Bubbl.us is a simple online tool for making flowcharts. It’s easy to use, which makes it a nice way to quickly brainstorm ideas without getting too caught up in the details with Dia/Xfig or Visio. It’ll also allow you to export your sessions as a png, jpg, xml, or html, so that you can archive […]
Mark made a really nice battery monitor, he writes – This mini-project came about from building a garden shed. I wanted to use an old UPS battery and some spare halogen downlighters for illumination. As I researched lead-acid technology, I decided that I needed more than a simple switch if I wanted the batteries to […]
Mark from Geek Technique posted a bunch of photos last week of his prototype iPod CF card adapter. With a bit of hacking, he was able to wire everything up to make his iPod run on flash memory. Just short of a full howto, you should be able to glean a few pin wiring details […]
Phil mounted an old digital camera to his handlebars and then created a simple 555-timer based circuit to take pictures every 10 seconds, and put the pictures together for a video… Link.
Marc made a really clever foot keyboard, that’s right a keyboard you use with your feet… Link.
Jeez, I was -playing- around with some 3D sugar modeling and Evil Mad Scientist just totally demolished me in the sweetest way possible… In February we gave a sneak preview of our project to construct a home-built three dimensional fabricator. Our design goals were (1) a low cost design leveraging recycled components (2) large printable […]
PKM shows you how to a make a minty strobe, a simple trigger-able strobe for taking action photos with – Link. Related: Phonograph turntable strobe zootrope – Link. HOW TO – Make a small portable strobe light – Link. HOW TO – Make a “Slave Strobe” – Link. HOW TO – Make a Strobe Out […]
