A few people have asked for more information about some of the mods I showed on my 5150 videos. I will add more links here over time so you can easily find what you are looking for. Links from “A Third Floppy Drive On The IBM PC 5150“ 00:50 Replacement Fan – You will need to splice the cables to
I started a new YouTube channel today! I have been hooked on restoring and collecting vintage computers and game systems for the past few years. I host a monthly meeting at the Makerspace I founded in the town where I live and a nice little community has developed. Making has roots in tinkering and fixing things, so this is a
It’s been a while since I posted anything here. I should probably start archiving all these projects I am working on. Here is a simple one. The plastic in the Commodore 64 case becomes brittle over time and the main board standoffs on the bottom can crack and break off easily. I created some replacements in Fusion 360 that can be
I searched Google high and low and couldn’t find any android boot animations of the glorious TRS-80 Color Computer, so I thought “why not make my own?”. Here are the two that I came up with in various sizes. The 1440 size works great on my Nexus 6. The 1024 versions should work on smaller screens. Download: 1024px – 1440px
The Raspberry Pi Foundation release a new version of their wildly successful mini-computer platform today. The Raspberry Pi model B+ is not really an upgrade to the existing platform, but rather an update. The layout of the board has changed significantly without changing the size or dimensions. So, while this will fit in the same project space, you will have
I dare you to say that title ten times fast. But it’s not just a tongue twister. It’s true! I tried out the new streaming feature using the Linux PC attached to my TV and I able to stream all the games I tested from my Windows PC. Then I happened to hit Alt-Tab on my Windows PC keyboard. Lo
Here is my review of the Logitech Harmony Keyboard. It is a really nice device especially if you are bought into the Harmony platform.
In this episode we discuss the Heartbleed Bug, Google Wireless, Google stock split, Google Project Loon, and more!
I had the chance to interview Ed Cable and Vishwas Babu from Mifos about their new product Mifos X and a host of other things related to open source financial applications. Check it out.
It is hard to believe I started helping host at TWiT about 4 years ago, but have never been on This Week in Tech. It was an awful lot of fun to be on the show and meet John C. Dvorak for the first time. The dude makes his own vinegar. That’s hard core. Also, I found out that not