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an opening for the laptop and LCD.  The foamboard was about the same 
thickness as the LCD, so it made a nice wedge... I could fit the LCD in there, 
and stick the rest of the laptop to it (via duct tape or two-sided tape).  
Here is the result, without the matting:</P>
<P align=center><IMG alt="" hspace=0 
src="Digital Picture Frame Part 2.files/DSCN0383_20_28Small_29.jpg" 
align=baseline border=0></P>
<P align=left>The next step was to cut the matting for the frame, at a minimum 
to hide all the circuitry and cut marks in the foamboard. I had my exacto knife 
and black stiff construction paper all ready, and I cut a few matting.&nbsp; 
However, each one had a problem... it didn't fit perfectly, or it wasn't at a 90 
degree angle, or some other issue, so I repeatedly had to open up the frame, 
take out the laptop, take out the matting, and redo it.</P>
<P align=left>At this point, there's a twist to my tale...</P>
<P align=left>After one&nbsp;of the times I removed the matting... ARGH! I 
dropped the laptop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</P>
<P align=left>Fortunately, the laptop was OK. Unfortunately, the backlight of 
the laptop broke! I was at first extremely despondent about this, but then 
decided to pull myself up frmo my bootstraps again and dismantle the Dell!!!</P>
<P align=left>I didn't take pictures of my Dell dismantling because I was in a 
hurry to get it done. The Dell was different in that I needed to unscrew 
some&nbsp;screws to completely detach the LCD from the laptop.&nbsp; In the 
future, I'd prefer Thinkpads, but Dells are still doable :).</P>
<P align=left>I just ordered a new backlight for my Thinkpad on Ebay, so I'll 
fix it up in the future. </P>
<P align=left>In the meantime, I re-cut the foamboard and re-cut the 
matting.&nbsp; I wasn't as much of a stickler for perfection as I was with the 
Thinkpad, since I didn't want to chance dropping something again!&nbsp; As the 
old adage goes, "Perfection is the enemy of the good." :)</P>
<P align=left>Here's my digital picture frame, with the Dell Inspiron inside it, 
and with a bigger matting, displaying images at 1024x768x16! :)</P>
<P align=center><IMG alt="" hspace=0 
src="Digital Picture Frame Part 2.files/DSCN0398.jpg" align=baseline 
border=0></P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=left><STRONG><FONT size=3>Future Directions</FONT></STRONG></P>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>There are a number of things I can do to 
enhance this picture frame.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>1. Get a 2.5" IDE to CF adapter, and use it 
as a hard drive to boot the image from (find one <A 
href="http://www.parvus.com/datasheet/ds.asp?primarypart=" 
LIT-0132X-01??>here</A>).&nbsp; This way I can get rid of the CD-ROM and have no 
moving parts!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>2. Bluetooth support.&nbsp; Windows CE 
detected a Belkin USB Bluetooth Adapter I tried, so I know it will work with 
Bluetooth.&nbsp; I may upgrade to Windows CE 5.0 because it comes with a number 
of built-in profiles.&nbsp; I can use the BT DUN profile to connect to a LAN via 
a BT gateway, so i can access and control the picture frame from computers or 
PocketPCs from the network. I can add images, have the picture frame email 
images, etc.&nbsp; O the possibilities are endless! :)</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>3. </SPAN><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>One 
of the things that I'd like to see (or know) - since Windows XP and Windows CE 
both support NDIS drivers, would a driver that was written for Windows XP work 
on an x86 CE?&nbsp; Well it shouldn't, but maybe parts of it that don't rely on 
the Win32 API might.&nbsp; Just a thought... then I wouldn't have to have much 
hassle in getting drivers for various hardware :)!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>If you have any questions or comment, please 
email <A href="mailto:[e-mail]">me</A>&nbsp;:).</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>Enjoy!</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=098153817-09072004>Jay</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=postfoot>posted on Friday, July 09, 2004 10:09 PM </P></DIV><LINK 
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<H4><A title="permalink: True Geek -- digital art" 
href="http://blogs.msdn.com/swingbeat/archive/2004/07/09/179024.aspx#179227">#</A>&nbsp;<A 
name=179227></A>True Geek -- digital art <SPAN>7/10/2004 5:41 AM </SPAN><A 
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<H4><A title="permalink: re: Digital Picture Frame Part 2" 
href="http://blogs.msdn.com/swingbeat/archive/2004/07/09/179024.aspx#179438">#</A>&nbsp;<A 
name=179438></A>re: Digital Picture Frame Part 2 <SPAN>7/10/2004 8:25 AM 
</SPAN><A id=Comments.ascx_CommentList__ctl1_NameLink 
href="http://www.gsection.com/" target=_blank>Chris Monachan</A> </H4>
<P>Cool project. <BR><BR>You perhaps already know, but just in case you dont, 
IBM provide the hardware manuals to their laptops as PDFs on their site. They go 
into a lot of detail, including how to remove the LCD and stuff.... <BR><BR><A 
href="http://www-1.ibm.com/cgi-bin/pc/support/supportR5lite/pagegen/qtechinfo/en_US/MIGR-40030.html?lang=de_DE&amp;page=brand&amp;brand=IBM+ThinkPad%7CThinkPad+i+Series+s30&amp;family=IBM+ThinkPad%7CThinkPad+i+Series+s30&amp;doctype=Online+publications&amp;subtype=All&amp;up=login944070707" 
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<H4><A title="permalink: Jay Ongg - Picture Frame Part II" 
href="http://blogs.msdn.com/swingbeat/archive/2004/07/09/179024.aspx#179449">#</A>&nbsp;<A 
name=179449></A>Jay Ongg - Picture Frame Part II <SPAN>7/10/2004 11:44 AM 
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href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mikehall/archive/2004/07/10/179448.aspx" 
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href="http://blogs.msdn.com/swingbeat/archive/2004/07/09/179024.aspx#179474">#</A>&nbsp;<A 
name=179474></A>re: Digital Picture Frame Part 2 <SPAN>7/10/2004 9:38 AM 
</SPAN><A id=Comments.ascx_CommentList__ctl3_NameLink target=_blank>Brad</A> 
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<P>My frustration runneth over! Downloaded all the QFE's for 4.2 and built yet 
another image, this time based upon Enterprise Terminal (previous where based on 
Internet Appliance), and still have keyboard problems. I can only think that 
Dell used a non-standard driver in the CPi series, as this affects all my beater 
notebooks (couple of CPi A's and a CPi). Time for ebay! <A 
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<H4><A 
title="permalink: Check out Jay's weblog for this very cool project: Digital Picture Frame (Part 1)!" 
href="http://blogs.msdn.com/swingbeat/archive/2004/07/09/179024.aspx#179525">#</A>&nbsp;<A 
name=179525></A>Check out Jay's weblog for this very cool project: Digital 
Picture Frame (Part 1)! <SPAN>7/10/2004 1:50 PM </SPAN><A 
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name=179538></A>re: Digital Picture Frame Part 2 <SPAN>7/10/2004 11:36 AM 
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<P>No, I didn't know that, Chris! :) That would have been helpful! :) <A 
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<H4><A title="permalink: re: Digital Picture Frame Part 2" 
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name=179539></A>re: Digital Picture Frame Part 2 <SPAN>7/10/2004 11:37 AM 
</SPAN><A id=Comments.ascx_CommentList__ctl6_NameLink 
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<P>Brad - that's too bad :(. That seems to amke the most sense. <BR><BR>If you 
can borrow a friend's non-CPi laptop and try booting up the CD, see what 
happens? <A id=Comments.ascx_CommentList__ctl6_EditLink 
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name=181540></A>re: Digital Picture Frame Part 2 <SPAN>7/13/2004 12:54 AM 
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href="http://dev.codelphi.com/virushuo" target=_blank>virushuo</A> </H4>
<P>haha,sorry for my comment in dayuer.com. <BR>It's a good idea.but....I think 
it too costliness.:) <BR><BR><A id=Comments.ascx_CommentList__ctl8_EditLink 
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