Spark Fun Electronics just dropped a whole load of goodness – This is the USB to serial Nike+iPod adapter. This device allows you to connect a iPod receiver to your computer over USB. The user can then ‘listen’ for foot pod data and IDs. Very handy for creating an access controlled cat door – Link. […]
Handmade is an Australian craft magazine and their web site features some cool downloable projects such as this one where you can printout and make your own drink umbrellas. Also check out their blog too! Link.
Mike Schleifstein says, “Those who were in New Orleans for Mardi Gras last week probably have a lot of left over beads that they don’t know what to do with. Growing up we used to make bead dogs and do all sorts of things with them. This makes a great afternoon project for kids and […]
This is clever, Bob’s vacuum system turns on whenever he uses his wood working machines… Woodworker Bob Neidorff bought a vacuum to collect the chips and sawdust from his shop equipment, and plumbed it to the vacuum ports on his power tools and to his homemade vacuum hose ports. But then, he had to turn […]
From Bonnie at Star Wars Kids Crafts comes this fun project on how to make a Bossk Bean Art Portrait. From the site, “All bounty hunters deserve their portrait to be created with dried beans and glitter, and Bossk is no exception. Pay special tribute to everyone’s favorite Trandoshan with this fun craft project. Feel […]
Windows Vista has a 30-day grace period before you’re required to activate it. This can be inconvenient for people who do a lot of testing and frequent clean installs; even though the MSDN subscription includes several activations, what’s the point of activating it on a real or virtual machine that may be running some other […]
Phil @ MAKE says: Madelon shows you how to upholster a tree stump – The STUMP project began in 1999 on the sidewalks of New York City — the sidewalk plots where there are tree stumps are generally neglected spaces left to collect debris. The tree stumps reminded me of the childhood story, The Giving […]
