Dave Mabe

Dave is the author of the upcoming "BlackBerry Hacks" from O'Reilly and lives in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Author of these Magazine Articles

Backyard Zip Line
Be the hit of the neighborhood with this high-flying tree-to-tree transport.
In Outdoors from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 28

Smart HVAC
Energy-efficient A/C knows when you're in the room.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 140

Automate Your Voicemail Greeting
Program Asterisk to daily update your outgoing message in your own voice.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology page 126

Backyard Zip Line
Be the hit of the neighborhood with a high-flying, tree-to-tree transporter.
From MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 72

Automate Your Coffee Pot Using X10
What good is a coffee pot if it can't be controlled from the internet?
In DIY: Coffee from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 127