Dimme writes in – WebVisitors blinker is a quick ‘n’ dirty Arduino project. Something very easy to do to get started with Arduino. If you have a web server where you live you can see when somebody visits your web site in real time. It gives you a warm feeling of knowing that somebody visits […]
Gever Tulley’s 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do (video) – Gever Tulley, founder of the Tinkering School, talks about our new wave of overprotected kids — and spells out 5 (and really, he’s got 6) dangerous things you should let your kids do. Allowing kids the freedom to explore, he says, will […]
IEEE has a new video series called IEEE.tv, some interesting stuff. Green engineering and toxins in electronics, fun! – IEEE.tv is an internet based television network made possible by the members of IEEE.IEEE.tv produces and delivers special-interest programming about technology and engineering for the benefit of IEEE’s members and the general public.IEEE.tv can be launched […]
I activated the new stats feature on my Flickr account and here is some of the data. The hand charged iPod shuffle is the top photo it seems – Link (active yours if you use Flickr).
If you use Flickr (many of our maker do) you can now edit your photos right in the browser using their partner site Picnik. I played around, it works great! – Link.
Not bad for $60! – For $60, developers and Linux hackers can now buy the guts of the recently unveiled $200 Everex TC2502 Linux PC. The compact, ultra-efficient, x86-compatible “gOS Dev Board” comes with “gOS,” a lightweight Linux-based OS meant for use with Google Apps. The gOS operating system was initially created for use in […]
Before. After. VectorMagic is a site that turn images in to vector art, this is very useful for folks who do animation, Adobe Flash, illustrations and laser cutting/etching… For kicks I uploaded the MAKE logo in JPG format, here’s a screenshot (before and after) not bad! – [via] Link & their comparisons.
