There are few personal tech indignities that get me more riled up than the cost of printer ink, the control of the ink trade by the big printer companies, and the inability of most cartridges to be user-refillable. So I love this ol’ hack, from 2002, that’s resurfaced on the hack sites. It takes an […]
Why is it that sewing machine tension can be such a bear to deal with? Here are some symptoms of tension problems: thread breakage skipped stitches knotting or jamming top/bottom thread visible on the other side of the seam Many of these problems can be alleviated by giving your machine a thorough cleaning and making […]
Travel Crafty Stockholm By Sabrina Gschwandtner Stockholm offers whatever you are looking for in craft, whether old, new, rustic, or conceptual. Traverse the city for amazing, unique supplies, objects d’art, and knitted graffiti. (Photo: A basket of trim for sale at Folckers.)
I recommend doing this in a crowded, public place. Perhaps an airport or a police station. Ignore all who question you. More: The posterity eradicator Life improvement devices MAKE fashion technology show photos
Dale Vince has a dream of a zero carbon car, fueled by the electricity generated from a forest of windmills. The Zero Carbonista blog details many of the milestones of the project. Vince is the CEO of Ecotricity, a green energy supplier in the UK.
This Saturday, July 11, 2009, is the next meeting of Dorkbot Southern California: ***** 1:00pm ***** Machine Project ***** 1200 D North Alvarado Street ***** Los Angeles, CA 90026 Here’s the line-up of speakers: Heather Knight Previously with the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab, Heather is a Social Roboticist who works at […]
It’s no mystery that warm weather and cold beer go mighty well together. Which brings me to our flashback for this week: the DIY Convertible Jockey Box by Carlo Longino from MAKE Volume 07. For those not in the know, a jockey box is a funny little cooler with a built-in beer tap on the […]
