This week Jonathan chats with Ben Meadors and Rob Campbell about the boatload of software Microsoft just released as Open Source! What’s the motivation, why is the new Edit interesting, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/floss-weekly-episode-834-it-was-cool-in-2006/)

From Burnt to Brilliant: A Toaster’s Makeover
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/from-burnt-to-brilliant-a-toasters-makeover/

Appliances fail, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end for them. This impressive hack from [solopilot] shows the results possible when not just fixing but also improving upon its original …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/from-burnt-to-brilliant-a-toasters-makeover/)

Invisible PC Doubles As Heated Seat
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/invisible-pc-doubles-as-heated-seat/

Some people really want a minimalist setup for their computing. In spite of his potentially worrisome housing situation, this was a priority for the man behind [Basically Homeless]: clean lines …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/invisible-pc-doubles-as-heated-seat/)

A Love Letter to Embedded Systems by V. Hunter Adams
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/a-love-letter-to-embedded-systems-by-v-hunter-adams/

Today we’re going to make a little digression from things that we do to look at perhaps why we do the things that we do. This one is philosophical folks, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/a-love-letter-to-embedded-systems-by-v-hunter-adams/)

Tool Turns SVGs into Multicolor 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/tool-turns-svgs-into-multicolor-3d-prints/

Want to turn a scaled vector graphic into a multicolor 3D print, like a sign? You’ll want to check out [erkannt]’s svg2solid, a web-based tool that reads an SVG and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/tool-turns-svgs-into-multicolor-3d-prints/)

The Cost of a Cheap UPS is 10 Hours and a Replacement PCB
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/the-cost-of-a-cheap-ups-is-10-hours-and-a-replacement-pcb/

Recently [Florin] was in the market for a basic uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to provide some peace of mind for the smart home equipment he had stashed around. Unfortunately, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/the-cost-of-a-cheap-ups-is-10-hours-and-a-replacement-pcb/)

Bring Back The BIOS! (To UEFI Systems, That Is)
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/bring-back-the-bios-to-uefi-systems-that-is/

At the dawn of the PC, IBM provided the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). It took care of bringing the machine up, and exposed a series of software hooks for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/bring-back-the-bios-to-uefi-systems-that-is/)

Forced E-Waste PCs and the Case of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/forced-e-waste-pcs-and-the-case-of-windows-11s-trusted-platform/