Month: July 2012

1.21 Jigawatts at the Mill this Weekend

2011 Red Bull Creation champions 1.21 Jigawatts will be working at Minneapolis’ tech shop, the Mill: The 2012 Red Bull Creation contest, July 19-22, brings new challenges in what promises to be another exciting opportunity to showcase MN creative and technical talents. Instead of 16 teams utilizing one work space, each team will use local […]

Hacking Skype for Better Teleconferencing

Hacking Skype for Better Teleconferencing

David Schneider of IEEE Spectrum has an interesting article up about a system he set up to improve his Skype-mediated telepresence at their editorial meetings. Physically, the system consists of four oblong wooden boxes, distributed along their conference table, mounting ten USB devices between them (two webcams and eight microphones) and some custom software that uses the Skype API to allow him to switch between them remotely in real time.

How-To: Yarn Pompoms

How-To: Yarn Pompoms

There are tons of tutorials out there for making decorative pompoms, but the photos in this yarn pompom tutorial from Mini Eco make the process so clear, that I just had to share! More: HOW TO – Heart-Shaped Pom-Poms @Craftzine.com blog How-To: T-Shirt Pom Poms @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO: Plastic Grocery Bag Pom Poms @Craftzine.com […]