Month: July 2007

Run Keynote with a Wiimote

Jason has a great how-to on using a Wii remote to control Mac OS X (Keynote) – A couple people wrote in today in response to my post about WiiRemote, the Windows Wiimote input device driver. More specifically, I’ve been reminded that I completely left the similarly capable DarwiinRemote for OS X out of the […]

Mugi twinwall polypropylene plane kits

Mugi twinwall polypropylene plane kits

These Mugi twinwall polypropylene plane kits look fun (and pretty inexpensive)… they’re made from corrugated plastic (the stuff used for lightweight signs and produce boxes – This new kit features all pre-cut components to make the Evo and includes the fold-out main wing. With all the hardware, carbon main spar tube, glue and tape included, […]

Office chair bike

Office chair bike

Woodenbikes writes – A recumbent bike with a very comfy seat. It’s a 35 pount leather executive office chair connected to a 16″ (little girl’s) Princess bike re-welded into a recumbent (recliner bike) and using a piece of another donor bike frame. I built it in honor of “Bike to Work Day”. Office chair bike […]

Contemporary Russian folk artifacts

Contemporary Russian folk artifacts

A reader suggests this book for Makers out there, Home-Made: Contemporary Russian Folk Artifacts by Vladmir Arkhipov — Check out this review… – A television aerial made out of forks and a lamp made of aeroplane parts; a plastic colander mended in four different places; one shovel that recycles a `men at work’ sign and […]