I’ve wanted to set up an SMS remote control since i moved into my house about 6 months ago and found that the garage door opener is too old for a new remote :(

i’m sure there’s an easier way, but i still think it would be cool as hell to send “open” to a phone number, and watch my garage door open!

oh yeah… (first!) ;)

Posted at 9:20 am on Feb 5th, 2008 by TBare

I was first, but it truncated my post and i was too lazy to type 1/2 of it out again. (last night).

I wanted to try doing pwm off my parallel port anyways, and after seeing the article, I had a great reason. Right now, it monitors my cpu, I’m looking into having it display volume or download %. (I’m a folder, so cpu is always 100%) Used the parallel port because its 2 wires, less effort than using a pic, and most people have them but don’t have a use for them.

Posted at 11:01 am on Feb 5th, 2008 by atrain

Did you get that picture taken with the machine where you stick your eye up to the 3 inch or so hole and it has a green flash?

They had that at my lenscrafters and it sucked! They weren’t well trained on it (brand new for them) and I they spent 10 minutes trying to get a good picture. By the end I was wishing for some sort of Clockwork Orange setup ;)

Posted at 11:06 am on Feb 5th, 2008 by Tuckie

It’s an optimap. My eye doc’s had it for a few years now, so they’re pretty good with it.

Posted at 11:46 am on Feb 5th, 2008 by Will O\'Brien

Can someone tell me how I can decompile(?) the s19 file. I am learning assembly, and would love to see whats going on in there. The phone would need service wouldn’t it?

This would be sweet to make.

Posted at 2:23 pm on Feb 5th, 2008 by Slawek

haha! now i can steal will’s identity (in the future, of course…)

hope your eyes are okay, though.

Posted at 3:00 pm on Feb 5th, 2008 by bgugi

Something about that diylife guy rubs me the wrong way. Don’t get me wrong I think the project is awesome, and the explanation was ok, but… I think he reminds me of the dude from Infinite Solutions too much :p

Posted at 10:58 pm on Feb 5th, 2008 by japroach

The thing about those retinal scanners is that they’re connected to a Windows XP computer.
When I was there, it BSOD’d mid-scan, twice. Yay for Windows and medical equipment.

Posted at 2:02 am on Feb 6th, 2008 by theblunderbuss

Big zip file? Wobzip – http://wobzip.filetap.com/
mmm tasty

Posted at 6:03 am on Feb 6th, 2008 by iisjreg

The Optomap has been around for a while, they are currently developing one that will work with contrasting agents to help exam the blood vessels better. The best part about the procedure is it doesn’t require dilation and you have a backup of the data. Otherwise the doctor has to make notes and diagrams (not very accurate) of what is going on. This you can compare side by side. But wait there’s more….doctors often email Bill, the author of the best books on retinas, about any image and he gets back with them to help provide better care. It’s a great test, but many MD’s don’t like it because they think people will use that to avoid a dialated exam. I work in an opthalmology practice, I hear both sides all day long.

Posted at 12:56 pm on Feb 6th, 2008 by rjohnson