Archive for the technology Category

[hacking the honda...]

Posted in hacks, technology, uncategorized with tags , , , , on March 18, 2008 by monkeybait

Soooo… my wifey and I made the big plunge and bought a Honda Odyssey. I know, I know… it was the hardest purchase of our life. But belief it or not, there’s is life after the mini-van is in your garage. One of the things that makes it a bit more palatable is to hack the crap out of it.

So I got to thinking. Humm, there’s a LCD screen in the front of the vehicle, I wonder if I can tear it all apart, put a switch in, and toggle back and forth between the NAV screen and the rear DVD player. Thus, being able to watch videos as we’re driving down the road (not that I would ever participate in such an activity – only the passenger would, only the passenger). After some hunting around on the web, putting my own spin on it, etc, etc… success.

At any rate, if you’re a frustrated Oddy owner and would like to redeem yourself by having an one of a kind NAV screen, then read on. Here’s the end result:

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And a quick “How to” Slideshow:



The above pics and schematics are available to download and make it your own:


Honda NAV Hack

Finally, if you’re really wanting to add this addition to your Oddy, but not able to swing a soldering iron, not to fear I’m happy to build the project box for you. Just drop me a line.

[a new way to post at wordpress...]

Posted in technology on May 16, 2007 by monkeybait

How’s this for progress… as I’m typing this I’m currently stuck in traffic on I-15 and adding an entry to my blog via my Blackberry Pearl. Talk about making the most of my commute.

To use this WordPress feature with your own blog, point your web-enabled phone to m.wordpress.com and simply enter your login information.

Ciao!

[countdown to iphone...]

Posted in apple, gadgets, mac, technology on April 11, 2007 by monkeybait

I know many of you have been obsessed with the soon to surface iPhone from Apple… so today I thought I’d let you know that we only have 50 DAYS left to wait! Until then, here’s a little something to hold you over.

[they will someday rule the world...]

Posted in humor, technology on April 11, 2007 by monkeybait

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[how to nab free t-mobile wi-fi lovin' without running vista...]

Posted in hacks, technology on March 22, 2007 by monkeybait

“So, you’re not quite ready to spring for a copy of Vista, or maybe your system can’t handle it, or perhaps you’re running Mac OS or (gasp) Linux. Why should you be left out of those three months of free T-Mobile WiFi just because you don’t kowtow to The Man? Never fear, it turns out it isn’t all that hard to get tricksy on those T-Mobile Hotspots, since they’re only verifying your OS based on the user agent string your browser spits out. Luckily for you, a simple bit of googling will quickly reveal methods for swapping the user agent on most major browsers, and once you enter the string “Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.0)” you should be all good to go. Then all you’ll need to do is train your browser to http://hotspot.t-mobile.com/vista/ and start browsing those internets. Tell ‘em Engadget sent ya’, they’ll understand.” (www.engadget.com)

[removing the logo from your phone...]

Posted in hacks, technology on March 15, 2007 by monkeybait


It’s magic…

[unlock yer mobile phone...]

Posted in hacks, technology on March 13, 2007 by monkeybait

Ah yes, it’s been legal all along… but da man didn’t want to fess up. That’s right boys and girls, you can unlock your mobile phone and use it with other carriers. Rejoice! Now if I can only figure out how to scratch off the T-mobile logo on my Pearl…

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