Jon Maddox made a nifty tool that let’s you easily create web application bookmarks that dock on your iPhone’s home screen. Tired of going all the way to MobileSafari on your iPhone to use web apps that were built with the “sweet” iPhone SDK? Provide iPhone Apper with a URL, name, and icon… and iPhone […]
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: HOW TO – Getting Started with Arduino – Link. Quilling 101: The art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes – Link. Crochet Computer Tape Baskets – Link. Mosaic Art by Jason Mecier – Link. Baseball Cupcakes – Link.
It’s the end of the weekend. Have you watched this week’s Weekend Projects podcast and read the pdf that goes along with it? Watch and learn how to play with electronics on a breadboard! – Subscribe Link
If you’re going to be in the Washington, DC area between Sept 7-23, you might want to check out some of the Sonic Circuits Festival. From the press release: The American Composers Forum Washington DC Chapter and volunteer coordinators/curators are proud to present an expanded SONIC CIRCUITS festival for 2007. Last year’s event presented four […]
Chris writes – There was a good article in today’s Boston Globe on Steampunk. It doesn’t mention Make in the text, but many of the people and their projects have been featured on the Make Blog. It provides some good back story for the art form and lots of pointers to where to get more […]
Yarnstress extraordinaire Pippi Kneesocks has a great article on Knitty that details everything you’ll need to know to dye fiber for spinning or felting in the great outdoors, using solar energy. What a fun and eco-friendly way to enjoy those last rays of summer sunshine, crafty-style. Link. Related: • Solar Cooker Wiki – Link. • […]
Jon Singer is a DC-area mad scientist (and I mean that in the best possible sense). He gave a great presentation at the March 2007 Dorkbot DC on his work with building pulsed ultraviolet lasers using a lot of scrounged, readily-available components. The laser assembly he brought to the meeting, fashioned out of paint-encrusted rulers, […]
