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Jim writes – “I just read your Google Calculator post, and thought you’d like Frink (which I prefer)… In this web interface, you can enter any arbitrarily complex Frink expression (see the documentation) in the “From:” box and click “Calculate”. If you also enter a value in the “To:” box, it is treated as the […]
Danomatika writes – “I made a small project that combines Arduino, bluetooth, pd, and windows scripting in python. Basically, an arduino wir;less play button provides transport control over FLStudio or any other windows app. Thought this might be useful to other makers!” – Link.
Computer controlled rapid manufacturing meets Nixie, Big Blue Saw writes – “This gorgeous image was sent in by one of our customers, who used parts from Big Blue Saw to make a Nixie clock. This digital clock uses Nixie tubes, neon tubes which display the time. The creator, Joe Hoffman, tells us that the Nixie […]
Here’s how to make your own laptop, Torquil writes – “I decided to create a laptop that at any point, I could upgrade every component as they grew too old. For very little money, I have created a 2GHz processor laptop with 1GB Ram, and an ATI Radeon 9200 128MB graphics card. OK, so it […]
Syscomp Electronic Design have some great USB lab instruments: Oscilloscope, waveform generator, network analyzers and microcomputer kits. The software is open source for Mac, PC and Linux… but the hardware isn’t. I’m going to see if they’d consider changing that and also doing kits… “You know how useful it is to have your own computer, […]
Here’s how to make a really cool Google Earth panorama viewer – “DigitalUrban is pleased to release its Panorama Viewer for Google Earth. The viewer has been created to be as easy to use as possible, all that is needed is a panorama – either from your local drive or via the web at sites […]
Bob sent in these great Google calc tips for makers– One of the most useful tools I’ve found for Makers is Google’s built in calculator. It knows about all kinds of units and is as simple as typing in plain English. For example… Say I have an LED that I want to run from a […]
