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			<title><![CDATA[Cheap and simple laptop cord management bag]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2920' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 10 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Here's a quick solution to a problem I've had many a time.  

I need a lot of cables with me in my laptop bag when I travel, mostly to connect up portable hard drives and other miscellaneous gadgets.

The problem I was having was that all the cables would tangle together, so I'd have to pick up a big wad of cable and extract the one I needed every time.

To some degree, rolling up the cables in wide loops (as you can see inside the bags here) helped.  But they still got tangled every once in a while, and my bag did not have enough pockets to give each cable its own.

So finally I got fed up with it all, and decided to make some more pockets.  Since the backpack pockets were made of cloth I figured that it might be good to use cloth.

But sewing is tedious without a sewing machine.  So I looked around my room and behold, a pinkish anti-static bag was lying there from a shipment of PICs I had just received.  It's a thin-ish plastic that still feels somewhat strong.  I would...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-and-simple-laptop-bag-cord-management-bag'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2920' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 10 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Here's a quick solution to a problem I've had many a time.  

I need a lot of cables with me in my laptop bag when I travel, mostly to connect up portable hard drives and other miscellaneous gadgets.

The problem I was having was that all the cables would tangle together, so I'd have to pick up a big wad of cable and extract the one I needed every time.

To some degree, rolling up the cables in wide loops (as you can see inside the bags here) helped.  But they still got tangled every once in a while, and my bag did not have enough pockets to give each cable its own.

So finally I got fed up with it all, and decided to make some more pockets.  Since the backpack pockets were made of cloth I figured that it might be good to use cloth.

But sewing is tedious without a sewing machine.  So I looked around my room and behold, a pinkish anti-static bag was lying there from a shipment of PICs I had just received.  It's a thin-ish plastic that still feels somewhat strong.  I would...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-and-simple-laptop-bag-cord-management-bag'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Hacks/Mods</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:08:05 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Binary/POV custom wristwatch]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2838' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 11 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Kits and preassembled watches are available http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/stuff-you-can-buy-from-me here.

Recently my good friend http://www.gearlive.com Andru Edwards and I got into a heated discussion about watches.  My old Fossil Abacus PalmOS watch was getting pretty worn, and I was shopping around for new watches.  Having seen a cool http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q307-mp4-watch-all-musical/ video-playing watch over at Gear Live, I was thinking I might upgrade to one of those, purely for geek-bling factor.  

Andru, being more grounded than I am as far as fashion is concerned, suggested that the video playing watches I was looking at (I was searching DealExtreme for MP4 Watch) were all profoundly lame.  So he told me to go look at the TokyoFlash watches which tell time using discrete LEDs rather than using LCDs or large pixel counts.

Of course, the TokyoFlash watches look amazing.  But I wasn't planning to spend $180 on one.  I mean, even the video watches maxed...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/binarypov-custom-wristwatch'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2838' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 11 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Kits and preassembled watches are available http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/stuff-you-can-buy-from-me here.

Recently my good friend http://www.gearlive.com Andru Edwards and I got into a heated discussion about watches.  My old Fossil Abacus PalmOS watch was getting pretty worn, and I was shopping around for new watches.  Having seen a cool http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q307-mp4-watch-all-musical/ video-playing watch over at Gear Live, I was thinking I might upgrade to one of those, purely for geek-bling factor.  

Andru, being more grounded than I am as far as fashion is concerned, suggested that the video playing watches I was looking at (I was searching DealExtreme for MP4 Watch) were all profoundly lame.  So he told me to go look at the TokyoFlash watches which tell time using discrete LEDs rather than using LCDs or large pixel counts.

Of course, the TokyoFlash watches look amazing.  But I wasn't planning to spend $180 on one.  I mean, even the video watches maxed...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/binarypov-custom-wristwatch'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Inventions</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:21:38 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA["Cozy" faux-leather universal USB / iPhone charger]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2787' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 12 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Even in this connected world, we're not always near a source of USB power to keep our gadgets topped off.  Recently during a power outage I realized the need for a way to keep my iPhone charged without mains power to keep me going - so I started researching solutions.

More recently, at the Consumer Electronics Show (where we were shooting a http://video.gearlive.com/video/category/ces-2008 TON of video), my friend http://www.andruedwards.com Andru's iPhone died every day because of how much usage it was getting. 

So I looked around for simple and easy charging solutions.  For a power source I decided on a lithium-ion battery pack, since they have such great energy densities.  The pack I used was from an old Qualcomm phone, which I bought with charger from http://www.allelectronics.com All Electronics, a surplus electronics shop. They don't have many Li-ion battery packs now, but sellers on eBay carry them very cheap.  For example, you can get a HUGE Sony camera battery and...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/cozy-faux-leather-universal-usb--iphone-charger'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2787' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 12 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Even in this connected world, we're not always near a source of USB power to keep our gadgets topped off.  Recently during a power outage I realized the need for a way to keep my iPhone charged without mains power to keep me going - so I started researching solutions.

More recently, at the Consumer Electronics Show (where we were shooting a http://video.gearlive.com/video/category/ces-2008 TON of video), my friend http://www.andruedwards.com Andru's iPhone died every day because of how much usage it was getting. 

So I looked around for simple and easy charging solutions.  For a power source I decided on a lithium-ion battery pack, since they have such great energy densities.  The pack I used was from an old Qualcomm phone, which I bought with charger from http://www.allelectronics.com All Electronics, a surplus electronics shop. They don't have many Li-ion battery packs now, but sellers on eBay carry them very cheap.  For example, you can get a HUGE Sony camera battery and...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/cozy-faux-leather-universal-usb--iphone-charger'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Inventions</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:13:25 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Glowing Google Pens]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2403' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 18 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Inspired by my friend Sparky's recent http://codeforfood.org/2007/12/30/you-know-you-have-become-an-adult-when/ LightStik purchase, I decided the idea would be simple to replicate with pens in a pen stand (and as a bonus, they would also be pens).  So taking a 5-pack of Google pens that I got from a recent http://seattlemind.com Seattle Mind Camp and 5 3mm ultra-bright white LEDs,  I set out creating a luminary masterpiece (that's also pens!).

The pens are powered by contact with the holder (a jar with some foil on it), so as not to mess with batteries.  Realistically you might be able to use electromagnetic induction to power the lights,...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/glowing-google-pens'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2403' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 18 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Inspired by my friend Sparky's recent http://codeforfood.org/2007/12/30/you-know-you-have-become-an-adult-when/ LightStik purchase, I decided the idea would be simple to replicate with pens in a pen stand (and as a bonus, they would also be pens).  So taking a 5-pack of Google pens that I got from a recent http://seattlemind.com Seattle Mind Camp and 5 3mm ultra-bright white LEDs,  I set out creating a luminary masterpiece (that's also pens!).

The pens are powered by contact with the holder (a jar with some foil on it), so as not to mess with batteries.  Realistically you might be able to use electromagnetic induction to power the lights,...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/glowing-google-pens'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Decorating</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:02:37 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[High-energy water droplets]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2333' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 23 weeks ago</i>: &quot;So with the recent snow my apartment ceiling started leaking, necessitating the placement of many bowls and pots and towels to catch the...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/high-energy-water-droplets'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2333' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 23 weeks ago</i>: &quot;So with the recent snow my apartment ceiling started leaking, necessitating the placement of many bowls and pots and towels to catch the...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/high-energy-water-droplets'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Photography</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:07:54 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hiking the falls on the north border of Oregon]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2279' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 23 weeks ago</i>: &quot;On a crisp Sunday I went out with my family for a pleasant hike along the falls of northern Oregon.  It was cold but fortunately my http://cre.ations.net/creation/artful-custom-digital-camera-skin-the-eye camera is easy to operate with gloves...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/hiking-the-falls-on-the-north-border-of-oregon'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2279' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 23 weeks ago</i>: &quot;On a crisp Sunday I went out with my family for a pleasant hike along the falls of northern Oregon.  It was cold but fortunately my http://cre.ations.net/creation/artful-custom-digital-camera-skin-the-eye camera is easy to operate with gloves...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/hiking-the-falls-on-the-north-border-of-oregon'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Narratives</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:28:13 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Make My Day on iPhone]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2258' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 25 weeks ago</i>: &quot;This new iPhone app is an iPhone version of the live-action choose-your-own-adventure DVD Make My Day, which my production company (Hidden Frame Productions) produced in 2005.

It features DVD-like menu navigation and live streaming via the Web (thanks to http://blip.tv Blip.tv for that).

For more information about Make My Day, check out its creation on cre.ations.net: http://cre.ations.net/creation/make-my-day-dvd Make My Day DVD.

To install Make My Day to your iPhone, just find it in Installer.app or in iBrickr.  Remember, Make My Day makes a great gift for all ages!

Also, to skip a particular sequence that you've already watched, double-tap the screen.

http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/MMD-Source.zip Source code is also...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/make-my-day-on-iphone'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2258' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 25 weeks ago</i>: &quot;This new iPhone app is an iPhone version of the live-action choose-your-own-adventure DVD Make My Day, which my production company (Hidden Frame Productions) produced in 2005.

It features DVD-like menu navigation and live streaming via the Web (thanks to http://blip.tv Blip.tv for that).

For more information about Make My Day, check out its creation on cre.ations.net: http://cre.ations.net/creation/make-my-day-dvd Make My Day DVD.

To install Make My Day to your iPhone, just find it in Installer.app or in iBrickr.  Remember, Make My Day makes a great gift for all ages!

Also, to skip a particular sequence that you've already watched, double-tap the screen.

http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/MMD-Source.zip Source code is also...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/make-my-day-on-iphone'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Full-length</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:21:47 -0600</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tap Tap Revolution: the fast-tapping iPhone music game]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2041' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 34 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Two days' work and my game is finally releasable.  Download songs from my online collection (contact me to get your own music on there) and tap to the beat when the lights hit the bottom line.

TTR has an online update feature (under &quot;New Tracks&quot;) where new tracks will be added (by indie artists).  You can download and play them over your Wi-fi connection (downloading not recommended over EDGE but it will work).

Check out the...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/tap-tap-revolution'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/2041' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 34 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Two days' work and my game is finally releasable.  Download songs from my online collection (contact me to get your own music on there) and tap to the beat when the lights hit the bottom line.

TTR has an online update feature (under &quot;New Tracks&quot;) where new tracks will be added (by indie artists).  You can download and play them over your Wi-fi connection (downloading not recommended over EDGE but it will work).

Check out the...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/tap-tap-revolution'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:24:18 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Macro photography of grown MSG crystals]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1993' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 35 weeks ago</i>: &quot;MSG (Monosodium glutamate) - sure it's a delicious and harmless food additive, but did you know it grows crystals too?

I grew this elegant crystal wad over the course of a couple of weeks - the slower they grow the bigger they end up.  This was a gem among a lot of tiny needles that had grown in the same...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/macro-photography-of-grown-msg-crystals'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1993' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 35 weeks ago</i>: &quot;MSG (Monosodium glutamate) - sure it's a delicious and harmless food additive, but did you know it grows crystals too?

I grew this elegant crystal wad over the course of a couple of weeks - the slower they grow the bigger they end up.  This was a gem among a lot of tiny needles that had grown in the same...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/macro-photography-of-grown-msg-crystals'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Photography</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:22:56 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dock: iPhone mod to enable quick app switching]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1978' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 36 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Just a little app I whipped up these last couple of mornings.  It runs on top of all of the apps (in the lower-right corner) and lets you switch apps quickly and easily.

Dock 2.0 is completely redone.  Now it lives in the bottom-right corner of your screen (disguised as a little sunburst) and waits for you to drag it up from the corner.  Drag your finger onto the screen from off the corner and choose an app.  This works from within any app, minus the iPod and YouTube for some reason.

Features
 - Always accessible from nearly all applications
 - Switch applications without having to go back to the Home screen
 - Take an iPhone screenshot and save it to Photos
 - Pretty graphics

2.05: Can take screen shots (saves to Photos), improved icon look
2.04: Uh, really fixed broken-phone bug this time
2.03: Fixed broken-phone bug for Installer.app folks
2.02: Better animation and revised placement of the &quot;selected app&quot; icon.

Check out the video...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/dock'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1978' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 36 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Just a little app I whipped up these last couple of mornings.  It runs on top of all of the apps (in the lower-right corner) and lets you switch apps quickly and easily.

Dock 2.0 is completely redone.  Now it lives in the bottom-right corner of your screen (disguised as a little sunburst) and waits for you to drag it up from the corner.  Drag your finger onto the screen from off the corner and choose an app.  This works from within any app, minus the iPod and YouTube for some reason.

Features
 - Always accessible from nearly all applications
 - Switch applications without having to go back to the Home screen
 - Take an iPhone screenshot and save it to Photos
 - Pretty graphics

2.05: Can take screen shots (saves to Photos), improved icon look
2.04: Uh, really fixed broken-phone bug this time
2.03: Fixed broken-phone bug for Installer.app folks
2.02: Better animation and revised placement of the &quot;selected app&quot; icon.

Check out the video...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/dock'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Gadgets</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:41:13 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Vinyl overlay for tactile feel on iPhone NES emulator]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1928' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 37 weeks ago</i>: &quot;So the http://iphone.natetrue.com/nesapp iPhone NES emulator is actually playable now, but it has always had one major flaw, inherent to its design.  The touchscreen is a flat piece of glass.  You can't feel your way around on this phone like you can with most phones (and all gaming controllers).

Playing NES on the iPhone, then, is a lesson in inevitability - your thumbs will eventually drift from the buttons and you won't hit the button you need at the right time and you'll die in the game.

What's a man to do?  Well, if you have any excess vinyl laying around (say, from an http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-underwater-digital-camera-enclosure underwater camera enclosure), or if you want to buy it from a craft store, you have all you need to make a tactile overlay for your screen.

The vinyl is perfect because if you press it against the glass it adheres like a decal (because decals are made from the same material!).

The iPhone's beautiful glass screen makes it easy to...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/vinyl-overlay-for-tactile-feel-on-iphone-nes-emulator'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1928' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 37 weeks ago</i>: &quot;So the http://iphone.natetrue.com/nesapp iPhone NES emulator is actually playable now, but it has always had one major flaw, inherent to its design.  The touchscreen is a flat piece of glass.  You can't feel your way around on this phone like you can with most phones (and all gaming controllers).

Playing NES on the iPhone, then, is a lesson in inevitability - your thumbs will eventually drift from the buttons and you won't hit the button you need at the right time and you'll die in the game.

What's a man to do?  Well, if you have any excess vinyl laying around (say, from an http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-underwater-digital-camera-enclosure underwater camera enclosure), or if you want to buy it from a craft store, you have all you need to make a tactile overlay for your screen.

The vinyl is perfect because if you press it against the glass it adheres like a decal (because decals are made from the same material!).

The iPhone's beautiful glass screen makes it easy to...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/vinyl-overlay-for-tactile-feel-on-iphone-nes-emulator'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Gadgets</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:31:51 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[iBrickr: Easy iPhone ringtone / app management for Windows]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1900' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 38 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Classically it has been hard for Windows users to modify their iPhones.  Mac users  get all the cool applications like iFuntastic and such.

No more of that!  iBrickr is the Windows application that makes it dead simple to modify your iPhone, add and manage custom ringtones, and install third-party applications.

For now iBrickr isn't terribly useful.  It was designed with the 1.0.2 firmware in mind.  If you want ringtones on your iPhone, check out http://www.efksoft.com/products/iphoneringtonemaker/index_af3.htm iPhone Ringtone Maker, which works great even with 1.1.3 iPhones.  It's put out by a friend of mine, and it works great.  Totally worth the money.

To get a feel for how simple it is, check out this video from http://video.gearlive.com/video/article/179-hack-iphone-ibrickr/ Gear Live's Bleeding Edge:

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Yes, that's me in the video! I'm famous!

Current iBrickr version: 0.91 http://ibrickr.com/downloads/ibrickr_v0.91.zip Download

If you like iBrickr, and...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/ibrickr'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1900' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 38 weeks ago</i>: &quot;Classically it has been hard for Windows users to modify their iPhones.  Mac users  get all the cool applications like iFuntastic and such.

No more of that!  iBrickr is the Windows application that makes it dead simple to modify your iPhone, add and manage custom ringtones, and install third-party applications.

For now iBrickr isn't terribly useful.  It was designed with the 1.0.2 firmware in mind.  If you want ringtones on your iPhone, check out http://www.efksoft.com/products/iphoneringtonemaker/index_af3.htm iPhone Ringtone Maker, which works great even with 1.1.3 iPhones.  It's put out by a friend of mine, and it works great.  Totally worth the money.

To get a feel for how simple it is, check out this video from http://video.gearlive.com/video/article/179-hack-iphone-ibrickr/ Gear Live's Bleeding Edge:

348707
Yes, that's me in the video! I'm famous!

Current iBrickr version: 0.91 http://ibrickr.com/downloads/ibrickr_v0.91.zip Download

If you like iBrickr, and...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/ibrickr'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<category>Software</category>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:52:42 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[WebVNC - Remote Desktop / VNC on your iPhone]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1782' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 44 weeks ago</i>: &quot;The idea seems simple enough.  I want to be able to use my PC from the comfort and safety of my iPhone.  I got to thinking about it, and it seemed that modifying VNC was the best option.  It already has the remote framebuffer thing down pat and I just had to write a web interface for it so the iPhone could connect up.

I decided on http://www.tightvnc.com TightVNC as my starting point.  There was already a built-in HTTP server that I modified heavily.  Right now it's Windows only because that's all I have to develop on, but I didn't use Windows-specific functions so porting should be trivial. (Update: now it does use Windows-specific functions for window choosing.  Sorry!)

To use:
 - Download the http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/webvnc_binaries.zip Binaries from my website (Developers: http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/webvnc_src.zip source, http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/tightvnc_1.3.9_win_to_webvnc.patch patch)
 - Extract all files into some folder and run WinVNC.exe
...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/webvnc---remote-desktop--vnc-on-your-iphone'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1782' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 44 weeks ago</i>: &quot;The idea seems simple enough.  I want to be able to use my PC from the comfort and safety of my iPhone.  I got to thinking about it, and it seemed that modifying VNC was the best option.  It already has the remote framebuffer thing down pat and I just had to write a web interface for it so the iPhone could connect up.

I decided on http://www.tightvnc.com TightVNC as my starting point.  There was already a built-in HTTP server that I modified heavily.  Right now it's Windows only because that's all I have to develop on, but I didn't use Windows-specific functions so porting should be trivial. (Update: now it does use Windows-specific functions for window choosing.  Sorry!)

To use:
 - Download the http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/webvnc_binaries.zip Binaries from my website (Developers: http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/webvnc_src.zip source, http://devices.natetrue.com/iphone/tightvnc_1.3.9_win_to_webvnc.patch patch)
 - Extract all files into some folder and run WinVNC.exe
...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/webvnc---remote-desktop--vnc-on-your-iphone'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/webvnc---remote-desktop--vnc-on-your-iphone</link>
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			<category>Software</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:44:28 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Assembling your Time Fountain]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1603' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 46 weeks ago</i>: &quot;I know you've all been waiting for it... finally, detailed instructions on how to build a Time Fountain!

Remember, I'm selling these as fully assembled units ($200), kits ($100), or just preprogrammed PIC chips ($30).  The pre-sale discount period is over, sorry if you missed it! http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/stuff-you-can-buy-from-me#fountain Head over to the Buy page if you're...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/assembling-your-time-fountain'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1603' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 46 weeks ago</i>: &quot;I know you've all been waiting for it... finally, detailed instructions on how to build a Time Fountain!

Remember, I'm selling these as fully assembled units ($200), kits ($100), or just preprogrammed PIC chips ($30).  The pre-sale discount period is over, sorry if you missed it! http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/stuff-you-can-buy-from-me#fountain Head over to the Buy page if you're...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/assembling-your-time-fountain'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/assembling-your-time-fountain</link>
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			<category>Inventions</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:31:33 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Spiral-clasp idea journal]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1339' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 51 weeks ago</i>: &quot;The spiral-clasp idea journal is a simple creation that elicits a 'wow' from people seeing me casually taking it out and writing in it.  Using brass rod, a few springs, and a screw/nut combo, four arms reach out and hold the corners of the book tightly.  A fifth arm grabs the pen and opens the clasps as the pen is removed.

This was the product of a day's worth of work after about a week of pondering on a cool way to keep a book closed.  This turned out to be the most practical and elegant.  I've had it for a few years now (always near me) and it has held up quite...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/spiral-clasp-idea-journal'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1339' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 51 weeks ago</i>: &quot;The spiral-clasp idea journal is a simple creation that elicits a 'wow' from people seeing me casually taking it out and writing in it.  Using brass rod, a few springs, and a screw/nut combo, four arms reach out and hold the corners of the book tightly.  A fifth arm grabs the pen and opens the clasps as the pen is removed.

This was the product of a day's worth of work after about a week of pondering on a cool way to keep a book closed.  This turned out to be the most practical and elegant.  I've had it for a few years now (always near me) and it has held up quite...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/spiral-clasp-idea-journal'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/spiral-clasp-idea-journal</link>
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			<category>Inventions</category>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 13:37:41 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Stingray City: Underwater video from the Cayman Islands]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1304' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;I recently went on a cruise to the Caribbean, and one of the stops was in Grand Cayman, largest of the Cayman Islands.  I went on a stingray snorkeling tour, and with my handy-dandy http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-underwater-digital-camera-enclosure underwater camera enclosure, I captured some beautiful footage and put it to some non-threatening...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/stingray-city'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1304' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;I recently went on a cruise to the Caribbean, and one of the stops was in Grand Cayman, largest of the Cayman Islands.  I went on a stingray snorkeling tour, and with my handy-dandy http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-underwater-digital-camera-enclosure underwater camera enclosure, I captured some beautiful footage and put it to some non-threatening...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/stingray-city'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/stingray-city</link>
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			<category>Short films</category>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 13:32:43 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Custom photo Rubik's Cube]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1298' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;The stickers on my Rubik's Cube had gotten shifted out of place and were of generally poor quality.  So I decided to make a new surface for...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/custom-photo-rubiks-cube'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<description><![CDATA[
			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1298' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;The stickers on my Rubik's Cube had gotten shifted out of place and were of generally poor quality.  So I decided to make a new surface for...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/custom-photo-rubiks-cube'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/custom-photo-rubiks-cube</link>
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			<category>Toys</category>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 23:34:41 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Cheap underwater digital camera enclosure]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1238' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;NEW - See photos and video taken using this enclosure in http://cre.ations.net/creation/stingray-city this creation and http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/today-was-a-long-day this blog post

I'm leaving for a cruise in a few days, and I wanted to be able to take high-quality pictures underwater.  Conventional underwater enclosures are very expensive, so I decided to go with a variation on Tim Anderson's http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html DIY camera enclosure.

Remember that this will only work for cameras that don't have a protruding lens.  I have a http://cre.ations.net/creation/artful-custom-digital-camera-skin-the-eye Kodak V570 dual-lens camera that I really...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-underwater-digital-camera-enclosure'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<description><![CDATA[
			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1238' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;NEW - See photos and video taken using this enclosure in http://cre.ations.net/creation/stingray-city this creation and http://cre.ations.net/blog/post/today-was-a-long-day this blog post

I'm leaving for a cruise in a few days, and I wanted to be able to take high-quality pictures underwater.  Conventional underwater enclosures are very expensive, so I decided to go with a variation on Tim Anderson's http://web.media.mit.edu/~tim/pix/waterproofcamera.html DIY camera enclosure.

Remember that this will only work for cameras that don't have a protruding lens.  I have a http://cre.ations.net/creation/artful-custom-digital-camera-skin-the-eye Kodak V570 dual-lens camera that I really...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-underwater-digital-camera-enclosure'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/cheap-underwater-digital-camera-enclosure</link>
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			<category>Hacks/Mods</category>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:01:07 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[A sunny evening photowalk in Green Lake Park]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1201' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;It was a sunny evening and http://cre.ations.net/creator/brenda Brenda, http://cre.ations.net/creator/jesse Jesse, and I headed out for a short photo...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/a-sunny-evening-photowalk-in-green-lake-park'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<description><![CDATA[
			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1201' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;It was a sunny evening and http://cre.ations.net/creator/brenda Brenda, http://cre.ations.net/creator/jesse Jesse, and I headed out for a short photo...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/a-sunny-evening-photowalk-in-green-lake-park'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/a-sunny-evening-photowalk-in-green-lake-park</link>
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			<category>Narratives</category>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:31:13 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Color-changing taplights]]></title>
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<div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1145' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;Reviving an old favorite, the http://wlcolor.natetrue.com wireless color-shifting abstract decoration, these are autonomous color-shifting modified taplights that have a number of different modes selected by turning the taplight on and off briefly.

Check out this...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/color-changing-taplights'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			 <div style='text-align: center;'><a href=''><img src='http://cre.ations.net/image/view/160/1145' /></a></div><i>Created by <a href='http://cre.ations.net/creator/natetrue'>natetrue</a> 1 year ago</i>: &quot;Reviving an old favorite, the http://wlcolor.natetrue.com wireless color-shifting abstract decoration, these are autonomous color-shifting modified taplights that have a number of different modes selected by turning the taplight on and off briefly.

Check out this...&quot;<p><a href='http://cre.ations.net/creation/color-changing-taplights'>Read the rest of this post</a></p>
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			<link>http://cre.ations.net/creation/color-changing-taplights</link>
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			<category>Gadgets</category>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:55:46 -0500</pubDate>
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