Make Your Own Fabric Wall Decals [DIY]
If you want to decorate your kid’s wall or even add some fun images to your man cave you can create your own fabric wall decals easily and pretty inexpensively using cotton fabric, iron-on adhesive shee…
Repurpose a Fabric-Covered Mouse Pad as a Trivet [Video]
If you have an old mouse pad you’re thinking about tossing culinary weblog Chow gives three suggestions on how to repurpose the pad as a jar opener, as beverage coasters, or as a trivet. More …
mbed and a few resistors runs console, VGA, and PS/2
[Jordan] writes in to show us a project he has been working on called MbedConsole. Living up its name [Jordan] has managed to run a 640×480 VGA output, PS/2 port and console all from the mbed itself. We really mean from an mbed only; no extra hardware is required aside from a few resistors and […]
Save Money By Using Vinegar In Rental Carpet Cleaners [Carpets]
If you rent a steam or hot water extraction carpet cleaner you may be tempted to buy the expensive branded cleaning solutions offered by the rental company but white vinegar also works quite well and fo…
DIY LED Holiday "Greeting Cards" [Video]
If you’re a beginning electronics hobbyist a good way to increase your skills and make a DIY gift for someone you care about. More »
Stack Teacups and Saucers Together to Avoid Toppling [Dishes]
Martha Stewart’s weblog recommends that instead of stacking all of your saucers in one stack and teacups in another that you stack them together as in the photo above to avoid teacups toppling over in y…
CNC Jacquard loom will weave anything
The Jacquard loom, invented in the early 1800s, used punched cards to manufacture relatively complex textiles such as damask and brocade. These punched cards were eventually used by census workers, mechanical calculators, early analog computers, the earliest digital computers, and even the humble Arduino. That doesn’t mean the Jacquard loom was left in the 17th […]
Ginormous Ultimaker can print slightly smaller Ultimakers
[bwattendorf] showed off his Gigimaker, a huge version of a Ultimaker at the Maker Faire this weekend. It’s got a print area 2.5 feet square and 3.5 feet high. Currently, the team is using the machine to print off parts for smaller desktop-sized 3D printers, but theoretically this printer could be used to print life-sized companion […]
Rideable hexawalker is Chibikart’s kin
The folks from MIT made their way to the NYC Maker Faire, and of course brought a pair of Chibikarts. [Nancy Ouyang] wouldn’t allow those portable go karts take center stage at the MIT booth though; her Hexarideablepod (yes, that’s what she calls it) saw much more action from the kids clamoring to take something for […]
"What are some creative ways to deal with monitor screen glare?" [Ask The Commenters Roundup]
What are some creative ways to deal with monitor screen glare?
What are good websites to help me make an informed decision about who to vote for?
Does anyone know of an Android app that would let me s…