Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

Latest from Gareth Branwyn

Using a computer’s Display Data Channel as a no-cost I2C interface

05/14/2008

My fellow Dorkbot DC-er Justin Sabe sent me this one. The title of the project page pretty much explains it:...

NES coffee table

05/13/2008

More NES gigantism, here a gorgous job on an NES controller coffee table. NES coffee table FINAL POST!! RAH!!!!

DIY Box Handles

05/13/2008

MAKE Section Editor Charles Platt has a series of great moving tips in Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools: Make handles from...

Build an inexpensive recumbent bike

05/13/2008

Gerry Lauzon has finally posted the third installment of his homebuilt recumbent bike how-to series. HOW TO BUILD AN INEXPENSIVE...

More fun with PCB swag

05/13/2008

Scott Beale of Laughing Squid writes: Our friends at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories presented me with an awesome surprise gift...

HDD drum machine

05/12/2008

You can add “drum machine” to your list of things you can do with dead hard disk drives. HDD drum...

Vid profile of Mikey Sklar

05/12/2008

Here’s a Discovery Channel segment on Mikey Sklar and some of his wacky inventions: the computer fan shirt, the fire...

Fun with metronomes

05/12/2008

How to synchronize five metronomes with two soda cans and a board. Synchronisation [via]

Steampunk Maker Faire wrap-up

05/08/2008

The steam mechanics, oilpunks, contraptors, neo-Victorians cosplayers, retro-futurists, post-apocalyptic Playa pirates, New Dandies, and electric cowboys were all out in...