SAMSA is based on the Wiring board, with an ATmega128 microcontroller, and SAMSA II on the Arduino Mega, with an ATmega1280. Both are pretty similar, tough the ATmega1280 has 8 KB SRAM, twice the ATmega128. For SAMSA II the Arduino IDE was not used. The software was written directly in C++, using some libraries from […]
Kaari from French General in LA has a special event coming up next Saturday, April 9th. The French General Woad Workshop on April 9th from 9am – 4pm is being taught by Denise Lambert, one of the world’s few master woad dyers who is coming from the South of France to teach this medieval craft. […]
Julie Scelfo from The New York Times writes about woodworking classes that are geared toward a younger set of children, some even as young as five years old. From Brian Cohen, co-founder of Beam Camp: “My partner and I saw that kids were spending too much time interacting with perfect interfaces,” said Mr. Cohen, 45. […]
Japanese Maker Satoshi Shibuichi built this impressive looking analog television set (translation), which uses vacuum tubes to display video on a tiny CRT monitor. Schematics and photos of the build are available at the website, however if you’re thinking of building one, you should act fast. As Takumi Funada points out in the original article, […]
Kitsch up your centerpiece a notch with this fun tutorial from Jennifer Perkins of Naughty Secretary Club. She’s used her cool collection of vintage brooches to create a fun topiary for the dining table. Love it!
Engineering your Career – video interviews at Microchip via Jeri.
Who knew you could get such a glam look from plastic soda bottles and duct tape? Katie from Matsutake did, and transformed a plain lamp into something spectacular. Check out her tutorial on creating the stunning lamp base and follow up with her tutorial for turning a tapered lamp shade into a drum lampshade over […]
