My friend Mark Frauenfelder and I took our kids to a class on car theft this weekend. Part of Machine Project‘s new series entitled Good People Doing Bad Things, it was absolutely wonderful. Instructors Tom Jennings and Jason Torchinsky should be either thrown in jail or made into heroes of the people. The class description: […]
This year, MAKE/O’Reilly author Damien Stolarz (iPhone Hacks, Car PC Hacks) agreed to be our eyes and ears on the ground at CES, scoping out hardware at the show that he thought would be of interest to makers. Here’s his second installment, a tour of North Hall and the International Pavilion. (Here’s Part 1) Thanks, […]
Sherry Huss, Maker Media’s Director of Sales and Events, posted this phonecam pic on Facebook of Jeff Potter’s Cooking for Geeks, spotted at the Wired Science Station. Wired is also featuring a MakerBot in their Maker Station. More: 10 questions with Jeff Potter of Cooking for Geeks Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Cooking for Geeks Alt.CES: […]
It’s that time again. Along with death and taxes, the thing you can count on is the annual gadget gorgefest known as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In past years, we’ve run a series of posts during CES, from the climate-controlled comfort of our MAKE bunker, covering the tech coming out of the show, and […]
I especially like the use of staples as emergency jumpers.
It all starts with soldering. Over the years, we’ve been on something of a mission to teach soldering to all of our readers and we hope we’ve encouraged some of you to take the plunge. If not, now’s the time! It’s really not hard to do. It just takes a little practice and a few […]
Got some strange screws that need unscrewing? Want to get in there and modify some gear the manufacturer didn’t trust you to open? Check out the 54 Piece Bit Driver Kit from the Maker Shed. The kit includes a magnetized driver with metal shaft, swivel top, and rubberized grip, a 60 mm extension, a 130 mm flexible extension, and 54 bits. Problem solved!
