Month: May 2006

Pinball hall of fame – MAKE @ Vegas

Pinball hall of fame – MAKE @ Vegas

Strange memories on this Interop night in Las Vegas…The MAKE team hit the Pinball Hall of fame. The Pinball Hall of Fame is an attempt by the members of the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club to house and display the world’s largest pinball collection, open to the public. A not-for-profit corporation was established to further […]

Homemade PC Tech Station

Homemade PC Tech Station

Christophe writes “After reading your article “Work on your PC -fast- HighSpeed PC tech station“, I decided to build my own. It is great for testing components. As you can see, no high tech materials here: mainly from scrap laminate boards, wood and aluminium profile and even a Tic Tac box ! It can be […]

Vintage Craft Publications

Vintage Craft Publications

It’s always fun to take a look back and see how the history of crafting has changed (or not changed) over the decades. I’ve collected a few scans from my friend, Dolin O’Shea’s vintage craft magazine and book collection from the 1920’s to the 1960’s up on my Flickr to share. Link. Also, Arwen O’Reilly […]

Simple Laptop Stand

Simple Laptop Stand

Nospleen writes “I always use my laptop on my lap, and it tends to get really hot. I looked online for some kind of stand, but they were all really expensive. I made my own out of a scrap of plywood and some rubber. Now the laptop sits nicely on my lap and still has […]