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Take apart an optical mouse
Dr Destruct-o takes apart a couple of Microsoft Explorer Optical "IntelleMice", to see if there are any useful goodies inside. By: westfwContinue Reading »
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How to Videotape the School Play or Concert
I've been getting some compliments on the videos I've made of recent school plays, and I thought I'd post some of what I've learned "the hard way."A lot of this is just common sense, with some basic...
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How to Cook Prime Rib
Here's one way to cook a Prime Rib Roast. While clearly not the only way, this seems to work pretty well in a "home" context; no special ovens needed, and cooked in reasonable time with reasonable food...
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Take Apart a Compact Fluorescent Bulb
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) are increasingly popular as a way to save some energy. Eventually, they do burn out. Some seem to burn out annoyingly quickly :-( Even if not burnt out, CFL bulbs...
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Low Mass Toy Airplane Fuselage
This was originally intended for the toss-it contest, but it didn't quite fit, I got hung up on the video, and they the local virus swept through the family and I never got around to finishing it. Now...
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Steampunk-look Altoid Tin
I don't know whether I quite understand what makes something "steampunk", but one of the common characteristics seems to be the use of metallic finishes (especially copper and brass) rather than the...
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Lights of America LED candelabra Lighbulbs
These recently appeared at CostCo; LED bulbs (supposedly 40W equivalent light from 1.5W), produced in China for Lights of America. Sold in a 3-pack for less than $15, I decided it was time to...
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Single Sided Really Bare Bones Board Arduino in EAGLE.
Paul Badger of Modern Device Company designed the "Really Bare Bones Board" (http://moderndevice.com/RBBB_revB.shtml) and placed the design in the public domain. (Thanks Paul!) I've converted the...
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Make a Double CD/DVD Case From a Single Sheet of Paper
There are instructions in various places for folding a CD "sleeve" from an ordinary sheet of paper, including https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-origami-CD-sleeve-or-what-to-do-if-you/ This...
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Visualizing EAGLE Edits with a Gerber Viewer
The EAGLE Schematic/PCB editor keeps up to 10 backups of your board and schematics, reflecting the board start at the last times you saved you work. This can be very valuable if you screw something...
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