Hardware & Electronics Archive

  • TweetI hate floppy disks, they’re so fragile. Here’s how I converted my Atari ST so that it uses SD cards.

    Installing a HxC2001 Slim Floppy Emulator in an Atari ST

    TweetI hate floppy disks, they’re so fragile. Here’s how I converted my Atari ST so that it uses SD cards.

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  • TweetThis is a post explaining how (and why) I “hacked” my ADSL router to use Power-over-Ethernet without permanently altering the router.

    Hacking my Technicolor 515v7 BeBox for Power-over-Ethernet

    TweetThis is a post explaining how (and why) I “hacked” my ADSL router to use Power-over-Ethernet without permanently altering the router.

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  • TweetI built a gaming PC a few months ago and one of its uses is taking it to friends’ houses to play LAN games. A common problem we always have...

    Modding my gaming PC with an ethernet switch

    TweetI built a gaming PC a few months ago and one of its uses is taking it to friends’ houses to play LAN games. A common problem we always have...

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  • TweetI needed a cheapo ethernet switch for a project so went off to a local computer shop and asked for exactly that. After getting it home I noticed the PSU...

    The horrors of cheap Chinese power supplies

    TweetI needed a cheapo ethernet switch for a project so went off to a local computer shop and asked for exactly that. After getting it home I noticed the PSU...

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  • TweetHas this ever happened to you? You’re driving around listening to the radio, switch the car off to go and do something (fill up with petrol in my case) and...

    Stop your Citroen C3′s radio from beeping at you

    TweetHas this ever happened to you? You’re driving around listening to the radio, switch the car off to go and do something (fill up with petrol in my case) and...

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