MAKE is participating in a campaign with DELL called Digital Nomads, it’s actually a site with a ton of folks from different sites contributing stories, tips, how-tos and more for people always “on the go” as they say. One of my latest post is called “Parasitic Power” some useful tips on keeping your gadgets charged […]
The Chronicle Books blog shares a fun knitting pattern from Catherine Head’s Picture Perfect Knits. Perfect for keeping your pup warm in the upcoming chilly months!
Version 12 of the Arduino software IDE was released today along with a pretty lengthy list of updated features – Added Arduino Nano to the boards menu. Arduino Pro or Pro Mini (8 MHz) to the boards menu. Added Firmata library by Hans Steiner and others. This provides a standard protocol for communicating with software […]
Instructables user compwalla made this incredibly detailed and funny tutorial for making an adjustable cooking apron, in both adult and kids’ sizes, complete with armhole casing for an adjustable neck strap.
Jamie and Adam of Mythbusters will be doing 2 shows in Seattle on October 4th. Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage take you on a behind-the-scenes look at the Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters with a hilarious and entertaining Inside The Scientist’s Studio style presentation. They will bring stories of myths gone wrong and outtakes of segments never […]
Today on Boing Boing TV, Xeni talks with Star Simpson, the former MIT student who ran afoul of Logan Airport security when she wore a breadboard on her sweatshirt to the airport and was mistaken for a suicide bomber. I hate when that happens! Star Simpson’s first interview on the Boston airport LED sweatshirt scare.
This spot-on LEGO Man enclosure sports 2 machines running OSX within – Made out of 2,588 Lego bricks, the Mac Pro was designed in Lego Digital Designer 2.0 for the MacMod Challenge 2008. The Hackintosh is a plain PC with a Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz CPU running Mac OS X, while the Mac Mini […]
