16 Steps to building Digital Photo Frame

Awhile ago I decided to build one of those fancy "Digital Photo Frames" out of an old laptop.

Carrie let me buy a power cord for the old iBook, and off I went.

Step 1:

• Make mess while having too much fun taking apart old laptop.

Check.

Step 2:

• Mount remnants of LCD onto cheap picture frame from Target. (continue making mess)

Check.

Step 3 & 4:

• Build "deep" frame out of expensive wood from craft store.
• Add wooden brace as "non electricity conducting motherboard standoff".

Check, Check.

Step 5 & 6:

• Mount motherboard,(stripped of keyboard, optical drive, and anything else that will come off) hard drive, and power switch into unpainted "deep" frame.
• Continue mess making.

Check, Check.

Steps 7, 8, 9, & 10

• Take everything apart.
• Paint wood this time (try not get paint on balcony for fear of never hearing the end of it from wife)
• Reassemble (getting wet paint all over fingers)
• Install Mac OS X, iPhoto

Check, Check, Check, Check.

Steps 12, 13, 14, & 15

• Make more mess.
• Stand back, admire work.
• Grunt like "Tim the 'Tool Man' Taylor".
• Blog about experience well over a year after finished.

Check, Check, Check, Check.

Step 16

• Clean up mess

(in Progress)


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