Here’s Hack #87, Display Negative Time Values, from David and Raina Hawley’s Excel Hacks, 2nd Edition. Millions of users create and share Excel spreadsheets every day, but few go deeply enough to learn the techniques that will make their work much easier. Yet there are many ways to take advantage of Excel’s sophisticated capabilities without […]
Thanks to the Warm Biscuit Bedding Company, we’ve got an extra special giveaway this week to one special Craftzine reader! One random winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to get anything they want on the Warm Biscuit site. And can we talk fabrics? Warm Biscuit’s got some amaaazing fabrics, including some really fun prints, […]
Here’s a strange steam-powered kinetic sculpture by Alan Rorie, who works under the name Almost Scientific. He explains: The Dihemispheric Chronaether Agitator is a kinetic, “steampunk” sculpture of a “time machine” that is powered by a real steam boiler and steam engine. It was built in collaboration with my good friends at Kinetic Steam Works. […]
Here’s a twitter-free version of how to get plants to indicate they need water using about $1.50 in parts, thanks Ben! Link. Related: HOW TO – Make plants talk! They’ll Twitter you when they need to be watered (and more)… – Link.
Check out the great free knitting patterns on the new site MetaPostModernKnitting. The new Spring/Summer issue features some great patterns like this Runway Bolero and the MetaPostModern Legwarmers. Link.
Details on the Make:SF – the Bay Makers March meeting! When Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 2:00 PM Where TechShop 120 Independence Dr. Menlo Park , CA 94025 8006401975 Who should come People who like to build, take apart, do-it-yourself, hack, create, make or otherwise control the world around them. Make:SF – the Bay Makers […]
Bonnie of the Star Wars Blog points us to this realistic little Yoda cake by Socake. His torso is cake covered with buttercream, and dressed with fondant clothing, arms, and feet. The skull is made of chocolate brown Rice Krispies. Fondant makes up the features of the head, including those distinctively-Yoda-ish ears. [ via ] […]
