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Makey Awards 2011 Nominee 08: Tamiya, Inc., “Best Product Documentation”

Makey Awards 2011 Nominee 08: Tamiya, Inc., “Best Product Documentation”

Founded in Shikuoza, Japan in 1946, Kabushiki gaisha Tamiya was originally a sawmill and architectural lumber company that made wooden ship models as a sideline. Their first plastic model, released in 1960, was a 1/800 scale battleship Yamato. Today, Tamiya manufactures R/C sea, air, and land vehicles, robots, educational materials, and a line of modeling tools, paints, and accessories in addition to their traditional scale model line.

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How-To: One-Hour Skirt

Brett Bara’s been hard at work on some fun how-to videos for her new book, Sewing in a Straight Line. This one for a simple one-hour skirt is a must watch. I follow a simple pattern and process to make the skirts that I wear almost every day during the summer. Grab a friend, spread […]

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Mac Mini 2011 Teardown

Mac Mini 2011 Teardown

I’m a fan of the Mac Mini. It’s not a powerhouse, but it serves well as a media hub. I’ve tried numerous set top boxes, but nothing compares to the versatility of the tiny aluminum slab. If you’re interested in taking a peek inside one, our friends over at iFixIt have done the hard work and posted a teardown detailing some of the finer points in this new release.

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How-To: English Muffins (Just Like Thomas’)

How-To: English Muffins (Just Like Thomas’)

Remember those over-the-top Thomas’ English Muffin commercials from the 80s, where some gentle old English chap contentedly recounts his idyllic childhood running down the cobblestone street with a hoop and stick, getting switched at school, wearing knickers, and eating Thomas’ English Muffins (à la A Child’s Christmas in Wales)? Well, Paula at Dishing the Divine […]

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Neon Boneyard

Gone are the glory days of elaborate, angled neon blazing in the desert. But thanks to The Neon Museum in downtown Las Vegas, visitors can experience some of Sin City’s retired retro glitz, up close and personal. The 2 acre Boneyard boasts over 150 donated and rescued signs, ranging in period from the late 1930s […]

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