Electric guitars are great, but they’re just so 20th century. You’d think decades of musicians riffing on the instrument would mean there are no hacks left in the humble axe. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/01/digital-guitar-of-the-future-has-no-strings/)

You Can Make Your Own Floppy Drive Cleaning Disks
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/01/you-can-make-your-own-floppy-drive-cleaning-disks/

Once upon a time, you could buy floppy drive cleaning disks at just about any stationary or computer store. These days, they’re harder to find. If you want to build …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/01/you-can-make-your-own-floppy-drive-cleaning-disks/)

AI Code Review the Right Way
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/01/ai-code-review-the-right-way/

Do you use a spell checker? We’ll guess you do. Would you use a button that just said “correct all spelling errors in document?” Hopefully not. Your word processor probably …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/01/ai-code-review-the-right-way/)

Universal Control for the Last Mac You’d Ever Expect
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/01/universal-control-for-the-last-mac-youd-ever-expect/

Universal control is a neat feature on Macintosh computers, allowing you to slide your mouse seamlessly from device to device. Of course you need a relatively recent version of MacOS …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/01/universal-control-for-the-last-mac-youd-ever-expect/)

Custom Bedroom Lighting Controlled By Alexa
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/custom-bedroom-lighting-controlled-by-alexa/

[Arkandas] had a problem. They liked reading in bed, but their bedroom lamps weren’t cutting it—either too bright and direct, or too dim and diffuse. The solution was custom lighting, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/custom-bedroom-lighting-controlled-by-alexa/)

An ATTiny GPU Fan Controller That Sticks
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/an-attiny-gpu-fan-controller-that-sticks/

When your GPU fan goes rogue with an unholy screech, you either shell out for a new one or you go full hacker mode. Well, [ashafq] did the latter. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/an-attiny-gpu-fan-controller-that-sticks/)

Thanks, Tamiya-san
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/thanks-tamiya-san/

We’re saddened to report the passing of Shunsaku Tamiya, the man behind the Tamiya line of models. What was surprising about this, though, is how many of our readers and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/02/thanks-tamiya-san/)