Authors

Arduino Cookbook Author Michael Margolis (video)

Michael Margolis is the author of Arduino Cookbook, a collection of projects utilizing the physical computing platform of Arduino. He was on hand at Maker Faire Bay Area 2011 to discuss Arduino and his book, published by O’Reilly Media.

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Maker Faire New York: John Hodgman to Reveal Secrets of Famous Magic Tricks

Maker Faire New York: John Hodgman to Reveal Secrets of Famous Magic Tricks

< JOHN HODGMAN shall present information on THE SECRETS OF FAMOUS MAGIC TRICKS from his forthcoming book of FINAL WORLD KNOWLEDGE entitled THAT IS ALL. Sat 9/17 at 2 pm Main Stage.

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Meet the Makers from MAKE Volume 27: Hobby Roboticist Gordon McComb

Meet the Makers from MAKE Volume 27: Hobby Roboticist Gordon McComb

Gordon McComb, who’s been dubbed “the father of hobby robotics,” has been building robots since the 1970s, and wrote the best-selling Robot Builders Bonanza (the new 4th edition is available). For MAKE Volume 27 Gordon wrote a how-to article called Teleclaw: Remote Robot Gripper, which is controlled with an ordinary TV remote.

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5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About Becky Stern

Becky Stern never turns off. Her creativity is as boundless as her energy. She is constantly putting together tutorials, moderating comments, creating videos, teaching, and making incredible objects for her online shop. Everything that Becky does is accurate, measured, and legit- even her abstract art has a purpose and is well reasoned. She is determined […]

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ARE We All Pyros? (and Practical Pyromaniac Book Giveaway)

ARE We All Pyros? (and Practical Pyromaniac Book Giveaway)

Congrats to Bill Gurstelle for his Esquire article, “We Are All Pyromaniacs.” As you know, Bill is guest authoring on the blog, in celebration of the 4th and the release of his new book, The Practical Pyromaniac.

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Unscrewed by Ed Sobey

Unscrewed by Ed Sobey

Every time I see some great mechanical, hydraulic, or electromechanical contraption left by the side of the curb for trash, I think about all of the great raw materials inside that I could use. Ed Sobey’s new book, Unscrewed, gives sage advice regarding how to mine the gold in them thar heaps of broken appliances.

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