Monitor Your Computer's Temperatures with In-Case LED Lights [DIY]

DIYer Taylor put together a small circuit inside his computer that monitors his computer's temperatures, and lights up an LED inside his case when it starts getting too hot.

While you could always monitor your temperatures using software on your computer, it's a little less than ideal for game players, who would have to look at it as an on-screen overlay. Taylor's solution might be a bit more work, but prodvides a very cool, more versatile result—now he can monitor his temperatures no matter what's on the screen, or even when he's not sitting right in front of his machine. He used an Arudino to put it all together; hit the link to check out the full instructions and code.

Arduino Based Computer Temp Sensing | RoboTechEd via Hack a Day

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X1 Mobile Searches Your Computers from Your iPhone or iPad [Video]

By Adam Dachis Oct 11, 2011 12:30 PM 4,621 4

iOS, Windows, and Mac OS X: If you want to remotely search your Windows desktop from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, X1 Mobile Search can do that almost instantly.

X1's desktop app has been around for awhile, so if you've used it (or Spotlight on a Mac) you're probably familiar with how this works. You type in what you're looking for on your iDevice and X1 suggests results as you do. It'll even search inside ZIP files. You can view documents and emails directly on your device and even download them for offline viewing. Documents can also be shared with other applications or via email so they're not restricted to the X1 app. Setting it up is pretty simple, too, as you just install a little bit of software on your desktop computer and enter the code it provides on your iDevice. Once the code has been entered successfully you'll be able to search securely.

Overall X1 works well and it is very quick, although it would be nice if there were more supported document types like images and audio files. Also, there's no posted version of the server software for Mac OS X at the moment, but it should be available very soon. Nonetheless, if you want remote search on your iDevice, X1 is a nice, free solution.

X1 Mobile Search (Free) | iTunes App Store

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