Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Make03_2005: DIY - Workshop


Make03_2005: DIY - Workshop
Pdf | 6 pgs | 2 mb
  • Freedom to unscrew
  • Square deal
  • Reading and drawing schematics
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Make03_2005: DIY - Mobile


Make03_2005: DIY - Mobile
Pdf | 6 pgs | 2 mb
  • Keychain survival tools
  • Handheld know-it-all
  • Roll your own ringtones
  • Hack, plug, and play
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Make04_2005: DIY - Mobile


Make04_2005: DIY - Mobile
Daniel Jolliffe | Pdf | 2 pgs | 1 mb
Throw your voice. Build your own anonymous megaphone.
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Make04_2005: DIY - Music


Make04_2005: DIY - Music
Pdf | 14 pgs | 3 mb

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Make04_2005: DIY - Coffee


Make04_2005: DIY - Coffee
Pdf | 12 pgs | 3 mb

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Make06_2006: DIY - Gaming


Make06_2006: DIY - Gaming
Pdf | 4 pgs | 1 mb

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Make04_2005: DIY - Workshop


Make04_2005: DIY - Workshop
Adam Thornton & Amy Hroton | Pdf | 4 pgs | 1 mb
Building a tandem dog cart.
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Microcontroller Programming


Microcontroller Programming
Sparkle Labs | Make Vol. 04 - 2005 | Pdf | 8 pgs | 2 mb
Easy-to-program chips tell circuitry to do what you want.

Press a button and a light flashes a pattern. What makes it flash? It seerns like there's a tiny monkey in there flipping the switch. If so, many household iterns contain these tiny monkeys. They're what send the infrared (IR) codes out of our remote controls and then decode them in our televisions. They run our washing machines and toasters. These tiny monkeys are rnicrocontrollers, and you can train them to help you with your own projects.
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The World's Biggest MP3 Player


The World's Biggest MP3 Player
Mister Jalopy | Make Vol. 04 - 2005 | Pdf | 5 pgs | 3 mb
Play and digitize your LP collection with this retromodern wonder machine.
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Homemade Strobe Photography


Homemade Strobe Photography
Tom Anderson & Wendell Anderson | Make Vol. 04 - 2005 | Pdf | 15 pgs | 3 mb
Pictures of high-speed events such as popping balloons, breaking glass,
and splashing liquids reveal interesting structures not visible to the naked eye. You
can take your own high-speed photos to capture these ephemeral events.
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Monday, September 14, 2009

VCR Cat Feeder


VCR Cat Feeder
James Larsson | Pdf | 10 pgs | 2 mb

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Make06_2006: DIY - Circuits


Make06_2006: DIY - Circuits
Pdf | 6 pgs | 1 mb

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Hardwired iPod


Hardwired iPod
Damien Solarz | Pdf | 4 pgs | 1 mb

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Make05_2006: DIY - Science


Make05_2006: DIY - Science
Pdf | 8 pgs | 3 mb

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Make05_2006: DIY - Mobile


Make05_2006: DIY - Mobile
Pdf | 6 pgs | 2 mb

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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Dumpster Cornucopia


Dumpster Cornucopia
Thomas Arey | Pdf | 2 pgs | 1 mb
Reusing components from discarded electronics
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Fun iPod Tricks
Wei-Meng Lee | Pdf | 3 pgs | 1 mb
Four ways to extend the usefulness of your digita lmusic player.
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Make05_2006: DIY - Television


Make05_2006: DIY - Television
Pdf | 6 pgs | 3 mb

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iSight Tripod Mount


iSight Tripod Mount
Pdf | 2 pgs | 1 mb

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Using Ecto for Almost Automatic Blogging


Using Ecto for Almost Automatic Blogging
Mark Frauenfelder | Pdf | 2 pgs | 1 mb

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Make05_2006: DIY - Home


Make05_2006: DIY - Home
Pdf | 6 pgs | 2 mb

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IR Remote Control Protocol


IR Remote Control Protocol
Andrew 'Bunnie' Huang | Make Vol. 05- 2006 | Pdf | 3 pgs | 1 mb
Get an infrared remote to turn your room lights on and off.
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Welding


Welding
Mister Jalopy | Make Vol. 03 - 2005 | Pdf | 12 pgs | 3 mb
If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire feed welder.
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Circuit Bending


Circuit Bending
Cristiana Yambo & Sabastian Boaz | Make Vol. 04 - 2005 | Pdf | 14 pgs | 4 mb
Modify a Casio keyboard (or other electronic audio stuff) and start playing some of
the strangest sounds you've ever heard.
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Sensor Interface


Sensor Interface
Tom Igoe | Make Vol. 05- 2006 | Pdf | 8 pgs | 3 mb
How circuits communicate with the outside world.

A typical home appliance contains several sensors, from the switches and dials you interact with to the temperature sensors and limit switches that keep your coffee pot from overflowing or setting the house on fire when the last cup is gone and the heater's left on. Sensors are central to a hardware hacker's vocabulary. The more of them you know about, the more responsive your devices can be.

What follows is an introduction to the characteristics of most sensors, so you know the range of possibilities. Later, I'll show how to use a few specific sensors.

This article assumes you've got a basic understanding of how electricity works. If you don't. check out Forrest M. Mims' book, Getting Started in Electronics.
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