HOW TO – Turn an Umbrella into a Kite
Here’s a fun Spring project from The Sampler’s archives. Rose Travale shows you how to turn a rainy day umbrella into a spring kite with her “The Gentleman’s Kite” how-to. Link.
Year: 2007
Control a Nikon Camera from Your Computer
For those of you with Nikon cameras (I have a D40), here’s a great tip from Brian Jepson over at Hackszine. Brian says: I thought putting my camera on a tripod and using the timed shot was a good trick for gadget close-ups, but this is tons more fun. Nikon’s Camera Control Pro ($79, 30 […]
HOW TO – Make a Ninja Pillow
Heidi of Groxie shows you how you can sew up a feisty ninja pillow like these! Heidi says, “I love my little ninja pillow because he’s imperfect; I love his pink mask and his unevenness. But I love him even more for being homemade, completely safe, and made entirely of crap we had around the […]
Embroidered Applique Fabric Flowers
Based on her super circles tutorial, Anna Maria Horner has a new one up on how to create your own embroidered applique fabric flowers. I love the detail of her stitching. Link.
Google for Music
The Amazon Web Services Blog reveals a simple search syntax to turn Google into your own personal (free) Napster: -inurl:(htm|html|php) intitle:”index of” +”last modified” +”parent directory” +description +size +(wma|mp3) “Nirvana” Just replace Nirvana with a song or artist of your choice to display a results page of indexes that contain downloadable MP3s. P.S. Don’t steal […]
Control a Nikon Camera from Your Computer
I thought putting my camera on a tripod and using the timed shot was a good trick for gadget close-ups, but this is tons more fun. Nikon’s Camera Control Pro ($79, 30 day trial available) lets you remotely control a compatible camera from your computer. I can’t figure out how to do a preview, but […]
Make a Starship Enterprise out of paperclips
Check out this great little desk-toy Enterprise made from office supplies. You’ll need to collct One Wall Clip, 2 Small Paperclips, 1 Large Paperclip, 1 small Pinch Clip, Some Tape, Black Sharpie. The saucer section is even removable for those more strategic office battle scenarios! -[via] Link.