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City of Boston calls for IoT projects grounded in reality

The City of Boston is calling all Internet of Things (IoT) developers to submit ideas on how to improve the quality of life for citizens.<p>A request for information (RFI) published earlier this month calls on IoT developers to skip the “glossy presentation” and actual identify areas where …

This gigantic CNC router is 8 feet wide, 4 feet tall, and costs less than $500

3D printing is all well and good, but there are plenty of other fabrication tools that exist in the ‘maker’ space — many of which are becoming more …

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25 Best Photoshop Actions With Creative Photo Effects

You can achieve very high-quality photo effects without it having to take you days, hours, or your whole work week creating them from scratch.In this …

How much does it cost to start a software company?

Hover – $41.12/year<br>We bought ofcoursebooks.com and ofcb.co (easier to share workbooks on a domain that’s 4 characters).<p>NameCheap – $18/year<br>2 SSL certificates. One for ofcoursebooks.com and one for ofcb.co.<p>Klim Type Foundry – $600<br>Almost ridiculously, our largest expense for creating this software …

Photo Booth WiFi auf www.kitesurfer1404.de

By routine reading of Photo-News and blogs from around the world, I came across homemade photo booths again and again. I saved images and ideas for …

Convert Geological Info into a Custom Map for 3D Printing and Milling

A few months ago I decided to make a topographic map of the United States out of wood to hang on my wall using a CNC router and various pieces of free software (USGS data, QGIS, MeshLab) and Autodesk Fusion 360.<p>The end result is about 7 feet wide, 4 feet tall, and sticks out from the wall by about …

ESP8266 Based Irrigation Controller

If you just want to prevent your garden from slowly turning into a desert, have a look at the available off-the-shelf home automation solutions, pick …

25 Great American Motorcycle Roads

US Route 129, Deal’s Gap (“Tail of the Dragon”) (TN)<p><b>The Road:</b> Route 129, also known as Deals Gap, is an 11-mile mountain pass that skims the Great …

Morphosource adds 400 monkey skulls to its bank of 9,000 3D printable fossils

Feb 20, 2016 | By Benedict<p>Morphosource, the online fossil database which became famous for its publication of <i>homo naledi</i> 3D images, now contains over …

Big Data: 33 Brilliant And Free Data Sources Anyone Can Use

Data is ubiquitous — but sometimes it can be hard to see the forest for the trees, as it were. Many companies of various sizes believe they have to collect their own data to see benefits from big data analytics, but it’s simply not true.<p>There are hundreds (if not thousands) of free data sets …

Amazon Has Put Out A Professional Video Game Engine For Free

Every gamer has done it. We’ve booted up a game, played it, and shut it down in disgust thinking “Man, I could do better than <i>that</i>.” Well, now you’ve got to put your money where your mouth is, because Amazon is putting out a free game engine.<p>For those unfamiliar, a game’s “engine” is more or less …

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh shares 4 business books he thinks everyone should read

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh wants his employees to continuously explore new ideas. That's why there's a library of some of his favorite books at Zappos' Las Vegas headquarters.<p>Over the years he's recommended well over 20 business books— including his own, the 2010 bestseller "Delivering Happiness" — and …

Weekend Workshop: How to build a laser engraver on the cheap

<i>Need something to keep you busy this weekend? Look no further. The Weekend Workshop is our weekly column where we showcase a badass DIY project that</i> …

How to Use a Multimeter Video Tutorial

Martin Lorton is a solar power and electronics enthusiast. On his YouTube channel he has a number of really excellent video tutorials covering many aspects of electronics and electronics measurement. His 3-part series on how to use a multimeter is one of the best I’ve seen.<p>Many years ago, in …

Urban Farming: Growing For Profit – $75,000 on 1/3 acre

Curtis Stone is a hard working and driven man who started his own business using other people’s backyards for farming in an urban environment. He …

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DIY RFID Door Lock

Instructions to build your own do it yourself RFID door lock for your home, garage, etc.Also, if you have a 3D printer you can also use my case …

Photoshop Tutorials

$10 OFF - LIMITED TIME OFFER - JOIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!<p>HOW TO CREATE A CARTOON CHARACTER WITH PHOTOMANIPULATION & RETOUCHING<p>TRANSFORMING …

Aquaponics - The Urban Food Revolution

<i>Photo from Backyard Aquaponics.</i><p>[<i>This is a guest-post by Gavin Leiminer. -Ed</i>] I can’t say I’ve got a green thumb. Additionally, I haven’t ever tried …

Top 10 Evil Ways to Use Technology

Like other powerful tools, technology can be used for great good or for great evil. Learn how people use technology for wrongdoing so you can protect …

Aquaponic BIO-REACTOR - Part of a Balcony Unit Design

Introduction: Aquaponic BIO-REACTOR - Part of a Balcony Unit Design<p><b>aquaponic BIO-REACTOR - Balcony Unit</b><p>aquaponic <b>BIO-REACTOR</b> is a component of a lager …

SOLIDS FILTER - Part of a Aquaponic BALCONY GARDEN Design

Introduction: SOLIDS FILTER - Part of a Aquaponic BALCONY GARDEN Design<p>aquaponic SOLIDS FILTER - Balcony Garden<p>aquaponic SOLIDS FILTER is a component …

Build an Aquaponic Garden with Arduino

Grow fish, fruits, and veggies together in this compact, automated system. You can even control it via the internet.<p>Lots of creative aquaponics systems are being developed for raising fish and vegetables together in small spaces. Unfortunately — for you and the fish — most of these systems fail to …

Maker develops 73% 3D printed RepRap 'Snappy', the most self-replicating RepRap yet

Sep 15, 2015 | By Benedict<p>Just last week we took a look at <b>Fusion’s portable, ultra-affordable RepRap 3D printer</b>. Now, a RepRapper going by the name …

Top 5 Florida National and State Parks for Camping

<b>1. Everglades National Park</b><p><i>The Everglades</i><p>Want to see an extraordinary array of wildlife and sample a variety of ecosystems? It doesn’t get any better …

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Use an Arduino and Relays to Control AC Lights and Appliances

Photos: Christopher Alden<p>In building our latest project, The Great Houdini Escape Room, located in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, we tackled many Maker challenges. Everything in the room was built from “scratch.” The room uses over 5,000 feet of wire and is operated on over 5,000 lines …

9 Survival Foods That Will Last Forever

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