Cheap yet functional DIY gaming headset Part: Deux.

I got back to work on one of my projects that i talked about in my very first post on this blog. My DIY gaming headset. I stripped my Logitech headset down (which was surprisingly hard!) and set up my new headset to receive the parts and internals from the original, including a flexible boom for the microphone made out of heavy gauge insulated copper wire affixed with epoxy and tape. I am going to finish it up soon.

Gettin' things back on track.

I've been real busy with work and other things. But i got a nice pile of old electronics that i can use for parts among them 2 printers:

an Epson Stylus 800 Color(Parts)

and an NEC Superscript 870 B&W(Save)

1 (very) old CPU running Windows 95', with no marking to tell brand other than "PC Warehouse" on the case and a Creative 24X optical drive. This thing is so old it doesn't even support USB. One thing i do like about it is the little black panel on the front which seems to control the HDD(ya right), with a 3 character LED display that shows a number that i have no idea what it represents, buttons that are labeled "Reset" and "Turbo", and last but not least a strange cylindrical lock on the far right of the panel that appears to give the ability to lock the drive.

OSX Soundboard 1.0

I've been spread pretty thin lately which is why I've neglected posting but I think I've made up for it with the release of my first application: OSX Soundboard 1.0!
Its a quick little app that tells you the name of alert sounds and what they're called. The sounds are native to OSX 10.5, but i have released the software as a universal app to see if it works from the start or if i need to do some tweaking.

Constructive Weekend

I don't know how else to explain what my basement looks like other than... crap. I need to post a couple of pics to show what bad shape its actually in. 100+ year old house, bad insulation, and Florida's fantastic humidity! You do the math. So if you haven't figured it out already my next project is to make my basement a clean, well-lit, room with ample and easy access to all my families tools. Pictures soon.

iPod Ear Bud Teardown. ON VIDEO.

Here is my teardown of the Apple ear buds... on video! Still trying to figure out how to embed Revver videos on this page without having it glitch. In the meantime click the thumb below to watch the video.

Ripped For Parts

I have been going through the growing pile of electronic crap in my room and decided i could make better use of their components. With that being saids i have spent the last couple of days with my soldering iron and desoldering braid, just for the sake of savin a couple of bucks. Ya i know i'm cheap but seeing the price of parts going up exponentially, don't judge me.

Future projects, questions, etc.

I am hoping in the near future to expand my usefulness into full programming and self-sufficient construction of projects. I am not sure how easy it is going to be to teach myself how to do this, but I am going to try nevertheless. If any of my few readers are mac users that have: a sufficent knowledge of Xcode or cocoa, a restless need to find out what makes things tick, or any questions for me, ideas for me, or questions you think I can help you with, please hit me up!