Monthly Archives: March 2008

Phoenix DIY: Meeting Six

Posted on March 25, 2008 by mahto

Almost forgot, the 6th meeting is tomorrow! Two cool presentation, lots of free goodies! See you there! Mention this ad, and make me happy! What: Phoenix DIY 6 When: Wednesday, March 26 7:30pm Where: Conspire Phoenix 901 N 5th St … Continue reading →

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Controlling a clock with an Arduino

Posted on March 19, 2008 by mahto

Update: The Arduino system is fine; the only thing you have to take into consideration is the 9.54 hour rollover event, which Rob Faludi has provided an excellent solution for here. I made up a nice little over-analysis of the … Continue reading →

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Wii bootloader hack

Posted on March 14, 2008 by mahto

Just saw this today, it is pretty exciting! Here is the tetris game running on my system: Instructions are here. The tetris game is from here. Update: There are a few more programs here. First to port Shark! Shark! to … Continue reading →

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OLED display

Posted on March 14, 2008 by mahto

I was discussing LCD display options for projects with a friend, when I remembered that I bought this nice OLED display (possibly even pre-ordered it?) years ago, and never bothered to actually hook it up. Thus, tonights project. The display … Continue reading →

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Hacking a camera flash

Posted on March 9, 2008 by mahto

I was thinking about making a slave flash for my camera, and came across this post, which talks about re-purposing a disposable camera for just this purpose. Sounds good to me! I pulled out an old camera and extracted the … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-Day, Day 29: Photos, Thanks!

Posted on March 1, 2008 by mahto

No technical project today because I have people sleeping next to my workspace :-). Instead, we went to the Desert Botanical Garden and took some pictures. I am quite glad that I participated in the Thing-a-Day project! The whole experience … Continue reading →

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