Fuck Apple Store and Best Buy

[JPMNICK]

<p>Yesterday I decided I was booking a last minutre Trip to vegas. This is my 1st trip that I will be going on that&nbsp;I am not bringing a laptop, hence no way to charge my IPOD. Well there is a way, but it is 30 or 40 dollars at the Apple Store or Best Buy. You can order cheaper ones on the Internet, but there is no way to get it here before I leave.</p><p>So then I start thinking maybe I will just bring a laptop to charge the IPOD, but that is crazy talk. I decided I was going to make my own charger, FOR FREE. Just like our hero Ronnie B, I have never had a job I have not stolen from, so i went into my Box-O-Wires and found an old cell phone charger and a USB cable, as well as a USB female adapter extender from a motherboard. </p><p>A little bit of wire stripping, voltage meter testing, and soldering and now i have a wall charger for not only 1, but 2!! usb devices. </p><p>&nbsp;So in the end, fuck best buy and Apple for your over priced shit. 25 bucks for a USB printer cable is insane, and so are charger prices. </p><p>Anyone else ever do any home brew projects like this? I know Jon makes some amazing computer cases. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[mikeyboy]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Anyone else ever do any home brew projects like this? I know Jon makes some amazing computer cases. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hell no.&nbsp; I can barely make soup.</p><p>Nice job, McGuyver.</p>

[Bob Impact]

I have a pack at my store that gives a car and an airplane charger for $15 bucks.&nbsp; Nice job nick. ;)

[Marc with a c]

<strong>Bob Impact</strong> wrote:<br />I have a pack at my store that gives a car and an airplane charger for $15 bucks.&nbsp; Nice job nick. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smilewink.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> <p>what kind of charger does sarah have?</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Marc with a c on 3-21-07 @ 5:29 PM</span>

[Wallower]

<p>I made a &quot;red box&quot; back in the day for free phone calls.</p><p>I'm really ticked off at Best Buy these days too. They replaced all of their CAT5e cable with CAT6e, which is functionally identical when you're wiring a home or small office. It just costs exponentially more. And don't get me started on their gold plated printer cables.</p>

[Wallower]

<strong>Marc with a c</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Bob Impact</strong> wrote:<br />I have a pack at my store that gives a car and an airplane charger for $15 bucks. Nice job nick. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smilewink.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> <p>what kind of charger does sarah have?</p> <span class="post_edited">This message was edited by Marc with a c on 3-21-07 @ 5:29 PM</span><p>&nbsp;Women are crazy about these <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charger_(table_setting)" target="_blank">chargers</a> for some reason. I didn't even know they existed until recently. </p>

[LOAF]

<strong>Bob Impact</strong> wrote:<br />I have a pack at my store that gives a car and an airplane charger for $15 bucks.&nbsp; Nice job nick. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smilewink.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> <p>Yeah that is how much I paid for mine at best buy and it plugs into the car and wall</p>

[JPMNICK]

<strong>Wallower</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I made a &quot;red box&quot; back in the day for free phone calls.</p><p>I'm really ticked off at Best Buy these days too. They replaced all of their CAT5e cable with CAT6e, which is functionally identical when you're wiring a home or small office. It just costs exponentially more. And don't get me started on their gold plated printer cables.</p><p>this is EXACTLY what I am talking about. Staples does this shit too. I found a local cable making company and I usually buy my cable through them, and then make my own. I needed a 100ft cat5 cable for a home networking project, and bestbuy, staples etc wanted over 50 bucks I think for it. Anyway I made my own for $6.50. </p><p>There is no reason that they should be selling cat6 wire, or gold plated any kind of computer cabling. They just do it to rip people off. even though it seems like a great deal on a printer, they fuck you in the ass when they sell you the mandatory cable for that printer. </p>

[furie]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br><p><p>Anyone else ever do any home brew projects like this? </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p>

no, i'm a tool of the man

[JPMNICK]

<strong>Bob Impact</strong> wrote:<br />I have a pack at my store that gives a car and an airplane charger for $15 bucks.&nbsp; Nice job nick. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smilewink.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> <p>where is this? i wish i would have known. , plus with the bob discout, it would have only been 5</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[AngelAmy]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Bob Impact</strong> wrote:<br />I have a pack at my store that gives a car and an airplane charger for $15 bucks.&nbsp; Nice job nick. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smilewink.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> <p>where is this? i wish i would have known. , plus with the bob discout, it would have only been 5</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>and if you blow him it'll be free</p>

[Doctor Z]

Why go through all that trouble when you can get a free charger the old fashioned way: STEALING.

[AngelAmy]

<strong>Doctor Z</strong> wrote:<br />Why go through all that trouble when you can get a free charger the old fashioned way: STEALING. <p>he really just wanted to show off and brag that he can do it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Look what I can do.</p><p><img src="http://www.comedycentral.com/images/shows/madtv/touts/m5/madtv_m5_stuart.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="250" /></p>

[JPMNICK]

<strong>AngelAmy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Doctor Z</strong> wrote:<br />Why go through all that trouble when you can get a free charger the old fashioned way: STEALING. <p>he really just wanted to show off and brag that he can do it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Look what I can do.</p><p><img src="http://www.comedycentral.com/images/shows/madtv/touts/m5/madtv_m5_stuart.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="250" /></p><p>if i grew my hair long, this is what i would look like</p>

[AngelAmy]

<strong>JPMNICK</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>AngelAmy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Doctor Z</strong> wrote:<br />Why go through all that trouble when you can get a free charger the old fashioned way: STEALING. <p>he really just wanted to show off and brag that he can do it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Look what I can do.</p><p><img src="http://www.comedycentral.com/images/shows/madtv/touts/m5/madtv_m5_stuart.jpg" border="0" width="200" height="250" /></p><p>if i grew my hair long, this is what i would look like</p><p>EVEN SEXIER!!! Im drooling over the thought</p>

[JustJon]

<p>I'm totally hooked on the new wave of the DIY movement.&nbsp; I'm read <a href="http://www.makezine.com" target="_blank">Make </a>regularly, both online and the magazine.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In fact, when you get back, you should submit pics of your cable to their blog.&nbsp;</p>

[ralphbxny]

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