Gina on Lifehacker has a great guide on setting up your own Wiki – could be really handy for collaborative projects and other Maker activities. “The software that runs Wikipedia, called MediaWiki, is freely available for anyone to install. Today we’ll set up MediaWiki on your Windows PC and get started with a video demonstration […]
Bre writes – “I collect lenses out of cameras and put them on other stuff. I used gaffer tape to make my nokia 7610 have a fisheye.” Full photo set here – Link. If you get bored with your camera phone, this is a lot of fun.
David writes – “I’m building a life-sized version of the shuttlecraft used in Star Trek movies. Not finished yet, but you can see where it is going.” – Link. Awesome!
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Scalleja writes – “If you want to have the next feature in your photos “Click here to see where this photo was taken” just follow the following steps: 1.- Go to BeeLoop’s Lat/Lon to Flickr’s geoTags page. 2.- Move the map to the desired location and copy the geotagged text […]
Mobius88 sent in some great do it yourself water cooling resources from Overclockers: How cheaply can you cool a CPU with water? About $135 – 150. An introduction to High-end water cooling and more – Link. Pictured here, $15 PVC Reservoir from Mark Goudie.
At a recent conference I met Joel Greenberg and saw that he made a great homemade windscreen, I asked him to cook up a how to, and he did! – this fuzzy project can cut wind noise for a fraction of the price of professional models. – Link.
David writes – “Radio Shack sells a $19 TV game called “Hummer offroad Racing” which has a full Commodore 64 inside that can be turned into a full computer.” – Link. Related: Hacking the C64 DTV. Retro-gaming joystick easily converts into full Commodore computer emulator. MAKE 02 – Page 149.
