SV650S Seat Mod! April 4, 2009
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The end result:
The process:
Here’s what I started with:
Flipped over and removing staples:
Seat sans vinyl cover:
Vinyl cover sans seat:
Plastic seat base separated from seat foam:
Filling in the crevices:
Extra padding:
Only two cuts in the material!
Now we’re stuck…
Top view, with some extra filler pieces:
Beveled edge:
Staple time!
Almost done!
Always use protection.
Woot Contest 189: Who I Oppressed On My Summer Vacation September 2, 2008
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Woot! Photoshop Contest 148: Absowoot Power November 9, 2007
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From Woot!:
Sometimes, when it looks like a democratically elected leader like Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan or Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe might get democratically un-elected, they decide that suspending the constitution and/or disbanding the legislature would be more fun than playing golf and giving speeches at the Kennedy School. It almost makes us wish Woot shipped to other countries – maybe our narcotic drip of cheap consumer electronics could smooth these tyrants’ way into a comfortable retirement, to the benefit of their suffering subjects. Your challenge:
Show us what a dictator, past or present, would buy from Woot, and how he would use it.
Use any past or current Woot product or products. Yeah, we meant to say “he” – not to be sexist, but the ladies have shown a decided lack of aptitude for despotism. And by “dictator”, we mean any authoritarian, undemocratic national leader – you can decide if the restricted, predetermined sham elections in places like Iran and Cuba count. Otherwise, you know a dictator when you see one, right? He’s usually the guy in the nice car with the gilded epaulets and way too many military medals.
My entry, featuring the Infocus N1 Projector:
Sources after the more link…
To Do List: 1 Watt Laser Gun November 4, 2007
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Kapkay from kipkay.com has a great tutorial on how to install a laser diode into a mag lite here.
The idea is to do the same thing with a toy laser gun.
To Do List: Fly October 29, 2007
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Yes, fly. I have a serious fear of heights, perhaps because I’ve spent my entire life in Florida at or near sea level. I think flying an ultralight would be a pretty cool experience, and you can do it without any sort of license. It’s also relatively inexpensive. I am thinking specifically of a powered parachute, because that seems like the option I’m least likely to die in. 
I mean come on, it’s a parachute. What could go wrong?
Sometime before Winter sets in, I want to try and get up to Sebastian go for an “Introductory Flight” with an instructor up there. It’s only $55 for a 30 minute flight in a powered parachute, which is probably cheaper than a lot of things I could be doing on a Saturday, especially if you’ve seen any of the projects I’ve been working on.
My To Do List October 29, 2007
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There have been a lot of things catching my interest lately, and I’m having trouble keeping up with all of it.
I’ve decided to use this blog to keep notes on everything I (think I) want to do.
Logitech QuickCam Messenger in Windows Vista October 13, 2007
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So I picked up the Logitech Buddy Cam 2-pack at Geeks.com a few weeks ago for $18. Not bad, eh? Well, they work great…except on the PC I need them to work on, which runs Windows Vista.
Luckily I found this awesome little page with instructions that worked perfectly for me.
The situation is this: the XP driver for (most models of) the camera works under Vista, but the bundled logitech QuickCam 8.x software does not. The solution, you ask?
- Download the 8.x software package, and extract the driver from it (without installing the software).
- Plug your camera in, point Vista to the driver you extracted, and your hardware is installed.
- The final step is to go to the driver page for one of the newer model cameras and download the QuickCam 10.x or 11.x software (which does work with Vista) and install that. It’ll pick your camera right up and use it.
The Mighty Zune October 13, 2007
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Well, I finally got my sweet-ass Zune and it’s…well…frickin’ sweet. When I have something original to say, I’ll post more.
By the way, this thing has been out for how long now? WTF?! Where are all the crazy hacks for this thing? Goddammit they should have these things making toast by now.
Turn off Search Indexing in Vista! October 13, 2007
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Do it. Now. Your only excuse to continue reading without shutting it off is that you don’t know how to. Since you’re still reading, I’ll assume you don’t know how to turn off Search Indexing. Well, according to this handy article, the steps are as follows:
To disable constant indexing:
- Click Start then Computer
- Right Click the C: Drive or any other drive that you wish to prevent indexing of
- On General Tab, Uncheck Index this drive for faster searching
- On the subsequent dialog box, Select Include subfolders and files.
Ranting after the more link…
For Sale: 30GB 5th Gen iPod (iPod Video) October 5, 2007
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Update: This sold in the first night on eBay!
I got a sweet deal on a Zune today, and I couldn’t pass it up, especially with the news that Microsoft will be putting out a software upgrade to add all of the Zune 2 features to the original Zune. It’s a little bit clunkier (there’s no way that’s a word) than the iPod, but the bigger screen, wi-fi, and FM tuner make it worth it.
If you’re interested, you can bid on/buy it now on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120169090055
Click the more link for some pics.
