Phil @ MAKE says: We’re pleased to announce Hackszine.com, the new online counterpart to O’Reilly Media’s Hacks series of books. Brian Sawyer, Brian Jepson, Jason Striegel and Phillip Torrone will be posting over there and we’ll have some more folks / guest authors too. We’ve developed this site to promote the philosophy of Hacks as […]
Hey gang, we are looking for a Chicago-area Maker who can speak with a reporter from The Chicago Tribune sometime tomorrow morning/early afternoon about being a Maker, MAKE magazine, etc. Send us (just a sentence or two) on what you do, and provide your contact info. If you attended the Maker Faire even better! Contact […]
A few of you sent in how to get free WiFi by changing your browser’s “user agent” to be a Vista machine, so here’s i-hacked.com step by step… “For the release of Microsoft Vista, T-Mobile is offering 3 free months of their hotspot service. The catch is… You have to be running Windows Vista. (don’t […]
Phil @ MAKE says: If you like MAKE & CRAFT please take a moment and vote for us at the seventh annual weblog awards: The 2007 Bloggies – we’re nominated in the craft category [ via ] – Link.
I’m really impressed with the open source collaborative news site platform – NewCloud, worth a quick gander if you’re thinking of starting up a site for a particular cause/effort or project. Jeff writes – “If you’re looking to start up your own online media publication but want something more sophisticated than a blog, check out […]
We love the free knit patterns on the Berroco site and now you can even knit your own toy! Here’s Kiki the kitty doll, perfectly cute and cuddly. Link.
Ollie pointed us to Mamaqilla’s felted fiber gallery with her amazing art creations. From the site, “I started learning the process of needle felting using raw fleece from a Jacob sheep. Most of the work is done using a single needle. More recently, I’ve added dyed Merino wool and combined needle felting with wet felting. […]
