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July 16, 2007
FairUse4WM, v1.3 Fix 2
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Divine Tao (Viodentia) released FairUse4WM which gets rid of the protections on the subscription music for XP (WMP 11), Vista, files bought and sent for Zune and more... - [via] Link.
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Jul 16, 2007 09:00 AM
Computers, Music |
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Lampshade light tent
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories write -
Here's a cheap and easy way to deal with getting rid of pesky reflections, shadows and backgrounds in your small object photography: use a lampshade for a light tent.Lampshade light tent - Link.
This $6 lampshade from IKEA is white, nearly cylindrical, and has an adjustable (removable) mounting bracket, all of which make it easily adaptable to this purpose.
Illuminating light tents @ MAKE
PVC Light box / light tent - Link.
Make your own Light tent - Link.
DIY light box - Link.
Cheap 1$ light tent / light box - Link.
HOW TO - Make a super simple light tent - Link.
HOW TO - Make an Ikea hamper light tent - Link.
Budget photographic lighting "tent" - in a bucket - Link.
HOW TO: Take better photos with a $10 light tent - Link.
Copper light box / light tent - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 16, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Mr. T1 - Determine your bandwidth speed with Mr.T.
No more jibba jabba, determine your bandwidth speed with Mr.T. -
"Mr. T1" is a bandwidth meter detector that runs as a standalone, cross-platform (OSX, Linux, Windows) application. The project constantly checks the current speed of the connected network and if it reaches that of a standard T1 line (1.5mbit/sec) or higher then a Mr.T sound sample is triggered in the form of "I Pity The Fool" or one of Mr.T's other various sayings. The project playfully examines the metaphorical connection between fictional characters from mainstream entertainment media and the naming conventions of modern communication systems such as the Internet.Mr. T1 - Determine your bandwidth speed with Mr.T. - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 16, 2007 07:00 AM
Arts, Computers, Online |
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DIY Realistic wound
Pull and Twist shows you how to make a pretty gross (and realistic wound effect)... - Link.
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Jul 16, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Halloween |
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Wine bottle dome
Richard is making a wine bottle dome... he has has 3,000 so far, only 2,000 more bottles to go! - [via] Link.
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Jul 16, 2007 05:00 AM
Made On Earth |
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Our Biotech Future...
We'll stock all these kits in the Maker store as they become available :) - a fantastic article by Freeman Dyson... Our Biotech Future - The New York Review of Books -
Every orchid or rose or lizard or snake is the work of a dedicated and skilled breeder. There are thousands of people, amateurs and professionals, who devote their lives to this business. Now imagine what will happen when the tools of genetic engineering become accessible to these people. There will be do-it-yourself kits for gardeners who will use genetic engineering to breed new varieties of roses and orchids. Also kits for lovers of pigeons and parrots and lizards and snakes to breed new varieties of pets. Breeders of dogs and cats will have their kits too.Our Biotech Future - The New York Review of Books - [via] Link.Domesticated biotechnology, once it gets into the hands of housewives and children, will give us an explosion of diversity of new living creatures, rather than the monoculture crops that the big corporations prefer. New lineages will proliferate to replace those that monoculture farming and deforestation have destroyed. Designing genomes will be a personal thing, a new art form as creative as painting or sculpture.
Few of the new creations will be masterpieces, but a great many will bring joy to their creators and variety to our fauna and flora. The final step in the domestication of biotechnology will be biotech games, designed like computer games for children down to kindergarten age but played with real eggs and seeds rather than with images on a screen. Playing such games, kids will acquire an intimate feeling for the organisms that they are growing. The winner could be the kid whose seed grows the prickliest cactus, or the kid whose egg hatches the cutest dinosaur.
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Jul 16, 2007 04:00 AM
News from the Future |
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Kanzashi tutorial
Caitlyn writes -
This is an incredibly detailed tutorial about the japanese art of making kanazashi hair accesories dating back to 200 years ago when geisha started using them by deviantART member kurokami-kanzashi. The tutorial is in seven easily downloadable parts for your enjoyment. Each kanzashi is made out of multiple squared of small, folded fabric and a bit of glue, so it's fairly simple to make and they make great hair accesories for any outfit!Kanzashi tutorial - Link.
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Jul 16, 2007 03:00 AM
Arts, Crafts, DIY Projects |
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Giant Squid kinetic sculpture from found materials
Nemomatic writes -
This sculpture grew out of a long time fascination with the Giant Squid. My name being Nemo has meant a lifetime of "Captain Nemo" references, thus making me aware of these monsters since an early age. I am a sculptor who works almost exclusively with found materials, though typically I like to build things that look more like classic robots. For that reason this project posed several challenges. For one, I really wanted it to be a Giant Squid which meant finding some large objects, and it would mean breaking a lot of habits to depart from more human like forms. I also decided not to limit myself to aluminum, as I had been at the time, and integrate some brass pieces as well.Giant Squid kinetic sculpture from found materials - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 16, 2007 02:00 AM
Arts, DIY Projects, Instructables |
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Space invaders clock
Jason made a DIY space invaders clock using propeller-generated video on a vintage Sony tv, he writes-
I started out today with the goal of just displaying the time digitally, but I got sidetracked with the idea of representing the time with icons instead. I ended up going with this spacer invaders concept, using the number of aliens to represent minutes (0-59) and the extra lives represent hours. The last 4 digits of the high score also read out the time.space invaders clock - pr0jects! - Link.This is double-buffered, flicker-free video being generated by a propeller chip. Unfortunately the double-buffering uses up a ton of chip ram and I may have to scrap it to add more features eventually.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 16, 2007 01:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gaming |
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AVR Oscilloscope clock
The AVR Oscilloscope clock from Dutchtronix was covered here @ MAKE before, but I finally got around to building one - it's great. Makes an awesome clock out of an oscilloscope. Not bad for $35... Above are some pictures from the build! It's not actually supposed to work on a digital scope, so this was an experiment - and it worked!
This AVR Oscilloscope clock is available as a kit, using all through-hole components. The kit included ALL components necessary to assemble the board shown below, including a preprogrammed ATmega168 microcontroller. It does not include an oscilloscope. It also includes connectors for the Power and RS-232 headers on the board. The user can use these connectors to build the power and serial communication cables.AVR Oscilloscope clock - Link.
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Jul 16, 2007 12:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Kits |
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July 15, 2007
Great Day for Makers in Austin
The Austin auditions for Maker Faire were held at the Austin Children's Museum on Sunday July 15. We had a great turnout and a full afternoon of makers demonstrating their projects. We were really excited by the range and quality of the projects. As one of the makers said: "Everyone has smiles on their faces here."
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Jul 15, 2007 04:31 PM
Maker Faire |
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Automatically get Make: Podcast Videos and PDFs!
For the past year, I've put out a PDF every week to go along with the Make: podcast. That means that you can watch the video and then when you go to make the project, you can get all the details and supply lists and go through it step by step. Sometimes I put together original instructions if I made up the project and sometimes you'll get a mashup of an article out of Make: as well as my own notes from my build.
One of the cool things about PDFs is that they show up as an enclosure in the rss feed and so they show up in podcasting aggregators. So if you subscribe you'll automatically download it right along with the podcast!
Go watch all the podcasts and read all the PDFs from the past year at makezine.com/podcast! Subscribe in itunes! - Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Jul 15, 2007 08:32 AM
Weekend Projects |
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July 14, 2007
CRAFT 101: Macramé
Here's a special treat from the CRAFT blog - Accessorize your modern toys with this retro craft. From CRAFT 101: Macramé - CRAFT 03 (subscription information).
Macramé has come a long way since the 1970s when plant hangers were all the rage. I recall how excited I was when a class was offered at our local park. I was only 10 at the time, and I remember getting my ceiling tile, T-pins, and a big ball of jute to begin my first project. Soon after, I was making a hot pink plant hanger with big white wooden beads for my room.Craftzine.com blog: CRAFT 101: Macramé - Link.Years after leaving the craft behind, who would have dreamed I'd be using those same knots to create a pouch for a high-tech device? It's fun to knot accessories and jewelry using the new fibers and cords available.
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Jul 14, 2007 12:00 PM
Crafts |
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July 13, 2007
Maker Faire Austin: "auditions" this Sunday!
REMINDER: Maker Faire will descend on Austin on October 20-21 at the Travis County Fairgrounds. It's our first full-blown Maker Faire outside of the Bay Area and it's sure to be a DIY extravaganza of tech, science, art, craft, and family fun. Are you a maker or crafter who would like to show off your project at the Faire? The call for makers is now open with proposals due by midnight, August 15. Also, we'll be hosting a Maker Faire "audition" this Sunday, July 15, at Austin Children's Museum from 1pm to 5pm. To request a 15-minute post, email Maker Faire director Sherry Huss at sherry@oreilly.com
Maker Faire - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 13, 2007 05:00 PM
Announcements, Maker Faire |
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Weekend Project Birthday - Make a Jam Jar Jet! - Make: Video Podcast
This year of making videos has been awesome! Making something and then making a video about how to make it every week has been an incessant and intense year! Let's celebrate by making a jam jar jet!
This pulse jet works by igniting a flame, which pushes the gas out of the jar and then bit of a vacuum that it leaves sucks the air back in and the circle is repeated. Watch the video and download the pdf to learn how to make it!
I haven't done this alone, the guests on the show have brought their expertise to it. Thanks to everyone who's been a part of this show! Also, thanks to you for watching and commenting!
Weekend Projects is sponsored by Microchip Technology. Check out their seminars and the Microchip Masters Conference.
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Jul 13, 2007 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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Weekend Project Birthday - Make a Jam Jar Jet! - PDFcast
This podcast and pdf marks the 1 year birthday of the Weekend Projects Podcast! Over the past year, I've produced a video and put together a pdf every week!
This article, written by William Gurstelle, was originally printed in Make: Volume 5. This article has the material lists and extra notes that can't be found in the video. - PDF Link
Posted by Bre Pettis |
Jul 13, 2007 09:00 AM
MAKE PDF, MAKE Podcast, Weekend Projects |
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CD ROM fish craft
RedNeckOreo writes -
I originally made this as a craft for my 2 nephews and my niece, then I made another to use in my 5th grade school project on the Great Barrier Reef. Not only is this a great project for your little ones or as a good touch in a marine school project, even as an aquatic addition to your cubicle! It's pretty simple, and customizable. Hope you have fun with it!CD ROM Fish CraftLink.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 13, 2007 08:00 AM
Crafts, DIY Projects, Instructables |
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Servo tester
Here's a pretty good servo tester, it's pretty hardcore -
The Servo Tester 2 is hardware and software that, basically, makes a pulse width signal between 1 and 2 ms. This is the signal used to control common R/C servos. There are numerous servo tester construction articles on the Internet. This one has some advanced features, not usually found on servo testers.Servo Tester 2 - Link.
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Jul 13, 2007 07:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Aussie RocketCam
Here's a great page documenting the Aussie RocketCam model rocket flight -with- 2.4GHz inflight video link! - Link.
From the pages of MAKE:
Rocket-Launched Camcorder. Hack a $30, single-use camcorder to make it reusable, then launch it up in a model rocket and capture thrilling astronaut's view footage of high-speed neighborhood escape and re-entry. MAKE 07 - Page 78. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 07 @ the Maker store.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 13, 2007 06:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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RGB LED controller
Here's a nice PIC controlled LED lamp...
The original RGB PWM driver application that I wrote in 2004 had a few shortcomings. Probably the biggest was that it was not easy to add to or change the sequences. This new version addresses that problem, is more flexible and now includes the ability to put the PIC to 'sleep' and 'wake' it again using the sequence select switch, eliminating the need for an on/off switch in battery powered applications.RGB LED controller - Link.The circuit uses (RGB) Red, Green and Blue high brightness LEDs that are pulse width modulated (PWM) to vary the intensity of each colour LED. This allows effectively any colour to be generated with rapid changing strobe effects, fast and slow colour fades as well as static colours. The data used to set and change the colours is held in an easy to edit file so if you don't like the sequences provided with it, you can modify the sequence data include file yourself and reprogram with your own sequences.
The code can be assembled for use with the following PICs: 12F629, 12F675, 12F683. Just select the correct processor in the MPLAB IDE before assembling.
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Jul 13, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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