Comments on: Use a Powerbook as a level…(video) http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/ DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers Wed, 22 May 2013 02:54:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pelrun http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320093 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320093 Is it just me or is gravity inverted wherever this guy is? The air bubble in his level *sinks*! :)

]]> By: Izzard-UK http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320094 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320094 That would be really nice if the bubble moved in the right direction.

]]> By: Unomi http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320095 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320095 Hey, if you can do this, why not do the following?

Use a GPS locator device, lock your ‘windows’ to its current location and altitude and make your desktop global. This would be a huge desktop!

So when you move your notebook to the left, your windows stay put but other windows slide in to your screen frame.

Where did I left my Photoshop instance? Oh, yes about 35.6/78.3 and 6 foot high above sealevel.

Is that what they meant by ‘virtual reality’ or ‘virtual desktop’ or what?

Your cyberspace is unlimited expandable!

- Unomi -

]]> By: jon.emmons http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320096 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320096 Yeah, I’m glad I’m not the only one bothered by the inverted action of the bubble.

]]> By: hello_david http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320097 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320097 normal levels use air bubbles, maybe this one is a dense object??? therefore it would *sink* why would one have to rewrite the laws of gravity, when all you have to do is think a little harder….

]]> By: hello_david http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320098 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320098 normal levels use air bubbles, maybe this one is a dense object??? therefore it would *sink* why would one have to rewrite the laws of gravity, when all you have to do is think a little harder….

]]> By: Izzard-UK http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320099 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320099 Don’t be silly: it’s CLEARLY a bubble :P

]]> By: dkliman http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320100 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320100 as a stabila fan, i have to say it was hurting my eyes and giving me a headache to see the bubble going the wrong way. hopefully that’ll be fixed.

]]> By: dkliman http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320101 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320101 as a stabila fan, i have to say it was hurting my eyes and giving me a headache to see the bubble going the wrong way. hopefully that’ll be fixed.

]]> By: Axello http://blog.makezine.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320102 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://makezineblog.wordpress.com/2006/01/24/use-a-powerbook-as-a-leve/#comment-320102 The C code for the motion sensor is different on various i and Powerbooks. Apple changed the specs also. I got a more natural bubble motion by changing the line in the HTML source of the widget to
AMSout = (AMSsplit[0]*(-3)+176);
Also, I do not know if the source of the ‘motion’ c program is updated yet to incorporate the Powerbook HiRes (1,67 GHz). You might have to recompile the motion.c source and re-assemble the widget.

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