Collaborate Disseminate
Humans are well overdue for a technological revolution – not a profit-driven one like we’re having now, a human-centric one. Sci-fi is wonderful for having your brain run wild. Over …read more Continue reading Hack On Self: How’d My Day Go?
In the last two articles, I talked about two systems relying on audio notifications. The first one is the Alt-Tab annihilator system – a system making use of my window …read more Continue reading Hack On Self: Headphone Friend
Ever get home, tired after work, sit down on a couch, and spend an hour or two sitting down without even managing to change into your home clothes? It’s a …read more Continue reading Hack On Self: The Un-Crash Alarm
Your project needs a cable, and since USB-C cables are omnipresent now, it’s only natural to want to reuse them for your evil schemes. Ever seen USB 3.0 cables used …read more Continue reading USB-C For Hackers: Reusing Cables
USB 2 is the USB we all know and love. But about ten years ago, USB got an upgrade: USB 3.0. And it’s a lot faster. It started off ten …read more Continue reading Ubiquitous Successful Bus: Version 3
USB 2 hubs are, by now, omnipresent. it doesn’t cost much to add to your board, and you truly have tons of options. The standard option is 4-port hubs – …read more Continue reading Ubiquitous Successful Bus: Hacking USB 2 Hubs
The software and hardware worlds have overlaps, and it’s worth looking over the fence to see if there’s anything you missed. You might’ve already noticed that we hackers use PCB …read more Continue reading Hacker Tactic: Building Blocks
I’ve talked a fair bit about USB-C before, explaining how it all works, from many different angles. That said, USB-C is just the physical connector standard, plus the PD part …read more Continue reading Ubiquitous Successful Bus: Version 2
Last time, I told you about a simple script I made to collect data about my laptop activity, talked about why collecting data about yourself is a moral imperative, and …read more Continue reading Hack On Self: The Alt-Tab Annihilator
Ever hear of the Phoniebox project? If not – tune in, that’s a hacker’s project your entire family will appreciate. Phoniebox is a software suite and tutorial for building a …read more Continue reading Phoniebox: A Family-Friendly Simple Music Box