well - all the templates, files, schematics, software we make, jigs, tools - anything that we can open source will be. we didn't construct the laser cutter (maybe we will make a new one) but we'll do our best to put everything out there.
i think i could go through most/all the projects and show that many of them are cheaper than buying things already made. we have a $14 camera stabilizer, the same ones sell for $400+...modding disposable cameras for kite photos...some things we show to make you can't really buy, like a spud gun.
that said, that's not the point - making a water rocket for example might take a little more time than buy a version at mall, but building it together with your kids/friend/etc is really where (i think) the value comes from (i work for make, and was the one that submitted the story).
i'm always looking to improve the MAKE blog, if you could tell me what type of stories you do like, i'll gladly seek out more of them. you can also send in stories that you'd like to share too.
i wrote the gift guide (with the help of anyone at o'reilly who sent me ideas for thing to include) and i am associate editor at make. this wasn't any marketing stunt, not sure what i could say or do to prove that, but it's the truth. i'm sorry you don't care for make. what could we change, what could we improve? feel free to email me too, my contact info is on the make about page.
ebay - you can get dead 3g ipods for $10 or maybe $20 that just need a new battery. and then you can get a replacement battery for about $15. craigslist and freecycle have ipod cheapies/freebies too.
the marshmallow shooter is super simple, i'd also say installing linux on an ipod now is simple too - it's a one click install from most systems...hmm, the pov kit and cvs camera aren't so bad either. if you attempt any of these and need help, just email me or post on make in the comments, we can help you.
we got a few emails and IMs on how to do this, here's the how-to i wrote with pictures and video. good for folks who don't do stuff like this often... link.
does cbs think reality tv is great tv? seems so, all the networks have top reality shows that all fight for the top rating. blogs seems like reality journalism for a lot of people, not cb radios.
again, every time i submit a story, i post it as me, every time i make it as clear as possible that we or i wrote it.
the/. editors know who i am and what i write-- give them some credit, they also are free to edit what i submit and in each post that went live they have.
all i can say, over and over and over again, is i do not make any money off ad traffic. if you want, i'll send you a file with the article ad free. if you're that opposed to ads, block them, i do. the whole point of me writing a how-to is to help people get more out of something they own, for the advanced users, to share other ways to accomplish the same thing. if you look at all the comments here and engadget, you'll see a great exchange of ways to get your music off ipods. that is a good thing, that was the point. if you saw my inbox, you'd see over 100 people really happy they can do this now, these are non-geeks too who lost all their songs too, and over 200 people suggesting other ways to do it. be skeptical, always...but c'mon already.
again, when i hit submit i have no control over what gets changed before it goes live, i don't think a single one has ever been what i sent exactly. each time and every time i do my best to make it clear who i am and that we wrote the article (engadget). as a general rule, i usually say "we" and link to engadget then link to the article, todays example has that. other times, i'll write "i" and also link to the article. sometimes it seems like the editors here use they as opposed to we or i. i can really care less, if the article is useful and folks like it, that's really all i care about.
i don't think it's fair to blame/. for edits, adding links or removing stuff, they have a voice to maintain. since there are a couple people who care (most posting here) isn't it obvious if i was trying to fool anyone, i'd just send them as someone else? from the start, i've always been me and always do my best to make it clear who i am, and who i write for. i'm not sure what else i can say to satisfy you. perhaps write some articles, get them posted on/. and see what happens.
when we wrote the article, hardmac had not posted their article. once i saw it, i added it to so folks could check out their way of doing it too. i tried my best to include everything, link to everyone and answer all the questions via email and IMs for the users who still have had problems getting their songs off. i did this to help folks, not for ad revenue, i don't make money off on of traffic, never did and i suspect i never will.
um, ready corys first post...he got that from my article on engadget. it's the LINK url at the end of his post. http://www.boingboing.net/2004/10/30/apple_to_ipod _owners.html
so, you're wrong.
read my article with links to cory after he commented on my post.
again, i could post as someone else like most people do, but i've always said who i was and where i write.
okay. it's simple. i'll say it again, and more direct if that's possible. there's no "fingering".
the editors changed what i sent as they usually do, all the better i might add. i don't think it was misleading, they linked to engadget "we" which i am glad they kept, linked to the article and added more links.
most people who want to plug a site would use another name, pretend to be someone else, i always state who i am and that we wrote the article.
when i submit a post, i always post as myself, say here is the article _we_ have or _i_ wrote and try my best to make it as clear as possible. once you hit submit, the editors of/. often add links, change text and make the post what they want it to be.
as far as an office tour, i'll post up a video soon! that's a good idea.
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hey will, i'm responding to 100+ emails. the system is an epilog mini 35w + filter system. i'll look for your note and send back infoz too.
there's other software that will be developed, right now no one has anything out there, and certainly not open source - i'll try my best!
well - all the templates, files, schematics, software we make, jigs, tools - anything that we can open source will be. we didn't construct the laser cutter (maybe we will make a new one) but we'll do our best to put everything out there.
i think i could go through most/all the projects and show that many of them are cheaper than buying things already made. we have a $14 camera stabilizer, the same ones sell for $400+...modding disposable cameras for kite photos...some things we show to make you can't really buy, like a spud gun. that said, that's not the point - making a water rocket for example might take a little more time than buy a version at mall, but building it together with your kids/friend/etc is really where (i think) the value comes from (i work for make, and was the one that submitted the story).
these are my two favorite "games" for the DS, nice overview.
photos...i'll miss those guys
sketchup is $495: http://www.sketchup.com/cgi-bin/store/trybuy.html
you can get the previous sony e-ink device, on ebey or elsewhere, install an english firmware patch and make your own drm-free ebooks... HOWTO - Sony Librie English GUI Firmware Patch http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/06/howto _sony_libr.html
HOW TO make DRM-free ebooks for the Sony Librie e-ink ebook reader
http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/08/how_t o_make_drm_1.html
if sony screws up this new reader, i'm sure we'll all hack these up to for the functionality needed.
yah, we got a little crafty pre-holiday time, we're back to hacky now :-]
i'm always looking to improve the MAKE blog, if you could tell me what type of stories you do like, i'll gladly seek out more of them. you can also send in stories that you'd like to share too.
maybe, but i think a lot of new users who like tinkering and building things (in world and out) will be good.
the linux client was shown this week, and it's in alpha - i can't wait! when it's out, i'll post about it on make and send it to /.
i wrote the gift guide (with the help of anyone at o'reilly who sent me ideas for thing to include) and i am associate editor at make. this wasn't any marketing stunt, not sure what i could say or do to prove that, but it's the truth. i'm sorry you don't care for make. what could we change, what could we improve? feel free to email me too, my contact info is on the make about page.
ebay - you can get dead 3g ipods for $10 or maybe $20 that just need a new battery. and then you can get a replacement battery for about $15. craigslist and freecycle have ipod cheapies/freebies too.
the marshmallow shooter is super simple, i'd also say installing linux on an ipod now is simple too - it's a one click install from most systems...hmm, the pov kit and cvs camera aren't so bad either. if you attempt any of these and need help, just email me or post on make in the comments, we can help you.
a lot of folks, including us over at make magazine have been putting videos and pdfs in itunes and the itunes feed for months now. the first one we did that is in our itunes feed is from 7/19 (http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/07/make _on_g4tv_th.html)
we got a few emails and IMs on how to do this, here's the how-to i wrote with pictures and video. good for folks who don't do stuff like this often... link.
does cbs think reality tv is great tv? seems so, all the networks have top reality shows that all fight for the top rating. blogs seems like reality journalism for a lot of people, not cb radios.
again, every time i submit a story, i post it as me, every time i make it as clear as possible that we or i wrote it.
/. editors know who i am and what i write-- give them some credit, they also are free to edit what i submit and in each post that went live they have.
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all i can say, over and over and over again, is i do not make any money off ad traffic. if you want, i'll send you a file with the article ad free. if you're that opposed to ads, block them, i do. the whole point of me writing a how-to is to help people get more out of something they own, for the advanced users, to share other ways to accomplish the same thing. if you look at all the comments here and engadget, you'll see a great exchange of ways to get your music off ipods. that is a good thing, that was the point. if you saw my inbox, you'd see over 100 people really happy they can do this now, these are non-geeks too who lost all their songs too, and over 200 people suggesting other ways to do it. be skeptical, always...but c'mon already.
again, when i hit submit i have no control over what gets changed before it goes live, i don't think a single one has ever been what i sent exactly. each time and every time i do my best to make it clear who i am and that we wrote the article (engadget). as a general rule, i usually say "we" and link to engadget then link to the article, todays example has that. other times, i'll write "i" and also link to the article. sometimes it seems like the editors here use they as opposed to we or i. i can really care less, if the article is useful and folks like it, that's really all i care about.
/. for edits, adding links or removing stuff, they have a voice to maintain. since there are a couple people who care (most posting here) isn't it obvious if i was trying to fool anyone, i'd just send them as someone else? from the start, i've always been me and always do my best to make it clear who i am, and who i write for. i'm not sure what else i can say to satisfy you. perhaps write some articles, get them posted on /. and see what happens.
i don't think it's fair to blame
when we wrote the article, hardmac had not posted their article. once i saw it, i added it to so folks could check out their way of doing it too. i tried my best to include everything, link to everyone and answer all the questions via email and IMs for the users who still have had problems getting their songs off. i did this to help folks, not for ad revenue, i don't make money off on of traffic, never did and i suspect i never will.
um, ready corys first post...he got that from my article on engadget. it's the LINK url at the end of his post. http://www.boingboing.net/2004/10/30/apple_to_ipod _owners.html
so, you're wrong.
read my article with links to cory after he commented on my post.
again, i could post as someone else like most people do, but i've always said who i was and where i write.
okay. it's simple. i'll say it again, and more direct if that's possible. there's no "fingering".
the editors changed what i sent as they usually do, all the better i might add. i don't think it was misleading, they linked to engadget "we" which i am glad they kept, linked to the article and added more links.
most people who want to plug a site would use another name, pretend to be someone else, i always state who i am and that we wrote the article.
when i submit a post, i always post as myself, say here is the article _we_ have or _i_ wrote and try my best to make it as clear as possible. once you hit submit, the editors of /. often add links, change text and make the post what they want it to be.
as far as an office tour, i'll post up a video soon! that's a good idea.