Foreword to Greasemonkey Hacks
In his foreword to Mark Pilgrim’s
Month: October 2006
Astronomy web cam adapters
Gaston Groisman @ Kool Tools has a good review (and photo example) from a web cam adaptor for webcam astrophotography – “You no longer need expensive CCDs to take astrophotographs. You can use a webcam! Lots of cool things are happening, but it all started at the QuickCam and Unconventional Imaging Astronomy Group (QCUIAG)…The classic […]
Mehndi henna design jeans
Katie says, “I thought these mehndi jeans were super fab and a great way to revamp those tired looking jeans. Super cool Idea. Who would have thought bleach could be so crafty.” Link.
HOW TO – Crystal controlled 1 pulse per second clock
The latest Citizen Science has a how-to on making a pulse circuit from a clock, the completed circuit provides pulses with a duration of about 30 milliseconds… Allan writes – ” This easy to make circuit will provide pulses at a highly accurate rate of one per second (1 Hz). The circuit is based on […]
A Closer Look: Halloween Etsy – Skeleton Finger Puppet
Skeleton Finger puppets http://www.etsy.com/view_item.php?listing_id=502919 By Arwen O’Reilly I honestly can’t decide which of Cheryl Smith’s amazing Halloween-themed crafts to gush about first: Her plush pink skull earrings? Her handstitched “Boo” pillow? The black cat brooch? Or her skeleton finger puppets, which totally knock me out? Not generally one to fall for felt (or finger puppets), […]
MCE Tunes – All-in-one music playback, iTunes on the Media Center PC
I prefer MythTV for TV-on-PC watching, but the Windows Media Center PC isn’t that bad, one of the things that was annoying is that you couldn’t really use iTunes via the Media center interface, but MCE Tunes (there are free and fee versions) allows you to do just that. So, it’s almost like FrontRow, but […]
Pumpkin MADE – now what?
MAKE Flickr photo pool member (and MAKE & CRAFT contest participant) Ochenk writes – “I followed the tutorial to make this year’s pumpkin. Took about two hours. Anyone know how to preserve something like this? (Although part of me wants to put this guy out of his misery as soon as possible. Any cool ideas […]