iPhone garage door opener
MAKE subscriber Rakesh Agrawal fashioned a garage door opener on his iPhone using some X10 gear and the X10 Commander app for iPhone. Using my iPhone as a garage door opener
Year: 2009
Edit Gmail filters with XML
Gmail added a filter import/export feature recently that allows you to save and load filter data from XML. The cool thing about this is that it allows you to create and manage a whole heap of filters in text format and then import them all at once. Matt Thommes explains the procedure: Here is the […]
Flashback: Easy Backyard Graywater System
With gardening season upon us, it’s time to revisit the “Easy Backyard Graywater System” by Tim Drew from MAKE Volume 13. Everyone has to do laundry, so why not use your laundry water to get a lush garden. Better for the environment and better for your pocketbook. Basically, the prerequisites are that you have to […]
Sign Up for CRAFT: Daily
Hi Crafters! If you love reading CRAFT each day but can’t seem to keep up with all the good posts we have going on, sign up for our CRAFT: Daily email. Each night, you’ll get an email with all the day’s post for you to enjoy the next morning. Just go to our right side […]
Code cracker remade
During World War II, British brainiacs helped save their country and defeat the Nazis. Recently, the equipment they used has been rebuilt and the surviving members got together for a reunion. The rebuild project appears to be a maker’s delight: code, electronics, old-school manufacturing, and rapid prototyping all wrapped up in a world-changing quest to […]
How-To: Make a Laptop Bag Out of Fused Plastic Shopping Bags
Learn how to make a laptop bag out of fused plastic shopping bags in this week’s ThreadBanger video. Then, head on over and check out our plastic bag crafts roundup.
CRAFT Sale in the Maker Shed
Hi Crafters! We’ve got a sale going on in the Maker Shed. Get 15% off all craft kits and nab yourself a stylish CRAFT T-shirts for only $7. When ordering kits, use the code UCRAFTER to get the discount. Hurry, the sale ends on March 31st!