TrueCrypt 5.0 was released yesterday and OS X has been added to the list of supported operating systems, making it the only open source volume encryption utility that works in Linux, Mac and Windows. It’s a really slick utility for creating an AES-256 or Serpent encrypted volume that you can drop sensitive files inside. You […]
Mochimochi has done it again with their awesome new knitted bathtub pattern. Link.
Here’s a good candidate for a remake, if you have a jet engine cowling hanging around (although I’m sure you could make an approximation): Beautifully retro in feel, the aluminium engine cowling, which measures in at 100″ in diameter, is lovingly sanded and mirror polished prior to being fitted with a hardwood desktop and shelving […]
If you haven’t checked out the Mahar Drygoods blog lately, you really ought to pay them a visit. They’ve been running fabulous profile pieces on the various artists who create the offbeat kiddy crafts sold on the incomparable Mahar Drygoods website. Profiles include Cathy of California, Kim Baxter of Kissycake, Elizabeth Soule and many more. […]
Congrats to MAKE pal Jake von Slatt, Kinetic Steamworks, and Three Rings for the “All Things Considered”/NPR coverage. The piece was done by one Cyrus Farivar, a positively steampunky moniker, if you ask me. You can hear the piece at the link below. Steampunk Brings Victorian Flair to the 21st Century – Link
From the MAKE Flickr pool. Kamakaze Physics posted these pics of an aluminum can being being punctured by a ping pong ball at “near sonic speed”. –Link There’s also some great video by the NIT Physics Lab from some of their other shooting experiments: Related: Backyard Ballistics book @ The Maker Store –Link
Jamie at Craftgossip’s Indie Crafts blog posts about the candy-cute crochet scarves by Twinkie Chan that are now being auctioned on E-bay. I got a chance to meet her and see her goods up close at Maker Faire in 2006 (see Pop Tart scarf below) and her stuff is amazing. Link .
