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MAKE reader Dml points out that there’s a cheaper and easier way to send a SMS message to a cell phone using a GPRS modem (via a software/hardware interface) – you can use an old Nokia handset, here’s how – Link. Previous: Send a SMS message to a cell phone using a GPRS modem – […]
Max is busy lately, his latest – he shows how to send a SMS message to a cell phone using a Bluetree GPRS modem (first time I’ve seen a project with one). It’s a pretty interesting project, you could make all sorts of sensors / things with triggers that send off a SMS… Link.
Ted writes – “I tried using a regular headset microphone with my Mac mini and wondered why my voice wasn’t being picked up. Then I realized, after reading the Mac mini manual, that the audio input is line-level only. Since I don’t have an amplified microphone, I decided to improvise one from an old cassette […]
Well, I’m really hoping this takes off – it’s 2006 and the “advanced” phones are still pretty crummy in one way or another – Trolltech has just announced a new GSM/GPRS Linux based phone platform / SDK – “Qtopia Greenphone is a Linux mobile development device open for unlimited software innovation. Offered as part of […]
Brenda Hoddinott created an incredibly comprehensive drawing tutorial site with sections for beginners, intermediates and advanced – I dusted off my tablet awhile back, but nothing beats real graphite and paper… [via] – Link.
Alibre has free downloads (Alibre Design Xpress – free, Alibre Design Software -30 day trial) of 3D CAD software along with a great series of step-by-step tutorials on Instructables. So, if you’ve always wanted to learn CAD, check out the how-tos, get the software and show us what you MAKE! More: The new CAD section […]
Here’s a clever way to read PDFs in portrait mode using a Powerbook – you rotate the PDF, run in full screen and put the Powerbook on its side – [via] – Link.
