Visit the Arduino Doctor this weekend at Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo, California! Simon Monk, the author of Programming Arduino and 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius, Second Edition, will be holding clinics at the TAB booth throughout the weekend. Come by booth 407 in the Expo Hall to check out our latest publications and ask Dr. Monk your Arduino Questions.
Txchnologist: Makers With 3-D Printers Build Prosthetic Hands For Children
In the video below, MakerBot Industries, the 3-D printer manufacturer based in Brooklyn, N.Y., shares the story of Richard Van As and Ivan Owen. The two create articulated prosthetic hands for those suffering from a disfiguring congenital disorder.
They are using a…
Ronald Quan, author of the highly respected Build Your Own Transistor Radios, will be at Maker Faire Bay Area in San Mateo, California, this weekend. He’ll be visiting TAB’s booth 407 in Expo Hall on Saturday at 11:30 AM and on Sunday at 1:30 PM. Drop by and ask him your questions about circuit design!
Incredible Pictures of Early Science Labs
If you love mad science, you are about to be ecstatic. In these amazing historic images of laboratories â many over a century old â you can see the crazy, brilliant scientific instruments of another age.
Mad scientists, you say? Feast your eyes on these pictures!
Wil Wheaton Sends A Message To Fan’s Newborn Daughter About Being A Nerd
Wil Wheaton had a panel at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo over the weekend and something extra wonderful came out of it. A mother asked Wheaton to tell her newborn daughter (via video to be watched later in life) why being a nerd is awesome. He hits just about every point I try to hit when someone asks me what it means to be a nerd - it’s not what you love, it’s how you love it. We’ll allow Wheaton to explain further… (via Laughing Squid) Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +?
This is so awesome.
Maker Faire
The Greatest Show and Tell on Earth
Maker Faire Bay Area is just a couple of weeks away! If you attend the weekend of May 18th and 19th, be sure to drop by the TAB booth. We would love to meet you!
Check out the latest release from TAB Books! The TAB Guide to DIY Welding is a self-teaching guide for hobbyists, handymen, and artists. It show you how to get started with metal-inert gas (MIG) welding (the easiest to learn) and metalworking. In addition to teaching you how to use the MIG welder, the book provides illustrated instructions on being safe, setting up a workspace, selecting and sourcing steel, properly using the right tools, and getting acquainted with the oxy-acetylene torch and plasma cutter. You also get step-by-step walkthroughs for several projects, including making a barbeque grill, a table, a garden cart, fireplace log holders, and more. Maybe you thought welding and metalwork were beyond your abilities, but author Jackson Morley makes it all simple and clear! Jackson studied industrial design at the University of Kansas and currently teaches sheet metal forming, bicycle maintenance, and MIG welding courses at the Steel Yard in Providence, Rhode Island.
Steampunk Exhibition
At the 2013 Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition with TAB author Thomas Willeford
Steampunk Gears, Gadgets, and Gizmos author Thomas Willeford is 2013 Maker Guest of Honor at Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibit, Santa Clara this weekend. Don’t miss it if you’re in the Bay Area.
Mini Maker Faire Vegas 2013 Highlights:
Just a little taste to get us pumped for the Maker Faire Bay Area 2013. Make sure you look for the TAB Booth!
Getting Started in Walkalong Gliding - GeekDad
Walkalong gliding is a way of controlling paper airplanes and other light weight gliders by running behind them with a large paddle. Thought you needed an RC s…
13 Smart Podcasts That Will Feed Your Hunger for Knowledge and Ideas
Want to get smarter during your commute? There are a lot of fantastic podcasts that will teach you new things in a thoroughly entertaining way. Here are 13 podcasts that will expand your brain with cutting-edge science and cutlural analysis.
Here’s a list of 13 great podcasts that will “teach you new things in a thoroughly entertaining way” provided by the folks at io9. Many of them are our favorites, too!
Practical Electronics 3E errata
http://mhprofessional.com/downloads/products/0071771336/0071771336_scherzmonk_errata.pdf
Since going to press with Practical Electronics for Inventors, Third Edition, we have identified some errors in the first printing. An errata sheet is available here:
Take a Look at the Resistor
The Makezine blog features an excellent video about resistors, and it shows you how to make one of your own with just a pencil and a piece of paper! Be sure to check it out…
