Decades ago, it was possible to build your own Mac using spare parts and generic PC components. Given the tools and options available to vintage computing enthusiasts today, let’s see what happens when old meets new!
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This computer hates me. The feeling’s mutual.
https://youtu.be/9MCPCLecFVQ
I thought this Sun computer was cool...until I tried to fix it
I found a Bose Wave radio heading out for recycling a while back. Let’s crack it open, see how it works, and discover why it was disposed of to begin with!
https://youtu.be/cE-Ic-q5cpo
This trash-picked Bose radio has a NASTY surprise
My present to you, this week’s episode available a day early! Come see how I bought an enterprise-class firewall for a bargain price and got exactly what I paid for…
https://youtu.be/u-SC8I0HE_g
My new network firewall started ON FIRE
I picked up a JBL speaker that works really well except for one design flaw: the power button breaks off! Let’s take a look at fixing it (for free!) and some other interesting secrets that lie within…
https://youtu.be/mTApvqVAlw4
Fixing this JBL speaker's one STUPID design flaw
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@vwestlife@mastodon.social I hate what Toyota’s involvement with Subaru is producing.
@hkz@social.chinwag.org Could you comment on how the release of your Flaccid Ostrich project will impact BMOW financially?
A while back, I built a Mac SE/30 from as many brand new parts as I could. Now, it’s getting some major upgrades — let’s check them out!
https://youtu.be/6dgzHIdx25w
The Mac I built from scratch has reached its FINAL FORM
Today, we know of the MacBook Air as a pretty capable but affordable laptop — but when it launched in 2008, it was neither. Let’s take a look at the original MacBook Air and how it had a lasting impact on the computer industry!
https://youtu.be/LUEUExmbEl4
The first MacBook Air was not as good as you remember
For a clock, this little Mac may be overpriced…but you can’t say the company didn’t do its homework. New video!
https://youtu.be/a_NyV5jsUsw
This retro Mac clock is cute but incredibly ILLEGAL (buy one while you can!)
There are more options than ever before for upgraded Game Boy screens…so is the cheapest one I could find any good? New video!
https://youtu.be/AhZaKGe7snk
I bought the CHEAPEST Game Boy screen from AliExpress...
I don’t think I have much overlap with Bluesky so I’ll ask here too:
Anyone out there have a newer Crumpler Brace laptop bag? I’m normally a Timbuk2 guy but my Commute is getting worn out and I’m not crazy about their color options these days. Curious how the Brace may stack up.