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A Rapid AVR Prototype Programmer

BBB Rapid Programmer with FTDI cableDave ProchnowIf you've ever bent the pin on a microcontroller while trying to insert it into a DIP programming socket, you're not alone. Aligning those crazy pins...

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Go Your Own Way

Rib Tips: A Web-created route of the author's favorite BBQ placesLuis BrunoGPS devices are cheap, reliable and easy-to-use, but they've long been missing a dead-obvious feature: the ability to import a...

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New Life for Your Old iPhone

Remote ControlHere's a secret they didn't tell you when you bought a 3G iPhone: One of its best features—the ability to run new applications found on iTunes—is also possible on the old iPhone with an...

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A Really Tiny tinyCylon

tinyCylon Stock KitDave ProchnowI first mentioned Dale Wheat's tinyCylon kit during a post regarding the "new"SN76477 complex sound generator IC. In case you missed it, tinyCylon is a small kit that...

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Use it Better: Nintendo DSi Homebrew Guide

The Small PictureLuis BrunoThe homebrew app Colors! (collectingsmiles.com) gives you precise, pressure-sensitive control and a variety of brush options for painting and drawing with the DSi's...

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A Free Media Center Run By Open-Source Software

XBMC Aeon SkinSharp/Adam PashIt's time to stop thinking of TVs and computers as separate entities. Practically anything you want to watch, listen to, or play on your TV set can be found in a digital...

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Add Apps and Tweak Software to Customize Your Android Phone or Tablet

Android SurgeryTyson MangelsdorfAndroid phones have surpassed iPhones as the market's fastest-growing handheld devices. Users have found that phones and tablets with google's software are powerful,...

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How To Send Music and Video Anywhere From An Apple iOS Device

Widen The StreamDavvi.comOne of the great features of Apple devices is AirPlay, the technology that enables them to wirelessly stream media to one another. The company has also set out to enable a...

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Use it Better: Three New Jobs For an iPad

Backup and EditingGreg MaxsonPhotographers have been using Apple's tablet for viewing and sharing photos since it came out, but the device can also be a useful tool for enhancing shoots in the studio...

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Jailbreak Your iPhone For New Functions in the Notification Center

Feature PresentationGreg MaxsonA simple software hack puts text messages, speed dial and frequently used apps in the iPhone's Notification Center.Jailbreaking—altering an iPhone or iPad's firmware to...

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A Rapid AVR Prototype Programmer

DIY A cure for the heartache of bent pins If you've ever bent the pin on a microcontroller while trying to insert it into a DIP programming socket, you're not alone. Aligning those crazy pins again...

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Go Your Own Way

Gadgets Whether an epic road trip or just a quick jaunt to the mall, load your drive into your GPS the easy way—by using an online map GPS devices are cheap, reliable and easy-to-use, but they’ve long...

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New Life for Your Old iPhone

DIY Buying a 3G iPhone doesn’t have to mean that your first-generation model is now just a paperweight Here's a secret they didn't tell you when you bought a 3G iPhone: One of its best features—the...

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A Really Tiny tinyCylon

DIY Give your cybernetic “toaster” a new set of eyes I first mentioned Dale Wheat’s tinyCylon kit during a post regarding the “new” SN76477 complex sound generator IC. In case you missed it, tinyCylon...

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Use it Better: Nintendo DSi Homebrew Guide

Gadgets Tap unofficial software to make your Nintendo DSi do more than play games When Nintendo debuted its DSi game console earlier this year, it closed the loopholes hackers had used to run homebrew...

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A Free Media Center Run By Open-Source Software

DIY It’s time to stop thinking of TVs and computers as separate entities. Practically anything you want to watch, listen to, or play on your TV set can be found in a digital… It’s time to stop...

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Add Apps and Tweak Software to Customize Your Android Phone or Tablet

DIY Android phones have surpassed iPhones as the market’s fastest-growing handheld devices. Users have found that phones and tablets with google’s software are powerful, easy to… Android phones have...

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How To Send Music and Video Anywhere From An Apple iOS Device

DIY Making AirPlay ever more useful One of the great features of Apple devices is AirPlay, the technology that enables them to wirelessly stream media to one another. The company has also set out to...

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Use it Better: Three New Jobs For an iPad

Gadgets Turn an iPad into an accessory that can frame, light, and store professional-looking photographs Photographers have been using Apple’s tablet for viewing and sharing photos since it came out,...

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Jailbreak Your iPhone For New Functions in the Notification Center

DIY Jailbreaking—altering an iPhone or iPad's firmware to access unlicensed apps—became less useful as Apple released more feature-rich iOS updates. But now developers have come… Jailbreaking—altering...

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