DIY Magnetic Spice Rack
Amber of My Aim is True (see previous post on magnetic poster wall) has used some of her left over magnets and made her own magnetic spice rack that fits perfectly along her stove. Link.
Year: 2007
LED Football
Great idea sure to find its way to toy shelves (if it hasn’t already) but until then… here’s how to build your own LED NERF-like football – Link.
Automatically Ignore Entire Conversations in Gmail
Anyone who’s a part of a mailing list has been party to email threads that just went on way too long. If you use Gmail, did you know you can mute the conversation to keep all future additions out of your inbox: By using the ‘m’ shortcut key, new messages added to the conversation bypass […]
ETSY Labs opening party
If you’re in the NYC area, stop by Etsy, MAKE/CRAFT and our pal Alison from IHeartSwitch.com will be there too, she writes – “We have the new Switch studio set up in a loft in Downtown Brooklyn thanks to the generous space donation from the people of Make and Craft Magazines. As if that was […]
“Light Criticism” graffiti art
Artists in NYC are using simple materials, and high tech tools (lasers) to make statements about advertising. “This is the first collaboration between the Anti-Advertising Agency and the Graffiti Research Lab. Bit and modified from Ji Lee’s Abstractor TV. We used black foam core ($10/sheet) cut with a laser cutter – but this project can […]
Chart Your Route with Virtual Pedometers
To prepare routes of varying lengths while training for her first marathon, The Marathon Mama (a.k.a. Kristina Pinto, my wife) used to simply drive from the house and clock distances using her car’s trip odometer. But training for her second marathon, this time as a mother, she began to realize: It can get tedious to […]
MUJI Cardboard speakers
Don’t think I’d buy these, but it would be fun to do a re-make and do you own… “These Lightweight, collapsible speakers are portable and can be folded away and placed in the included pouch when not in use. Plug them into your personal stereo’s headphone jack to enjoy quality sound. The name “MUJI” is […]