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  • Modify a USB HDD enclosure to work with a DVD drive (IDE)

    Posted on January 31st, 2010 Alec 6 comments
    USB IDE CD/DVD Drive

    USB IDE CD/DVD Drive Conversion

    My current Dell Inspiron 530 came with a single DVD drive and no IDE ports. On a limited budget and needing to burn media on-the-fly, I wanted to figure out a way to use my older IDE Ben-q DVDRW drive. Using an old USB hdd drive enclosure, I’ll show you how.

    Difficulty : EASY - SAFETY WARNING, Shock Hazard
    Time: 10 – 20minutes

  • Home-made Coyote Decoy

    Posted on January 30th, 2010 Trent 2 comments

    Home-made Coyote Decoy

    Its winter, know what winter means? Well yes, ice fishing, but today … it’s varmint hunting!  Here is a cheap time delay coyote decoy MacGuyver’d out of some electronic pieces and some things from around the house.

    Difficulty : EASY
    Time
    : 30-40minutes