Hackaday Links: March 12, 2013

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Thankfully saved from steampunkers [Chris] found a really cool pocket watch-style multimeter in a box of junk that was passed down from father to son. There aren't any markings on it, so he's looking for any information he can get on it. It's a cool piece of vintage tech in any occasion; check out the pics he sent in below: Here's a fix for your illegal stuff [Don] 'acquired' one of … [Read more...]

Monitoring the world’s DNS status using a display straight out of WarGames

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Nothing says Cold War like a map of the work with LEDs embedded in it. Throw in some analog dials for good measure and you've got a piece that would be comfortable mounted next the WOPR in everyone's favorite '80s-computers-run-amok movie. We think [Dima] really hit the mark when building this status panel for OpenDNS datacenter monitoring. [Dima] works for OpenDNS and wanted to make something … [Read more...]

CPU tachometer

Recently, analog displays have come back in vogue. This is partially due to the common steam punk theme that is popular right now. [Cristiano] has done an analog display, but instead of brass and polished wood, he's gone automotive themed with it. He purchased a cheap tachometer from ebay.  A circuit had to be designed to give the tach the signals needed for it to operate, and you can download … [Read more...]