Bob sent in these great Google calc tips for makers– One of the most useful tools I’ve found for Makers is Google’s built in calculator. It knows about all kinds of units and is as simple as typing in plain English. For example… Say I have an LED that I want to run from a […]
A MAKE reader writes – “This is one of the coolest things I’ve done with my cell phone in a while. YouMail is essentially a replacement voice mail for your cell phones. Among many features, it allows you to record unique voice greetings for anyone who calls you, based on their caller ID. You can […]
Ordering parts is sometimes the hardest part when doing projects, Digi-Key recently updated their site making searching for things a little easier… Eventually we’ll do a screencast of a parts ordering session to show how “fun” it can be looking for the best and cheapest parts. [via] – Link. Related parts: Mouser Electronics – Electronic […]
Here’s how to server up your site for all the game systems, Harper writes – “The WordPress Ultimate Gamer’s Pack is an essential set of plugins that automatically renders an optimized version of your posts and pages when visitors come to your blog on a Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS-Lite, or Sony PSP. Each device is […]
The new version of Google SketchUp is out (version 6) and it is has some new features… “Developed for the conceptual stages of design, Google SketchUp is a powerful yet easy-to-learn 3D software tool that combines a simple, yet robust tool-set with an intelligent drawing system that streamlines and simplifies 3D design. From simple to […]
John writes – “LibraryThing lets you catalog your books, but the coolest part, to me, is that they have a feature that lets you repurpose the CueCat, a late-ninties barcode scanner which was hitherto useless dot com schwag. Now you can use it to scan your books into their system! Very cool.” – Link. Related: […]
DIGG just added a whole bunch of new features, including a new podcast section, the MAKE podcast is now listed with our past episodes so check it out and DIGG away… – Link. Nice work Kevin and gang!
