RSSArchives: August 2007
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August 27, 2007
Safe cracking for the computer scientist
Rootsecure has a massive PDF on safe cracking called "Safe cracking for the computer scientist" - it's from 2004 but loads of interesting information - [via] - Link (PDF).
More crackery:
Safe Cracking - Link.
Safe man - history of safes and safe cracking - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 05:00 PM
Science |
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Howtoons site is live!
In each MAKE we have a special "Howtoon" it's one of my favorite sections - Howtoons is dedicated to the DIY kids world of science, engineering, art and crafts. The Howtoons universe was created by Saul Griffith, Nick Dragotta, and Joost Bonsen. They started out creating DIY projects thru the language of comics. Their work can be seen in Make and Craft magazine and the upcoming 114 page book published by HarperCollins. The book contains 16 How-To projects such as marshmallow shooter, turkey-bastor flutes, and soda bottle rockets. The book will be available in bookstores Nov. 07.
Now Howtoons.com comes to the web with the help of Ryan McKinley and Phil Torrone. The site aims to inspire kids to build and create thru single page webcomics with downloadable PDF's, an exciting blog, a library referencing great stuff on the web, and a legends section linked to wiki entries. You've been warned Howtoons is coming at ya!
- The Howtoons site! - Link.
- The Howtoons blog! - Link.
- The Howtoons toons! - Link.
- The Howtoons book! - Link.
- The Howtoons RSS feed - Link.
We'll do a round up here on MAKE once and awhile on happenings over @ Howtoons for the young Makers (but we know adults read these too!)... Stay tuned!
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 04:00 PM
Announcements |
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Kondo GENEX Suit kit review
MAKE pal I-Wei Huang has fallen big-time for mini-humanoid robots. We can only hope he won't give up his steam obsession in the process. For ROBOTS-DREAMS, I-Wei has written an in-depth review of the A-621 GENEX Suit kit, a Polycarbonate skin/"body armor" for the Kondo KHR-2HV. Ever the kit basher, I-Wei added LED eyes to his bot by busting into a two-bulb LED keychain flashlight he had.
PS: And is it just me or are those cotter pin nipples a tad... kinky?
Kondo GENEX Robot Suit Review by CrabFu - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 27, 2007 04:00 PM
Reviews, Robotics, Toys and Games |
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Solar teapot heating
Natural heating, from MAKE Flickr photo pool member Avneyon... Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 03:00 PM
Green, Made On Earth |
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HOW TO - Revive a near-dead gas grill
Sometimes the DIY projects just aren't that sexy, they're downright grimy, thankless. Like this Instructable, for bringing an old gas grill back from the brink of the garbage heap. I've done this type of cleaning/refurbishing on grills before and it is not a lot of fun. But the results, and the pride found therein (not to mention the feeling that you've saved something from the indignities of the landfill), makes it worth the effort.
Gas Grill Renovation - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Aug 27, 2007 02:00 PM
DIY Projects, Green, Instructables |
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Hand crank flashlight - USB charger
Moddy has a step by step guide on hacking up hand crank flashlights with a USB port for charging 5V gadgets (electronics that get their power or can be powered from the USB port)...Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 01:00 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gadgets |
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Through the viewfinder
John writes -
People are modifying old cameras to take photos 'through the viewfinder' of the old camera, usually with newer digital cameras. Some of the more common ones are Twin Lens reflex models, but people are doing it with all kinds. The group discussion includes a lot of 'how-to' info with making 'contraptions.' Here's a photo of mine -- a modified copy of someone else's version (above)...The Through The Viewfinder Pool - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, Imaging |
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Loud objects & Lullatone - electronicy music and soldering
If the Maker movement had a soundtrack I think there might be couple songs from Lullatone & Loud Objects / Tristan Perich/1-Bit Music. I went to Glasslands Gallery in NY, it's a warehouse-like space in Williamsburg that had a few bleepity-bloop electronic sampled music acts in one evening. Loud Objects being a live soldering show that screams out at you with Tristan drumming out in the end, a great contrast of meat and machine (the 1-bit music CD comes with chips too)... Lullatone is from Japan and there at one point I thought I was in a 3rd grade music class taken over by Hello Kitty, Super Mario and maybe a truck of sugar.... Good times -Link.
Does Making things have a sound? Post up your fave bands in the comments (the more DIY music instrument the better)...
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 11:00 AM
Arts, Electronics, Events, Music |
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Arduino category on MAKE
There are so many Arduino projects lately (and we are now stocking, well trying to keep stocking) the Arudino kits in the Maker store I'm giving them their own category here on MAKE...
What's Arduino? Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or environments - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 10:00 AM
Arduino, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Arduino TV
Xsmurf has more photos of the "Arduino TV" project and code! - [via] Link.
Related:
Vidéo avec Arduino, afficher sur moniteu - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 09:00 AM
Arduino, DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Bare-handed bottle smash
Amasci shows you how to pop the bottom off of most glass bottles with your bare hands.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 08:00 AM
DIY Projects, Science |
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Chain mail T-Shirt
ThinkGeek has an incredible chain mail T-Shirt (unless it was an April fool's product, but it seems like they're really selling them)...
The ThinkGeek Chain Mail T-Shirt is real chain mail, made from thousands of anodized aluminum rings. This makes the shirt fairly light (for chain mail) at around 20 pounds. But keep in mind that the aluminum rings can be bent and come uncoupled if you don't take care with the garment. We have included a small bag of extra rings that you can easily bend into place with needle nose pliers if any repairs are needed.Chain mail T-Shirt - Link.
$100 is a little pricey, but you could make your own chain mail (or try to!)...
Related:
Chain maille how-to - Link.
Ceramic Chain Mail Art - Link.
From the pages of CRAFT:
Battle Chic - Craft a wardrobe of medieval armor with DIY chainmail. Download sample PDF, read the digital edition or subscribe.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 07:00 AM
Crafts |
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Low-power FM radio
Rick Karr over @ Bill Moyer's Journal has a great story about low power FM and how it might go away when it's most needed...
Imagine climbing a hundred-foot radio tower in the howling headwinds of a Category 3 hurricane so that you can stay on the air and keep your neighbors informed as catastrophe bears down. Or remaining at your post, on the mic and on the air, as floodwaters engulf the radio studio. Or pouring every cent of your income into the station to say on the air the aftermath, even though you're living in a FEMA-issue trailer because you've lost your home and everything in it.Low-power FM radio - Link.I can't. But Brice Phillips has done every one of those things. And that's why he's one of the most remarkable people I've ever met, and an inspiration to those of us who believe that community radio has the power to change lives -- and save lives.
Pictured here, FMexperts.com's circular polarized FM broadcast antenna - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 06:00 AM
Telecommunications |
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Punch the (alarm) clock, no really...
Here's how to mod an alarm clock so that it will enter snooze mode when you smack it, Dimension Engineering writes -
In this project, we will bypass the mechanical snooze switch on top, and instead turn the alarm clock off in a much more fun way: punching it! Hopefully along the way I will be able to teach you some techniques that are useful in reverse engineering, so you can apply them to future projects.DE-ACCM application note: Hacking an alarm clock - [via] Link.This project is aimed at intermediate electronics enthusiasts, who have mastered the art of the multimeter and are comfortable with soldering a complex circuit.
This project involves working with a device that connects to mains voltages. The alarm clock I used just so happened to be designed so well that it was impossible to touch any mains voltages inside it. Other alarm clocks may not give you this comfort and will most likely have a different layout inside. Do not attempt this project unless you are 100% sure you know you can do it safely!
Zork!:
Shocking alarm clock!- Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 05:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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DIY remote camera trigger (PDF)
Wiley has a 46+ page PDF on how to make your own DIY auto-camera trigger - [via] - Link (PDF).
From the pages of MAKE:
Kite Aerial Photography Puts Your Eye in the Sky. To take pictures from a kite, you need three things: a kite, a camera, and a special rig that attaches the camera to the kiteline and activates the shutter button on the camera. Here's how to do it. MAKE 01 - Page 50. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 01 in the Maker store - Link.
Single-Use Digicam for Kite Aerial Photography. A simple, lightweight timer circuit triggers a shot every minute. MAKE 02 - Page 130. Subscribers--read this article now in your digital edition or get MAKE 02 in the Maker store - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Imaging |
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Old books sculptures
Alright, anyone know where these old books sculptures came from? - [via] Link.
More book art:
Bookshelf, from old books - Link.
Book art! - Link.
Book art - Link.
Nicholas Galanin's Sculpture from Books - Link.
Book sculptures - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 03:00 AM
Arts |
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The SunFlopper: a mini heliostat made from a floppy drive
Brian writes -
This is still pretty much a work-in-progress, but I did manage to create a successful heliostat (sun tracker) from the above TEAC model FD-235HF 3.5" floppy drive. This procedure will likely work just fine, with a bit of adaptation, on any drive new enough to have CMOS logic on its chipset. This particular drive (probably a lot of others) only needs a single 5V DC supply. It has two boards, one with the stepper and main logic, and one with the spindle. The first is the only one needed, and it draws 0.1 Watt with the motor off, and 1 Watt with the motor running, so it should be easy enough to power with a cheapo hobbyist 5V solar cell if stand-alone operation is needed, perhaps a sub-watt one if a large capacitor is supplied to build up enough juice for a motor step over time...The SunFlopper: a mini heliostat made from a floppy drive - [via] Link.
Gotta do something with those old floppy drives!
Related floppage:
HOW TO - Reusing a floppy stepper motor - Link.
Readymade's CD covers from old floppy discs... - Link.
HOW TO - Make a floppy disk bag - Link.
Floppy Disk Enterprize - Link.
3.5 inch floppy diskette sculpture - Link.
SD/MMC card in floppy edge-connector - Link.
Huge floppy disk - Link.
CD/DVD cases made with old 5 1/4 floppy disks - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 02:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics |
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Modifying a cheap portable cellphone jammer
This is interesting, "Blastwavelabs" bought a portable cell phone jammer from a company called DealExtreme, it appears the jammer ships set to frequencies outside North America but it can be modded to work by turning the trim pots a bit (small potentiometers to tune/trim the voltage)... I'm not sure that would actually work that great without a spectrum analyzer, either way a fun read and please debate in comments about a device like this... - Link.
Related:
Personal cell phone signal blocker device ($48 - not sure what's up with this company, proceed with caution) - Link.
Wavebubble open source RF jammer - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 01:00 AM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gadgets, Telecommunications, Wireless |
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Math clock
Not sure where this clock came from but it's a fun way to tell time with math formulas... It would be simple to make your own with any cheapo clock kit - [via] Link.
Related:
Continuous-sweep mini quartz movement clock parts (a clock kit I spotted, post up other/better/cheaper ones in the comments)... - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Aug 27, 2007 12:00 AM
DIY Projects |
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August 26, 2007
Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week:
- HOW TO - Getting Started with Arduino - Link.
- Quilling 101: The art of rolling thin strips of paper into different shapes - Link.
- Crochet Computer Tape Baskets - Link.
- Mosaic Art by Jason Mecier - Link.
- Baseball Cupcakes - Link.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Aug 26, 2007 06:00 PM
Crafts |
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