The tinker.it blog (and site) has tons of great projects for designers and artists, like this one a Multitouch table -
This is an experiment based on “frustrated total internal reflection” aka FTIR. This is a very basic demo and we did it just to see how it work and it took us just 4 days!
tinker.it » Blog Archive » multitouch table experiment – Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 11:55 AM
Categories: DIY Projects, Electronics | 5 Comments
Since its beta release, Parallels has let Mac users run Windows simultaneously with Mac OS X on any Intel Mac, which is a real boon whenever you need that one Windows-specific program you just can’t avoid. But the recent Official Update (free for all registered users of Parallels Desktop) offers the ability to bypass Windows altogether and get right to the apps you need. With Coherence mode, you can now launch and run Windows applications directly within your Mac desktop, just as you would any Mac app.
Even though the windows for your Windows applications are now divorced from the virtual Windows desktop in Coherence mode under Parallels, you’ll still want to have your Windows virtual machine running before you launch any programs under Parallels. Otherwise, launching the application will take as long as launching Windows. But as long as Windows is running, launching a specific application is pretty snappy. Just click on its icon in the Dock, as you would any other program, and up it comes.
I’ve been testing out Word 2007 lately, which now lives right next to Word 2004 in my Dock. As you can see, opening it and getting straight to a new document takes no time at all, and I get my own Word 2007 window, making it look (almost) like a native Mac app. You can also access Windows applications that don’t live in your dock by just clicking the Windows Start menu in what now effectively becomes a Windows-specific Dock just above your real Dock. – Link to video download.
Posted by makemagazineuser | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 11:17 AM
Categories: hacks | No Comments
MAKE stopped in to homeX @ Parson’s with James Powderly of EYEBEAM. Last night was mouse taxidermy, the linked photos are of mice taxidermy, so if that is something that you’re not comfortable with please skip this – Mouse taxidermy involves dead mice.
Here’s a bit about the class… the homeX concept is really interesting, it would be great to see homeX classes sprout up around the world, learning some of these skills…
Disruptive Home Economics will take us all through the center and to the fringe of what it means to make-it and do-it-yourself. Through in-class workshops and small group or individual assignments, this course will expose students, instructors and guests to a range of tools and public domain research selected to expand our concept of what we can make ourselves at home. We will start by making or modifying existing DIY and How-to projects and studying the way other makers solve problems and create documentation. Over the course of the semester, we will get hands-on experience designing, documenting and sharing our own DIY projects and research. We will take a generalist’s approach and expose ourselves to projects that involve a wide range of mechanical, electrical, computational and chemical processes. We will combine novel tools and materials with common ones and build projects for ourselves as well as tools for others. Along the way, we will also look at the way local and global cultural contexts influence the tools and technologies we make and those we use, as well as the implications of open source production by the masses. Students will be encouraged to release their work as openly and widely as possible and to experiment with traditional and contagious distribution of their projects.
homeX » Week 6: Mouse Taxidermy – Link & photos – Link.
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Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 9:52 AM
Categories: DIY Projects | 10 Comments
This is pretty straight forward, this maker took apart one of those hand cranked flashlights and soldered in a plug for his phone – this video shows you how -
Use A Flashlight To Power Your… Video – Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 8:32 AM
Categories: Cellphones, DIY Projects, Electronics | 2 Comments
Samantha writes -
I turned the shell of my dead iMac into a bedside lamp with an LED light from IKEA. Mmm, limelight!
Diary of a Necromancer – Little Miss Cleverpants – Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 7:36 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, DIY Projects | 1 Comment
Seth writes -
After a month of messing around, I finally got my act together and started working on my PID heating pad controller. Well, actually it is only a P heating pad controller right now, but I will go into that later.
The Goal: Create a PID controlled heating pad to regulate the temperature of a Bio-Dome.
I got two Arduinos for Christmas, so I had most of the hardware to control the heating pad. I was hoping that I would just be able to modify the pad’s circuits, but it is not just an on and off switch and the only IC on it was made in China by some unknown company so I could not find any info on it.
Jerd King – Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 6:37 AM
Categories: DIY Projects, Electronics, Science | No Comments
I’ve been using a MacBook Pro for about a year now, but with a growing desire to be able to swap internal hard drives whenever I feel like it, I’ve decided to switch to a black MacBook. It’s basically perfect, except for a barely audible whine (which I’m convinced most people would not even notice). I had a similar problem with my MacBook Pro, but it was a bit louder; that was solved by having the LCD inverter repaired.
I checked out the Apple discussion forums and found a weird fix that worked for me:
1) open photo booth
2) force quit (not just quit, force quit)
3) sleep (i just leave the lid open and use the menu option)
wait until you see the pulsing light and wait for a couple seconds
4) wake up quiet
If I later start and then quit Photo Booth, the whine comes back. Also, if I leave Photo Booth running in the dock, it silences it completely, and only uses 3% of the CPU (Photo Booth doesn’t show a live dock icon). But I love the Force Quit solution because it’s so strange. Link
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Posted by Brian Jepson | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 5:51 AM
Categories: hacks | 2 Comments
Here’s a great 400+ page book (free) for download from the 1920′s on airplane photography -
Airplane Photography – Google Book Search – Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 5:43 AM
Categories: Imaging, Retro | No Comments
Check out these great bass guitars! Which one is your favorite?
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 4:09 AM
Categories: Made On Earth, Music | 10 Comments
Dale has some good news – the Maker Faire proposal deadline has been extended!
We are getting many, many terrific proposals for Maker Faire. Nearly half of them have come in at the last two days. To relieve this crunch, we’ve decided to extend the deadline about two weeks to Midnight (PST) Sunday March 18.
We will begin reviewing all of those proposals submitted by the deadline and follow up on them very soon. In other words, if you got your proposal in by the deadline, you’ll hear from us before the date of the new extended deadline. You’ll be ahead of the rest of them.
Last year, we did accept a bunch of proposals up until the week before the Faire because it’s hard to say no to cool projects. However, accepting late proposals means that the programs and maps for attendees weren’t as helpful as they could be. So, to demonstrate that we learned something from having done this once, we really want to give ourselves (and you) the time to do it right. Thanks for your help.
Finally, here’s some ideas for topics that we’re looking for:
We are really excited to see the wide variety of projects already proposed.
Thanks,
Dale
Posted by Phillip Torrone | Wednesday February 28th, 2007 4:00 AM
Categories: Announcements, Maker Faire | 3 Comments
Exclusively in the Maker Shed, this updated Redpark Breakout Pack for Arduino and iOS makes interfacing your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the real world easy! This bundle includes the new RedPark TTL Cable for iOS so a TTL adapter (and soldering) is no longer required.
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