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Apple Disk Transfer ProDOS (ADTPro) transfers physical disks and disk images between Apple II-era computers and the modern world. The current release of ADTPro is over 2 years old, and has some challenges in running on M1, M2 or M3-based Macs. Here's how to get it working.
Adding streaming video to your website or blog is easier than you think. I have some tips and tricks to optimize your video to help ensure a good streaming experience for your visitors. Here's the guide for how it's done.
The Apple G4 Cube has been described as the "coolest computer ever", and it was groundbreaking when it was released in July of 2000. The Cube was not without it's faults though, and ultimately didn't sell well enough for Apple to keep it around. Here's a brief pictorial overview of the Apple G4 Cube.
There are many free slicers available for various 3D printers, all of which provide advanced features and functionality over the standard Flashforge Flashprint software. Here's the guide for configuring Ultimaker Cura to work flawlessly with a version 1 Flashforge Finder.
How to repair a failed RIFA filtering capacitor in a vintage PC, Apple //, Apple //e, Macintosh 128K, Macintosh 512K, Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE or Macintosh SE/30 computer.
The IBM Model M is unarguably one of the best keyboards ever manufactured, but with few modern features. Here’s the guide to easily supercharge your Model M. Provide capabilities that never originally existed like native USB support, media keys, keyboard mouse control and more…
A complete and easy to follow guide detailing how to select components, design, customize and build a mechanical keyboard.
A guide to building an Internet enabled, animated display, powered by Arduino and FastLED.
If you desire a more professional looking image when video conferencing you can easily use a DSLR camera as a webcam for high quality results. This is straightforward to setup within Linux, this is the guide for how it’s done.
Imagery from the twists and turns of a crazy experiment to hack into a 20 year old TiVo.
The twists and turns of a crazy experiment to hack into a 20 year old TiVo, exploring a cutting edge digital video device from 2001. Part 4
The twists and turns of a crazy experiment to hack into a 20 year old TiVo, exploring a cutting edge digital video device from 2001. Part 3
The twists and turns of a crazy experiment to hack into a 20 year old TiVo, exploring a cutting edge digital video device from 2001. Part 2
The twists and turns of a crazy experiment to hack into a 20 year old TiVo, exploring a cutting edge digital video device from 2001. Part 1