First Annual Plummies
Looks like there’s a new award in town for the crafting world and it’s called the Plummies. Vote for all your crafting favs from now until August 31. Winners will be announce on Sept 1. Link.
Month: August 2006
HOW TO – Run MacOS 9 on an Intel Mac
Dan writes – “Who said you can’t use MacOS9 because you have an Intel Mac? It is completely possible with a little bit of tinkering, and a really cool universal application called Sheep Shaver… a full speed ‘Classic’ emulator for Windows, Linux, and Intel based Macs, that runs older MacOS’s at shockingly full speed!” [via] […]
Bob Moog memorial foundation for electronic music
Brad Fuller over at the O’Reilly Digital Media blog pointed to a new Bob Moog memorial foundation established by the Moog family that is going to have scholarships, a Bob Moog memorial museum, outreach programs for disadvantaged students and special events for electronic music – [via] – Link & check out the documentary series podcast. […]
DIY Pocket protector and using tires as fuel?
Here’s a DIY version of the pocket protector – Popular Mechanics 1950 – and speaking of melting things… How To Build It 1932 shows how to use old tires as odorless fuel… Interesting what was acceptable over 70 years ago to burn in your homes. That said, around 10 million tires per year are consumed […]
3D Picture frames
This appears to be a 3D lenticular lens (frame) & software that will make your normal 2D photos looks 3D when modified and printed out – not sure how the results look, but I’ll keep my eyes peeled to check this out, looks like a fun way to do lenticulars – [via] – about & […]
DIY Nuke detector patrols SF Bay
Wired has an article about a group of Makers who made their own portable radiation detector to patrol the San Francisco bay while we wait for gov get their detectors… 5 years from now – “The Department of Homeland Security announced plans last month to bolster U.S. port defenses with radiation scanners. The program, primarily […]
Bags made from recycled skateboads
Nat over at our siste blog CRAFT has a good write up on these bags made from busted skateboards – “Focused in the UK makes unique looking handbags out of broken old skateboards. You can purchase these cool bags or you can sell them bits of your broken skateboard. The philosophy behind Focused from their […]