Project Polk v2 – Updating the Sub, Center and Surround Speakers in the Living Room
I reconfigured my home office recently, so I could bring in a 50in 4k TV. The office TV and sound system do not need to be 5.1 or better, since I will be using...
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Raising the Bar – Adding Luggage Racks for Guests
A gracious host is forward-thinking and considerate of a guests comfort. When people visit it is nice for them to have a place to put their suitcases other than the floor, and this becomes...
Raising the Bar – Adding A Valet Tray
Anyone can toss their wallet, keys, and whatever else they carry in their pockets, onto the dresser or nightstand when they come home or at the end of the day. I like to have...
Replacing and Upgrading the WiFi Antennas in the Atari VCS 800
Atari, unfortunately, chose to include very short WiFi antennas in the VCS 800. And their placement, affixed to the top of the case, makes opening the case and working inside the system a challenge....
House of the Singing Winds – A visit to the TC Steele State Historical Site in Indiana
Tucked in the hills and forests of Brown County, Indiana, about halfway between the relatively bright-lights of Bloomington and the small town of Nashville, is a an unlikely place to find one of the...
Atari 8-bit Icons for Windows, Macs and Linux Systems
In addition to his fantastic Atari 8-bit font collection, Steve Boswell has created some incredible photo-realistic icons based on classic Atari 8-bit computers. These icons are in PNG format, and work with Windows, Macs...
BOINC – Giving-Back by Donating CPU/GPU Time for Scientific Research
In 1999, both SETI@Home and Folding@Home debuted launching the concept of volunteer computing. This allowed individuals interested in the research to donate computer time to help work through the large datasets each project had....
Project: Home Arcade v3 – Retro Gaming with the Atari VCS 800
Over the years, I’ve written a few articles on different solutions to bring retro gaming into my living room. Starting with an mini-PC, and then transitioning to Raspberry Pi’s for the job, I have...
Installing Linux Mint and Batocera on your Upgraded Atari VCS 800
Now that the hardware in the Atari VCS 800 has been upgraded, and the system and controllers patched and updated, it is time to put all of that extra storage space and RAM to...
