Year: 2008

MAKE Audio: DIY R2-D2!

makeaudio.gifHere’s the latest audio from MAKE Magazine! In this special Make audio show- we talk with Tom Jozwiak & Kelly Krider two fellows who build their own R2-D2 units! We feature these in MAKE issue 02 on sale now- bring along this audio and listen to it while you’re waiting in line for Episode III! Right click or Control + click to download this MP3 to you local system or add the MAKE Audio feed to your podcasting application and get the show automatically! Show notes and image gallery after the jump…

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DNA Hacking

DNA Hacking

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DNA Hack is website for Amateur Genetic Engineering. The site has tons of resources, supplies, how-tos and this interesting snippet from Michael Schrage in the June 2003 Technology Review: “Maybe bathtub biotech will be the next to capture the mindshare of the techie tinkerers. Maybe bioinformatics and the diffusion of genetic engineering technologies will inspire a new generation of bio-hackers. Certainly the technologies are there for those inclinded to genetically edit their plants or pets. Maybe a mouse or E. coli genome becomes the next operating system for hobbyists to profitably twiddle. Perhaps this decade will bring a Linus Torvalds or Bill Gates of bio-hackerdom — a hobbyist-turned-entrepreneur who can simultaneously innovate and market his or her DNA-driven ideas.” Link.

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MAKE Audio Show: Digital Photography!

makeaudio.gifHere’s the latest audio from MAKE Magazine! In this Make audio show- We interview Derrick Story and talk about all things in Digtal Photography, how to choose a camera, what’s going on in digital photography and glimpse in to the future! Derrick is the author of Digital Photography Hacks, Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd Ed., and the PowerBook and iBook Fan Books. He coauthored iPhoto: The Missing Manual, which is now in its third edition. Right click or Control + click to download this MP3 to you local system or add the MAKE Audio feed to your podcasting application and get the show automatically! Show notes after the jump…

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New MAKE Audio show: Yahoo! MusicEngine Interview

makeaudio.gifHere’s the latest audio from MAKE Magazine! In this Make audio show- we have a quick interview with Ian Rogers from Yahoo! MusicEngine. The DIY plugins sparked our interest along with modding, building and hacking up our own Y!music player (also supports OGG and FLAC). Right click or Control + click to download this MP3 to you local system or add the MAKE Audio feed to your podcasting application and get the show automatically! Show notes after the jump…

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Yahoo! Music Engine review

Yahoo! Music Engine review

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Here’s a look through my DIY goggles of the new Yahoo! Music Engine. It’s not really a review, I didn’t buy a song (and may never) but was interested in using it as a music manager on my PC since I get asked about which ones work the “least worst”. It’s pretty good- supports OGG and FLAC and plays nice with all the wacky devices I have for the most part. The thing I was most interested in was the Plug ins. I downloaded the Podcasting / Slurp one, the Line In recorder, Unix style shell and Alarm Clock- there are many more and anyone can develop additional ones. Here are some screenshots.

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New MAKE Audio show: Interview with “Tycho” from Penny-Arcade

New MAKE Audio show: Interview with “Tycho” from Penny-Arcade

makeaudio.gifHere’s the latest audio from MAKE Magazine! In this Make audio show- we interview Jerry Holkins also known as “Tycho” from Penny-Arcade at the Emerald City ComicCon in Seattle, WA. Penny-Arcade is the always entertaining videogaming-related online comic by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Right click or Control + click to download this MP3 to you local system or add the MAKE Audio feed to your podcasting application and get the show automatically! Show notes after the jump…

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