SF Gate has an article about architects turning used shipping containers into homes – “In this era of scouring the earth for the magic bullet in home building, few ideas can compete with the weird, pragmatic beauty of the used shipping container. Cheap, strong and easily transportable by boat, truck or train, these big steel […]
In each issue of MAKE we feature a Howtoon – What are Howtoons? Glad you asked – “Howtoons are cartoons showing kids of all ages “How To” build things. Each illustrated episode is a stand-alone fun adventure accessible to all. Our Howtoons are designed to encourage children to be active participants in discovering the world […]
Here’s a 30 minute video how-to on making an alien fossil computer mouse – just need an old mouse, a toy skeleton, paint and a dremel tool – [via] – Link.
Rob writes – “A simple yet elegant lighting system used for when camping and you are short on propane lanterns. I also have an inverter and a speaker system hooked up, for camping “necessities”. All is powered off a deep cycle 12 volt battery I got cheap at Costco. The battery lasted almost the entire […]
2006 is shaping up to be a good year for a lot of DIY and how-to resources. Imagine if each techy, gadgety or whatever site did a how-to every month. How to use Wikis, use that new phone, change your oil or just about anything. How-tos, step by steps and the “open recipes” make all […]
We’ve had a good run of bicycle how-tos, mods, hacks and projects lately on MAKE – so here’s a new tool that you can use to plot and share your bike routes, you can even download the .GPX (GPS Exchange Format) files – [via] – Link.
Interesting, here’s a video that’s making the internet rounds with a ton of information on “bump keying” – a simple way to open a variety of locks with a key in which all the cuts are maximum depth and then, well you bump it – [via] – Link & TOOOL (The Open Organization of Lockpickers) […]
