Gift Wrapping Roundup
For some last minute gift wrapping inspiration, Creature Comforts has a wrapping roundup.
Month: December 2008
Professor pioneers DIY adjustable glasses that do not need an optician
Inventor’s 2020 vision: to help 1bn of the world’s poorest see better @ The Guardian… Silver has devised a pair of glasses which rely on the principle that the fatter a lens the more powerful it becomes. Inside the device’s tough plastic lenses are two clear circular sacs filled with fluid, each of which is […]
Pixastic – Javascript image processing library
PIxastic is a Javascript library that provides low level image processing capabilities to your web applications. Jacob Seidelin has been working on this as part of an all-Javascript image editor, and he decided to release the library under the MIT license earlier this month: Pixastic works by utilizing the HTML5 Canvas element which provides access […]
Beer bottle Christmas tree
Nothing captures the holiday spirit like staggering numbers of alcoholic beverage bottles. [via Unpluggd]
Ready for digital TV?
In our house, we haven’t had cable tv for about 6 years. When we moved in, there was an antenna on the roof and coax cable to a bunch of locations where tvs could go. In the basement is a signal amplifier that seems to help all the equipment find the signal. It took some […]
‘Tis the season to be making
Season’s greetings and noisy tidings of good cheer to you and yours! If you’d like to give the gift of MAKE this year – Make magazine gift subscriptions and cards for print Maker Shed gift certificates
HOW TO – Cube of gift certificates
If you want to add a little excitement to your MakerSHED gift certificates, consider giving them in cube form. It just takes 6 cards and simple folding to create a cube. I have been making cubes from my old business cards with the instructions by Ned Batchelder. All you have to do is put one […]