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If you liked the British comedy known as the "IT Crowd" then you might like to make this box. How it should work. External wifi host > wireless access point > wifi router > clients.  Inside the box = wireless access point > wifi router

If you liked the British comedy known as the "IT Crowd" then you might like to make this box. How it should work. External wifi host > wireless access point > wifi router > clients.  Inside the box = wireless access point > wifi router

Always thinking of new ways to use a tripod. Earlier we made an adapter to allow a tripod to be a camera holder. Then I thought, why not make a portable lectern. From the spare wood pile, simple enough as you just needed a rectangle wooden base with a small strip of wood as a lower paper stop.   Actually, you do need a special part called a 1/4 inch tee nut so it can be connected to the tripod. You can get them for about two for a dollar at the local hardware store. Still think this setup is not that stable and would be hesitant to use it to hold any computing device, but then you can always live dangerously. Poor man's stain (a coat of tea and then a coat of vinegar that had steel wool steeping in it overnight.) Later after a week. No additional staining was done.

In an earlier post I talked about what I wanted to use as a media streamer. The Raspberry Pi came to the forefront. As the title states the RPi (Raspberry Pi for short) with a change of memory card can be all kinds of computing devices. XMBC was originally developed for the original Microsoft Xbox. Later it was developed for other platforms Including Linux. As the RPi came along as an SBC (Single Board Computer), it was ripe for being added as an XMBC derivative. Installation is quick and easy. Not only does the RPi have HDMI (the new Video interface), it also has composite out for being compatible with legacy systems. In our case we are able to interface the RPi to a DVD player. Since the Rpi a little bit larger than credit card size, that makes it perfectly able to become a portable system with the DVD player.   Just for being a media player makes it worth its thirty five dollars (plus shipping). The RPI has other uses. The first as a desktop computer.  You ca...