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Pocket References

Pocket References

These little books make the best gifts and stocking stuffers, the latest ones just arrived! Give the gift of conversion, handyman in your pocket, PC, woodworker and the old fave – Pocket Ref. Measure for Measure Pocket Reference The Most Comprehensive Conversion Factor Book in the World! This book sets a new standard for accurate, […]

Review – Making Things Talk: Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects

Review – Making Things Talk: Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects

We Make Money Not Art has a review our our new book Making Things Talk! – Link & more @ the Maker Store. Programming microcontrollers used to require an expensive development environment costing thousands of dollars and requiring professional electrical engineering expertise. But recent innovations, such as open-source physical computing platforms with simple i/o boards […]

MAKE 12 on sale now…

MAKE 12 on sale now…

Make Vol 12 features our special section on digital arts and crafts called “Upload,” where you’ll learn how to take infrared photographs, shoot movies with custom backgrounds, and make fun-to-watch slideshows of your digital family photos. You’ll also learn how to make an extremely loud air whistle, a solar-powered xylophone, and a TV remote control […]

New stuff @ the Maker Store…

New stuff @ the Maker Store…

We have some new things @ the Maker Store, check ’em out… – Link. Making Things Talk Programming microcontrollers used to require an expensive development environment costing thousands of dollars and requiring professional electrical engineering expertise. Open-source physical computing platforms with simple i/o boards and development environments have led to new options for hobbyists, hackers, […]