As a wee lad I worked as a tea-boy in Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Recently, I flickrchived a bunch of photos I took from that era and found this photo of an animatronic baby gorilla head that was made for the movie “Buddy.” There are a few other interesting ones to check out in the […]
Michael writes in with news from the MAKE Flickr photo pool – “1500 MAKE Flickr group users – Another milestone for ya, though 2k will be even more impressive.” – Link. Thousands of Makers and their projects all in the MAKE Flickr photo group – Join in! Let’s hit 2,000! More: View all the projects […]
Chris writes – “This is my version of the Palm Pilot Robot from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon. Their website has a simple tutorial on how to make one and even has programs to download and bring it to life. I used this opportunity to figure out the ins and outs of the laser […]
John writes – “I wrote this nifty tutorial on how to make a simple glider out of a common fast food breakfast container. Great fun for the kids and you get to work off all that yummy food you just ate.” – Link.
One of the things that’s not so cool about the new Sidekick III is the lack of customization (for example you can’t use your own MP3s as ring tones) – but here’s how to change some of the backgrounds, icons, sounds and splash screens by making a “themes” folder and using a text file / […]
SF Gate has an article about architects turning used shipping containers into homes – “In this era of scouring the earth for the magic bullet in home building, few ideas can compete with the weird, pragmatic beauty of the used shipping container. Cheap, strong and easily transportable by boat, truck or train, these big steel […]
In each issue of MAKE we feature a Howtoon – What are Howtoons? Glad you asked – “Howtoons are cartoons showing kids of all ages “How To” build things. Each illustrated episode is a stand-alone fun adventure accessible to all. Our Howtoons are designed to encourage children to be active participants in discovering the world […]
