Volume 06

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18: Made on Earth Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.

27: 1+ 2+ 3 — T-Shirt Laptop Pouch
Convert an old shirt into a computer tote. By Ross Orr

28: Maker Profile: Steven Roberts

It’s a mad, mad, mad, technomadic world. By Howard Wen

36: Sky Cutters

25,000 kite lovers congregate in Berkeley, Calif. By Arwen O’Reilly

38: Boiler Room

A visit to the annual Yankee Steam-Up. By Brian Jepson

39: Ship of Cards

Popular card games become an exercise in miniature construction. By Alex Handy

46: You Are the Platform

Hardware hackers are remaking their bodies. By Quinn Norton

117: Circuits
114: Own Your Own

Tower PCs are blessedly modular. By Robert Bruce Thompson

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123: Computers
116: 1+ 2+ 3 — LED Throwies

Brighten any ferromagnetic surface. By Graffiti Research Lab

129: Gaming
133: Home
158: Workshop: Ross Shafer

Inside a versatile maker’s machine shop. By Shawn Connally

143: Imaging
160: Theory & Practice

Experiment with an RFID kit. By Joe Grand

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MAKER PROFIILE Steven Roberts’ super-modified boat, christened Wordplay, looks more like a starfighter out of a science fiction TV show than something meant for the water. This analogy isn’t too far off, considering the onboard technologies it packs: satellite and cellular phone, ham radio, and marine VHF.

170: Howtoons

Toss your own ice cream. By Saul Griffith, Nick Dragotta, and Joost Bonsen

172: MakeShift: Flood Panic

The creator of MacGyver challenges you to survive an earthquake, a flood, and a hungover neighbor. By Lee D. Zlotoff

174: Toolbox

The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.

182: Aha! Puzzle This

Win your roommate’s sock full of quarters, and other puzzles. By Michael H. Pryor

183: Reader Input

Where makers tell their tales and offer praise, brickbats, and swell ideas.

184: Blast from Past

A look at the glory years of folk engineering. By Mister Jalopy

188: Tales from the MAKE Blog

Roomba hacks and robot cockfighting. By Phillip Torrone

189: Maker’s Calendar

Our favorite events around the world. By William Gurstelle

192: Homebrew

My version of Einstein’s amplifier. By Tyler Rourke

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