Building an 8 Bit CPU from Scratch – Part I
Wait, Building a CPU? Some time ago, I listened to one of Scott Hanselman’s podcast, hanselminutes, and he was interviewing Ben Eater. This man was on the show because of his tutorial and project on how to build an 8 bit CPU from scratch. That definitely caught my attention....
Laptop Scavenging Part III – Repairing a Webcam
In Part I, I showed what I was able to scavenge from an old laptop. Among those things that I extracted was the webcam PCB. During the high of the pandemic during last winter, I was not able to visit my parents. Like everybody else, we wanted to do...
Fixing a Creaking Gaming Chair
I have been the owner of a GT Omega Racing gaming chair for about a year now. It is a great value gaming chair. However, quite recently it started to make a creaking noise at the base. I was able to fix that issue by cleaning and re-greasing the...
Laptop Scavenging Part II – Building a Monitor
Last time in Part I, I showed what I was able to scavenge from an old laptop. Among those things that I extracted was the screen panel. The idea is to transform it into a standalone monitor. The first thing that I needed was a screen panel controller for...
Laptop Scavenging Part I – Taking it Apart
When I started to learn programming in college, I bought a laptop. A solid one at that time I must add. This was an ASUS G50V. Not only was I not reliant on my parent’s PC anymore, I could game on it too! Fast forward a few years, I...