Category: Maker

  • Firewalker LED Sneakers

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    Upcoming In The Shop project

  • Updated Paulk Work Bench

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    I am evaluating a number of work benches for inclusion or modification into my rolling shop which I hope to begin later this year.  This one is certainly worth my thinking about.  http://www.paulkhomes.com/Paulk_Homes… Ron has updated his popular Paulk Work Bench. The new bench is lighter, easier to build, lower cost to build, sets up…

  • Shop ADX GIFTED for The Holidays

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      GIFTED 2013 From the ADX Web Site: Gifted is a local goods gathering, gift fair, and holiday party all rolled into one! This year, we’ve teamed up with Portland Made to present a marketplace that re-imagines what holiday shopping is all about. We’ve collected wonderful local vendors so you can get all your holiday…

  • In The Shop: Great Innovations Ultimate Engineering Screw Chart

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    I was reading the following article about the Engineering Slide Charts and realized that it was now available as an App for my phone. Engineering Slide Chart in Play The slide rule may be a quaint anachronism in this age of ubiquitous computing, but there’s still a place for the slide chart, the volvelle, the…

  • Replacing a Cracked iPhone 3G Screen

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    I recently obtained this wonderful iPhone 3G.  Well it will be when I Install a New iPhone 3G Display.  Then I will determine if I want to equip it as a pay as you go phone or just leave it as a nice iTouch or Strava tool for my bike.

  • DIY Doorbell Will Send Pictures Of Your Guests To Your Droid.

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    I found this project on TechCrunch written up by John Biggs.  Read the entire article on his website for all the related comments, articles and fun stuff.  I am simply saving it here to copy it to a maker I know with an Arduino. Say you’re a misanthrope and you’re afraid of humans. What to…

  • How I am Building a Low Effort Home Surveillance System With My PC

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    I reviewed and installed Active WebCam.  Active WebCam would not communicate with my FTP server which is setup for sftp and is primarily a trial version of a purchased package despite all the labeling.  So it was out. I moved to the much simpler Secure Cam which I like a great deal better. Secure Cam…