Brother P-Touch as kid’s toy – Damien Stolarz My daughter learned the alphabet using a variety of learning aids. I particularly credit the Leapfrog DVD series for teaching her both letter recognition and phonics. The learning games on her computer also helped reinforce some of the alphabet concepts, and with our coaching, she’s learned to […]
Kd7vnn writes – “The eagle cad tool is a great thing. It does have something that I see as a draw back. That is that you need to pick a package for your part while you are still working on the schematic phase of a project. I assume Cadsoft, the makers of eagle, have their […]
MAKE Flick photo pool member Hatchibombotar made a really nice cigar – “It’s not perfect (I went a little nuts with the epoxy; some of the hardware is a little too large; many of the holes are a little ragged) but it looks OK, and it works. Next step: install the pickup to make it […]
Peter writes – “Tensegrities are a type of structural system where all of the compression members (poles/columns) are supported and connected to each other with tensions members (ropes). This means that the poles look as if they are floating in a mass of cables. As promised, I am going to explain step-by-step how to build […]
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Coloradocrim writes – “Trying my hand at some circuit bending today. Here’s what I came up with. Check out the post [here] for some sounds. Not too exciting, but there’s not much of a circuit in this thing.” – Link. Related: Circuit Bending by Sabastian Boaz, Cristiana Yambo. Modify a […]
Jeff writes – “This Tech Help Guide will explain how to design and assemble blue and greenscreens and backdrops for photos and video, as well as how to easily and inexpensively build a portable frame to support these backdrops out of PVC pipe or metal conduit.” – [via] Link. Related: A million things to do […]
Alan writes – “Have an old hard drive that no longer works? As long as it still spins up chances are you could build a clock out of your old hard drive! You will need some electronic knowledge, some common electronic components and a bit of patience. The clock that is produced isn’t exactly practical […]
