The perfect project for the computer nerd in everyone this Halloween: Turn your old boxy, beige Macintosh into a scary, or at least smart looking Jack-O-Lantern. Instructables, a remarkable online DIY community, offers a seven step guide to resurrecting your Mac in time for this weeks celebrations. Some readers have run into small issues, like where to find a floppy disk these days, to larger ones, like almost spray painting a relic that’s worth a pretty penny. Most have taken these over sized paperweights from their garages or basements, and turned them into hip Halloween trimmings.
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Offering remarkable design in eco-friendly packages has always been offset by fundamental problems. Luckily, innovators like Frog Design recognize that some compromises must be made when introducing a revolutionary replacement for a household product.
Their new LED light bulb is a phenomenal fusion of new technology and old design. While the bulb itself will accommodate any current incandescent lamp or socket, the light source is LED (light-emitting diode), removing the polluting factor of compact fluorescent. The best part: this baby will last up to 30 years.
[via Yanko Design]
