Justin and Michael come from vinyl listening parents. At some point in the last decade or so, they were pressed into dragging their folks’ record collection into the digital age. Between them, they have translated hundreds of records into computer friendly formats. Here are their tips on converting music. Justin is a great guitar player, […]
Never burn your mouth on a hot drink again… No matter your poison — coffee, tea, hot chocolate, sake — take a gulp too soon out of the pot and chances are good that you’ll burn your mouth. But build this Smart Coaster and you’ll always know when it’s safe to sip. According to my […]
Julie is a teacher down the hall from me. From time to time she and other teachers offer workshops to other teachers after school. Over the past couple of days, she has showed ten colleagues from the science, special education, history, administration and art how to work with PMC, Precious Metal Clay. Julie talked a […]
James Delaney’s created The Unfocused Brain, an interesting variation on Mitch Altman’s Brain Machine: This program and schematic is designed to flash LED’s in certain brain wave inducing patterns. The device is controlled by four buttons that switch the generator between Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Theta frequencies. … After building and trying out the SLM […]
If you’re driving through the rural town of Panama, N. Y., and forgot to wear a watch, you’re in luck. Engineer John Miktuk used scrap LEDs and a GPS to assemble a giant clock on the side of his garage. The timekeeper began as a sign of self-appreciation. Miktuk had a bunch of red LEDs […]
Turn off TVs by just looking at them – By Mitch Altman…. “Hey, you mind turning that thing off?” Simple enough question, but I got tired of people looking at me like I’m from Mars. When a TV is on in the room, I can’t think. I just stare at the thing and drool. So […]
I suffer from a serious lack of fancy hats, but thanks to instructables user Rine, I can get my fine millinery supplies at the local grocery store and make a fancy hat from sponges.
