RSSKen Sharp
Ken Sharp has been tinkering with electronics and computers from an early age. This naturally led to obtaining a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2002. Ken now works in Research and Development for National Instruments Corporation in beautiful Austin, Texas. His current projects include a new type of radio for R/C cars, boats, and airplanes, a three-rotor model helicopter, and an automatic wine-making machine. Ken's interests include tennis, skiing, wine-making, and scuba-diving.
MAKE: Online Extras
Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC
Build a combination Digital Video Recorder (DVR), music server, and game machine out of an old computer. It does far more than a commercial TiVo, and there's no monthly fee.
by Ken Sharp;
April 25, 2005
Downloads & Extras
All the stuff you need to build the projects in MAKE, and exclusive online features direct from the staff of MAKE.
Volume 29» Volume 28» Volume 27»
Connect with Make
EMAIL MAKE's editors
TWITTER MAKE feed
FACEBOOK MAKE page
FLICKR MAKE photo pool
RSS MAKE feed
YOUTUBE MAKE channel
Other Issues
Current Discussions
Join the conversation - many MAKE articles have an online page that includes a place for discussion.
Zombie Attack! -- Zombie Survival Science Fair
Awesome, Ian! Can't wait to see what you come up with! ...
Zombie Attack! -- Zombie Survival Science Fair
Hi, Im Ian and I have been looking in all the make magazines I have for an idea for my grade 9 scien...
Solar Pendulum -- Solar pendulum
Hi Marc,
The circuit is essentially just a switch which is triggered by the current induced when ...
Solar Pendulum -- Solar pendulum
Hi there,
Nice project. Just a couple of questions about this circuit. I'm new to electronics...
The Luna Mod -- Minor typo in the schematic
Thanks for your sharp eyes! We just posted a corrected schematic above....
A How-to Projects Community for Makers
All You Need to Get Started with Arduino & More!
