Month: February 2007

Experimental High-resolution Skype for Mac and PC

Experimental High-resolution Skype for Mac and PC

Jaanus Kase posted instructions over on Skype’s developer site for enabling higher quality 640×480 video. You need to upgrade to the latest Skype release (2.5.0.85 or later for mac and 3.0.0.216 for PC), quit Skype, and then edit the config.xml file in your settings directory (“~/Library/Application Support/Skype/[skypeusername]/” in OS X). You should see an entry […]

Maker Faire Auditions

Hi Crafters! We are holidng two open auditions for Maker Faire. One in LA on Sunday, February 18 at Machine Project (1200 D North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, CA 213-483-8761) from 1-4pm. MAKE and CRAFT editors Dale Dougherty, Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair will be there. Our second audition is in Menlo Park at TechShop […]

HOW TO – Big batch Kombucha

HOW TO – Big batch Kombucha

Tim writes – Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage popular in Russia, China, and elsewhere. The culture forms a leathery skin called the “mother” that floats on top. This week’s Instructables TV episode shows how to wrangle the jellyfish-like “Mother” and make Kombucha 5 gallons at a time. This method produces a fizzy carbonated kombucha […]