Seattle schools were closed today (snow!), so my son decided to make a project from No Starch Press’s new book, LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT One-Kit Wonders. We really like this book – it consists of ten projects designed by the contributors to the NXT Step blog. The book is not for absolute beginners, but it’s not […]
I like to give books as holiday presents, and I got some great deals through Daedalus Books this year. They carry mostly remaindered books at incredibly low prices, and they have new titles that are pretty heavily discounted. One of the books I got this year was Fun with Computer Electronics. It comes with a […]
We recently got a copy of No Starch Press’s The Manga Guide to Statistics, by Shin Takahashi – but I didn’t get to look at it for a few days because my son snagged it pretty much as it came through the door. Which confirms my theory – if you want to introduce a subject […]
Instructables has announced an amazing contest they’re running with Sears. Called “The Craftsman Workshop of the Future Contest,” all you have to do to be eligible is post an Instructable that uses tools! The grand prize winner will get a $20,000 Sears gift card (no, that’s not a typo). Ten runners up will each get […]
Wow – Disney and NASA have teamed up for a contest – K-12 kids can name the next Mars Rover. Grand prize is a trip to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab to sign your name on the real rover!
Stormdrane made this beautiful Star Knot by following this tutorial. Stormdrane’s own tutorial for making a Paracord bracelet can be found in the new Make book, The Best of Instructables, reviewed recently by Marc de Vinck and available in the Maker Shed.
New Scientist reports that Alexander Besher’s new multimedia sci-fi novel, Manga Man, is not only available to read online, you can have it published to your mobile phone by scanning a QR code on a promotional t-shirt. More unusually (at least by Western standards) is that the book is being published direct to mobile phones. […]
