from recyclable plastic which can be folded flat or expanded when required. He's looking to produce these for the masses, so if you want to help, drop him a line and head to the link below. Project: Foldable greenhouse, via Green Upgrader ...Contribute comment
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DIY Night Stand Charging Station [How To] (18)
onDIY web site Instructables steps through how to turn an aging IKEA night stand into a multi-purpose charging station and lamp. The project requires a good amount of elbow grease and some skill with a router, but the results are impressive. If you don't go for the whole glowing night stand look, you could still drill some holes and take the charging station route—not that we haven't already seen our share of DIY charging stations ...Shared by Aaron (25) Aaron M. (12) Aaron R (74) AaronTN (36) Adam Selwood (22) Adrian L (9) Fred Schechter (75) kidmarmite (37) Mikey (51) Moose (1) prsinghdua (1) raven696 (3) Rixnet (7) seans (13) shanebee (0) Shelly (25) timmins (3) unicyn (12)Contribute comment
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Immune Attack - 3D first-person shooter game... teaches immunology (6)
onImmune Attack is a shoot'em edu-game that teaches immunology! via /. . Available for PC, in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) presents Immune Attack™, an educational video game that introduces basic concepts of human immunology to high school and entry-level college students. Designed as a supplemental learning tool, Immune Attack aims to excite students about the subject, while also illuminating general principles and detailed concepts of immunology. Read ...Contribute comment
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LEGO record player (2)
onA paper cup, a sewing needle, and a simple LEGO Mindstorms robot make for a nice little record player. This might be a fun project to work on with the kids this 4th of July weekend. You know they've been wondering about the boxes of vinyl frisbees in the basement. Aside from anything else they might be learning, it's a good opportunity to slip in some information about how music used to be groovy. Read ...Shared by prsinghdua (1) Shannon (2)
- Shannon said: For my NI peeps.
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Five Best File Syncing Tools (106)
onIf you work and play on multiple computers in the course of a week, keeping your important files in sync can be difficult. The day may come when you've got access to all of your files and data straight from the cloud, but until that day, a solid file syncing application is just what the doctor ordered. On Tuesday you shared your favorite file syncing tools, and now we're back with the five most popular ...Shared by Aaron R (74) amende (1) andrew (8) Andrew (4) Arvin (7) besighyawn (11) Bijou (13) Bill (4) Bill Blaney (0) Bret (6) Brian (9) Cai Chen (995) Chad (4) Charles (2) chris (407) Clay (3) Compuwizard123 (34) D (2) David (21) Dirk Schrama (3) Ebookrevolution (0) ed mccauley (10) elias (5) elsterama (41) elyse (0) ema (3) Eric (12) ericholter (17) FDávid (20) fonsus (9) Fred Schechter (75) Gene Locklin (49) ghassem (0) guercheLE (7) Hashim (19) HejGustav (30) Henry Webb (20) hhMahadev (9) hi (7) Icefreez (18) Israel (0) J. (3) Jacob Share (111) James Dorminey (6) Jen (48) Jeremy P (2) jeroendemiranda (12) Jonnie (7) Jorg (1) jorgejiro (22) Josh (24) Juan M. Cazorla (0) Keenan (19) Khanh Le (13) L!bor (4) Leena (1060) Mario (3) Miguel Lopez (70) Mr. BabyMan (366) ndench (10) Neil (4) nick (7) nilegomez (11) Nocky100 (6) Olivier (48) Patty (264) Paul (21) Peter (20) Phani (2) PMinze (28) prattmic (15) prsinghdua (1) Rascator (1) Rixnet (7) Robert (20) Roy (3) Russ (11) Sarah (0) Scott (22) Shankar Ganesh (63) shevdog (1) Srinvard (68) stormin (3) StreetForce1 (87) Tal Siach (474) Tamar Weinberg (33) Terren (14) terry (2) thr33 (25) tOMPSON (5) Trey (4) TwisterMc (8) Vince (0) Votis (12) WindPower (28) wwdj (9) wwj (11) Wyctim (33) Xu Li (Leslie) (20) Yann (35) zemlanin (18) Zerolove (3) Zhe (53) Zombiebrad (13) 攻疼新一 (317) 鱼 (2)Explore read five notesContribute comment
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Remaking a video game from 1958 (2)
onEvil Mad Scientist Laboratories decide to remake a video game from the 1950's called "Tennis for Two". All you need is an oscilloscope, an AVR microcontroller, and a digital to analog converter and you can make your own. Well, that and a few other common parts and some electronics knowledge. The game was based on the best contemporary technology: analog electronic computers built out of op-amps, relays, and the occasional transistor. It took Higinbotham and ...Shared by darkeye11547 (247) prsinghdua (1)Contribute comment
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Templates bring Docs to life (98)
onWhat do wedding planners, gas mileage calculators and photo albums have in common? They're all examples of templates available in the Google Docs Template Gallery that Sarah Beth Eisinger (Docs Templates engineer), Grant Dasher (intern), and I built and (happily!) released today.When researching how people use templates, we saw that lots of you create documents for all aspects of your lives. You need resumes and cover letters to look for jobs and fax cover letters ...Shared by .x.p.o.i.n.t. (1) Alexandre (0) Antonio Ortiz (37) Bob Lee (16) Bridget (8) buxx (0) chip (24) Christopher (6) Chung (111) cmiper (11) Compuwizard123 (34) Daiko (5) danutz (1) Darkick (16) David Bradley (25) DOCBook Howto (116) Douglas L. Perry (37) ed mccauley (10) Elliott P. (19) Emon (9) Eric (5) Eric (2) Faraz (1) G$ (7) geekblake (8) Geoff Thomsen (17) gfurry (24) gisc (24) Gisele (10) Grandje5ter (22) Haisheng Wu (6) Horse (4) iAlja (30) Jeff (43) jeffreylandon (1) Jimmy (27) Jonathan (16) Jonathan Sterling (8) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (30) Jrod (68) Justin Yost (81) Killahurtz (4) Lantash (10) Laurent (13) LouCypher (57) mahdi (22) Maksim Berjoza (24) Marianne (11) Mark (5) Martijn (7) MaTT (5) Matt Warren (2) Matteo Starri (19) Michael (28) Mike F (460) Mitch in NYC (4) mitja_i (3) ModernBizzle (5) nanog (23) Nathania (12) ndench (10) Nishith Prabhakar (21) Nkululeko Masondo (0) paul (2) Phil (0) Philou (16) pilgrimjohn (16) prsinghdua (1) px (17) Rob (132) Rob (18) Rob Jongschaap (165) Robert van Bregt (9) Robin (5) Sam (7) Scott (3) Sean (12) shakeel (3) Shane Conder (6) Shankar Ganesh (63) Sheryl (8) Shoutten (1) soupenvy (19) Srinvard (68) Stuart Maxwell (3) Tangy (6) Ted Heideman (8) thr33 (25) Tim (19) Tim Probst (14) Tony S. (5) tourdemac (14) unicyn (12) vevck (12) Vinay (3) Will Brown (4) williamsdb (7) மயூ-Mayu (2)Explore read seven notes
- Shoutten said: this is going to be a HUGE help!
- px said: neat, now when can we start making our own to use?
- cmiper said: Still can't create/save/import a document over 500k...all the pretty in the world won't fix that.
- pilgrimjohn said: Yes!
- Sean said: Wow! This is really nice. A good number of these templates are immediately useful.
