Bob Parks, Author at Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers

Maker-Friendly Hardware Stores

04/12/2014

When faced with a tough technical challenge, you can always depend on a neighborhood hardware store.

02/11/2014

Lego: The ultimate prototyping material. Seriously. “I always use Lego to present to customers. If it’s simple enough to be...

01/14/2014

Printers are becoming harder to hack, but one artist has become a chemist, programmer, and machinist in order to get...

05/08/2013

Tap into the elements of intelligence for smart homes.

07/26/2011

This special effects innovator hacks together blockbuster filmmaking tools – and shares his recipe for an indie-budget virtual camera.

05/19/2009

Peek under the hood of your house.

02/27/2007

Roger Nelson’s Global Consciousness Project searches for meaning in random numbers.

11/20/2006

Programmer Bryan Horling keeps houseplants alive with his computer-controlled plant watering system.

08/21/2006

For a safer world, Drew Endy wants everyone to engineer life from the ground up.

10/31/2005

Talk about stubborn. Larry Cotton, a retired engineer from New Bern, N.C., didn’t want PC hardware anywhere near his elegant...