Repairing a broken Nintendo DS Lite hinge
Recently I bought a few Nintendo DS Lites, just to tinker with them. I didn’t want to pay too much so I didn’t mind if something was wrong with them. I bough...
Everyday hacks
As a software engineer I feel the need to work on something tangible sometimes. This is my space to document my hardware tinkering projects. The posts are by no means extensive nor clear instructions on how to do things, but rather to show friends and colleagues things that I like to work on.
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Replacing the screen of an iPhone 4
A year and a half ago my girlfriend dropped her phone, of course I would fix it. I’m not going to write my experience here, just follow iFixit’s guide, that’...
Save a laptop webcam
Some time ago I received a broken laptop (HP G62 model A18ED). When I switched it on, the power LED and fans would go on, but that’s it. I hooked up an exter...
Replacing the lens module of a PlayStation 3
Recently I was given a PlayStation 3 by a friend. Not a slim one, but the old school PS3 phat. He bought a new one because the one I was given wouldn’t read ...
Upgrading 1st gen AppleTV to play Full HD
This morning I installed the Broadcom CrystalHD BCM70012 Mini PCIe card into my AppleTV. I had to take out the WiFi card that was in the slot, but as my home...
Hacking an old 36-78mm Canon lens into a macro lens
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