I Make Projects writes – Amaze your friend(s) and terrify your enemies by granting yourself the ability to supernaturally sense wireless network hotspots! (Well, apparently supernaturally, anyway.) You will easily and quite literally “feel” wireless access points in the vicinity and automatically sense their signal strength as easily as you feel the wind on your […]
Burda Style has started a series of sewing tutorials for beginners. This week the tutorial is for threading a machine and a previous tutorial explained pattern layout. Link.
Interesting story about the people who fix and use old typewriters, at MAKE we have been seeing a lot of art projects with them lately… – Paul Schweitzer is one of a dying breed. As owner of Gramercy Typewriter Co in New York City, he repairs machines that many consider obsolete. “The younger generation says, […]
Fantastic effort! – Kitegang is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, with roots in Minnesota, and aspirations in every orphanage and slum around the globe, where children find themselves lacking the tools to dream a little higher. Operationally, Kitegang aspires to increase economic development opportunities in the margins of the developing world, especially focusing on manufacturing kites […]
PC World has a review of a new SketchUp book, SketchUp is a free and popular 3D tool for designing objects, buildings and more… Phil writes – Remember when your high school English teacher explained that every word in the sentences you write needs to carry some meaning? While the rest of us missed that […]
GetLoFi writes – Well everyone is a Winner in this competition because we all got to do something fun and walk away with an instrument! However 3 particular participants demonstrated not only excellent circuit bending skills, but also great production and entertainment values. And our top picks are… Circuit bending challenge winners – Link.
You can get scissors and knives BY THE POUND for as low as $10 or even 25 cents! What a great gift this holiday season! Here’s a list of all the surplus property sales and auctions from state and local governments – this is where all the confiscated items from the airport end up – […]
