We have a caffeinated collection of coffee related projects from the pages of MAKE in PDF form, if you have every MAKE you likely don’t need this, but if you don’t – we’ve collected 5 great projects and have them available for $4.99 (if you’re a Tips-N-Tools newsletter subscriber there’s a discount code coming for […]
If you’re lucky enough to have a dual headed video card and an extra monitor lying around, there are a few options for getting a dual-monitor setup working in X Windows. If you have a dual-headed nVidia or ATI card, the binary-only TwinView and BigDesktop drivers (respectively) will probably perform well, but if you don’t […]
Wow, this is bizarro – a company is selling LED throwies for $24 as a tradmarked “GLOWiE”. They used heat shrink on the thr(gl)owies – well, that’s pretty smart. Discuss in the comments! GLOWiE L.E.D. Art Lights Battery operated accent lighting for parties, events or decoration. Let your imagination run wild. Features 6 vibrant colors […]
Ohm writes – For my latest electronics project I decided to make a resistor substitution box, instead of just using another perf-board I decided to make a pcb for it so I could document the process and make an instructable. I decided to do this because I have yet to see anyone do it on […]
Marcel writes – In November 1997, I though about building a clock with a pendulum activated by the fall of bearing balls. The first thing to design was the engine which was to sustain the pendulum’s oscillation: how to get enough energy from a ball to make this possible? The balls had to be heavy […]
The knitting machine post I did last week brought me in contact with two great knitters. The first was Cathy Kasdan and her knit dress and the next is artist George Brett who created this beautiful knit art installation that was on display at the Old Dominion University Gallery, ODU, in Norfolk, VA back in […]
It’s ain’t pretty and perhaps sacrilegious for some, but here it is – the Macpack… Iamanalchemist writes – Finally after nearly a year of working, i have finished my masterpiece; I have racked up more geek points by creating a backpack from an old macintosh SE computer c. 1988. I know everyone is saying either […]
