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Automated Fan Speed Controller
When our house was built, I put a server room next to my office.

How to Bake an Onion Pi
Feel like someone is snooping on you? Browse the web anonymously anywhere you go with the Onion Pi anonymizing Tor proxy. This is a cool weekend project, developed by Phil Torrone and Limor Fried, that uses a Raspberry Pi mini computer, USB wi-fi adapter, and Ethernet cable to create a small, low-power, and portable privacy Pi. Build it with our Getting Started with Raspberry Pi Kit (Option 1), or grab our Onion Pi Bundle from the Maker Shed to build a dedicated full-time privacy Pi.

This is my version of a classic way to “roll” the die for a board game.

Code Kids
Start programming with SmallBasic recipes.

DIY Welding Rod
Prepare for the zombie apocalypse by rolling your own.

The Panjolele Cake Pan Ukulele
Start your own ukulele craze with this great-sounding musical instrument built from simple household parts.

Growing the Ghost
The Bhut Jolokia pepper is 125 times hotter than a jalapeño.

Electronics Fun and Fundamentals: Key-Card Door Lock
Pick-proof, programmable security without a microcontroller.

The Banana Interface
The only limit to what you can create with Scratch and MaKey MaKey is your imagination.

Toy Inventor’s Notebook: Gnome Math Required!
A few years ago, I had to come up with a batch of gifts to give to friends and family — fast!

Country Scientist: Digital Pinhole Photography
Explore your world through a pinhole.

Remaking History: Abraham Lincoln and the Political Campaign Torch
Presidential political campaigns were much different in the nineteenth century. The key political tool was the parade.