brianhuneke.com » Portfolio http://www.brianhuneke.com Brian Huneke's Blogfolio Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:31:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Compy III Update – Mouse! http://www.brianhuneke.com/2008/12/10/compy-iii-update-mouse/ http://www.brianhuneke.com/2008/12/10/compy-iii-update-mouse/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:25:31 +0000 Brychanus http://www.brychanus.com/?p=134
Once upon a time, I put a tiny Windows machine inside an Apple III’s case. See this page for details. At long last, I’ve hacked open a few mice and made a matching one-button mouse with the innards of a Logitech optical USB mouse. Sure, it can only left-click, but that’s part of the charm! [...]]]>

Once upon a time, I put a tiny Windows machine inside an Apple III’s case. See this page for details.

At long last, I’ve hacked open a few mice and made a matching one-button mouse with the innards of a Logitech optical USB mouse. Sure, it can only left-click, but that’s part of the charm!

By the way, I switched the Logitech mouse to a blue diode in 2002 just to see if I could. It wasn’t part of the project this time. Yes, the accuracy suffers a little. This is part of why I chose to cannibalize it for the Compy III project.

Mouse Innards Plugged In
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Last weekend, I convinced my uncle to help me make a small set of Tetris-style shelves. The plans can be found at Instructables. Between my uncle and me we made the following modifications: Used biscuits on all the corners in addition to glue and nails. This makes the corners more stable and is particularly helpful [...]]]>

Last weekend, I convinced my uncle to help me make a small set of Tetris-style shelves. The plans can be found at Instructables. Between my uncle and me we made the following modifications:

  • Used biscuits on all the corners in addition to glue and nails. This makes the corners more stable and is particularly helpful on the unsupported concave corners of the L, S, and T pieces.
  • Used 10″ clear (no knots) pine planks instead of the 8″ used by the author. I did this because I wanted to also store books and records that are deeper than the DVD/Game cases the author planned to store.

After sanding, we finished with Watco Danish Oil (Natural flavor). The can lied, though, and it was more than 8 hours until they were ready to use. It was closer to 36 before the surfaces stopped being oily and I was comfortable putting books on them.

I’m tremendously excited to have these finished, and I’m very grateful to my uncle for all his work on the project. Perhaps next year I’ll add a few more pieces to the collection!

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One week from tomorrow, I’ll be awarded my MA from Digital Media Studies, and it’ll be time to strike out into the world to seek my fortune. This afternoon, I’m flying out for a job interview. They’re paying for everything, so I hope that’s a good sign. If this goes well, I’ll say a little [...]]]>

One week from tomorrow, I’ll be awarded my MA from Digital Media Studies, and it’ll be time to strike out into the world to seek my fortune. This afternoon, I’m flying out for a job interview. They’re paying for everything, so I hope that’s a good sign. If this goes well, I’ll say a little more. If not, at least I get a free plane ride!

The Masters Project, incidentally, can be found here. It was one of my requirements for graduation. I plan to add Wii Opera compatibility this summer.

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