Legal pad + grid paper = Doane paper
Doane was in a product design meeting and noticed half the people were using legal pads and the other half grid paper, so combined the two – you can download this free paper and print it out here – [via] Link.
DIY Projects
Aerial photography rig from MAKE…
MAKE Flickr photo pool member dwstucke built a rig to take pictures from a kite – “Here’s a basic kite aerial photography rig built from plans in the premier issue of Make magazine by Charles Benton. Uses an Olympus D-150 digital camera or with slight adjustments a Kodak disposable camera. Yes, those are popsicle sticks […]
DIY Under $10 CD cases…
Omni96 has a simple and easy sub $10 CD case on Instructables. You’ll need some plastic CD pockets, velcro and a hot glue gun. Link.
Building a MAME (Retro arcade game cabinet)
MAKE Flickr photo pool member aTanguay writes – “This is the log of the construction of my ‘MAME’ Arcade cabinet in the late summer of 2005. Another in a long line of hair brained schemes and brutal wastes of time and resources. The main box came together very quickly, then all the little details ate […]
HOW TO – Manage digital images
Here’s a good article about managing your photos, it’s timely, a few Makers out there have emailed about managing their photos from their projects (before they put them in the MAKE Flickr photo pool!) – “The explosion of digital imaging has left professional and serious amateur photographers drowning in photographs, with little guidance on how […]
HOW TO – Room sized camera obscura
Using some poster board and a blank eye glass lens Rob projects an image of what’s outside on his wall, he writes – “This post will explain how to easily make a room sized camera obscura by placing a lens on a window and having the outside view projected onto the opposite wall.” Link.
RS232 Bluetooth modem! The BlueDongle
SparkFun is officially THE COOLEST, this Bluetooth serial dongle is going to make dozens of projects easier – uses the standard serial com port interface (no need to mess with USB drivers or software) and steals power from USB! “The BlueDongle is the latest Bluetooth devices from SFE. These units are based on the BlueRadios […]
