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First Attempt at Retrobrite - Keyboard and Mouse

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Today was attempt #1 at retrobrite-ing some of my old Apple stuff. I'm starting with an old ADB keyboard and mouse. Here are the 'before' pictures A lot of the online documentation recommends using either (a) sunlight or (b) a UV light. Since its still winter in Iowa, outdoor sunlight really isn't an option. And, I don't have a budget for a UV light right now. So.... I'm giving my plant lights a try. - First, I disassembled the devices and pulled all of the keys off, using my awesome key puller . (Definitely worth the $5.99!) - Next, soaked all of the plastic parts in the sink with some dish soap. Scrubbed them with an old toothbrush and rinsed everything. - Using gloves and a foam brush, liberally applied some 40 volume cream hair developer  to all of the parts and wrapped them in saran wrap or put them in a Ziploc bag. - Added some water to a clear plastic storage tote, put it on a plant warming mat and turned on the plant lights. Why

Kitchen Design Idea

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Week 1 of my 12 week sabbatical

Week 1 of my 12 week sabbatical is almost done. I feel the need to 'accomplish' things, even when I'm supposed to be on vacation, so here is my list of amazing achievements: - Resurrected ghettohacks.com!! The domain was lost in limbo with a transfer from Godaddy to Google Domains.  - Made a sweet logo for ghettohacks.com - Lots of Netflix and dog walking I'm intending to use this blog as 'diary' of sorts for what I'm doing while on break. If you're interested, join me on this journey of nerdiness. Some upcoming projects Macintosh Project Restore/Re-cap my Macintosh SE/30 and Macintosh Plus Install SD-card 'hard drive'  Archive the data on my aging Macintosh media Play a sweet game of shufflepuck Setup & play with my new Raspberry Pi 3 B+ 3D Print a light up TARDIS