Hardware hacking superhero Ladyada explains how batteries work and how to make one from a lemon! "Circuit Playground: B is for Battery"
Circuit Playground: Make a lemon battery!
A clever trick to keep loose zip ties from turning into a tangle
A bag of loose zip ties always seems to collapse into the same knotted ball at the bottom of a drawer. Writing in his latest Gar's Tips & Tools newsletter,… READ THE REST
A hobbyist projects SFO's overhead planes onto his ceiling in real time
Living under an airport's takeoff path usually means complaining about the noise. A Redditor who goes by I_am_Root01 went the other way and built a ceiling projection that shows every… READ THE REST
A $3 dot sticker system reveals which parts you actually use
Electronics hobbyist Scott Lawson wanted to know which parts in his storage collection he actually reaches for, so he invented a tracking system that costs about $3: colored dot stickers… READ THE REST
Microsoft Office Pro 2021 is down to $29.97, plus free training
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Make ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI tools work better for you with this $30 prompt tool
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Make an old PC feel new again with this $10 Windows 11 Pro deal
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