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Thomas made this simple tutorial on how to dampen the loud sounds of your Rock Band drum pad controller using some self-adhesive foam and felt. I think the color coding would help me play the game better, too! Thomas shows a video with altered and unaltered pads so you can hear the difference. (Thanks, Matt!) […]
Making Things Talk author Tom Igoe will be presenting a workshop at ETech 2008 using one of the projects from the book: a networkable pong game controller: Making Things Talk, the new book by Tom Igoe, shows you how to build devices that can talk to each other (and to other devices) over a network. […]
This Wednesday (7 PM – 9 PM ET) is the January meeting of Dorkbot DC and the inaugural meeting of Make: DC, a new project building group inspired by MAKE magazine. We will likely be holding several joint Dorkbot DC and Make: DC events throughout the coming year. During this first joint meeting, we’ll be […]
From the CRAFT Flickr pool comes Cafe Fernando’s beaded robot plush. I love the mix of rough-looking wool fabric (which came from IKEA pillows) and shiny semi-precious beads from Grand Bazaar Istanbul). Such great detail work! More pix at the source. Link.
AlpineButterfly writes in – A good friend of mine offered up an old style cabinet TV.. and for some reason it called out to become a bar! Thank you Sally! This project is an experiment in MANY ways. It’s the first time I tackled grouting. First time I’ve cut glass. First time I sewed a […]
Diane at CraftPod brings us crafting with pasta! Who knew! Diane talks with pasta-crafter extraordinaire, Lancea LaPorte and brings us some great links on how to make stuff with pasta. Listen to her podcast here. Link.
Jerry at Cooking by the Seat of my Pants shows us how to make ale bread. Jerry writes, “A hearty side to a comfort stew in this cold season“. Link
