Wordle
Wordle is an online tool which shows your text in cloud format. The text inserted in the tool can be positioned horizontally, vertically and can transformed in any font with any color. Try it, you will find it cool.
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Making Music with the littleBits/KORG Synth Kit
This week’s guest post comes from Stephen Liu. Check out his bio at the end of the post for more information!
Thanks to the internet, oodles of people around the world think they can become DJs and producers just by downloading … Read more >
Tools for digital making
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Making digital objects–webpages, gifs, music, you name it–is one of my favorite kinds of making, because as long as I’ve got my computer and a functioning internet connection, I don’t have to worry about other supplies (or mess!). Better yet, … Read more >
circuits.io
From their website:
“Free circuit design tool and easy PCB manufacturing in your browser while building the largest open hardware community on the web”
Project type:
Electronics/Circuitry/Arduino
Website:
Review:
I like circuits.io. I also like that it accepts Eagle files,
Dagu Hexapod Chassis
This is a hexapod robot chassis that comes with 12 servos. It is made of acrylic with rubberized foam feet.
Yarn Cutter
The real attraction in this is for when you’re traveling. I always worry that airport security will confiscate scissors, but if I don’t have any way of cutting my yarn, I’m pretty limited in the projects I can bring along
Ergonomic Crochet Hooks
Easy-to-grip handle with several sizes of hook that can be swapped out and attached to it.
Project type:
Knitting/Sewing/Crochet
Website:
Review:
My mom likes to crochet, but she was complaining about how she always had to stop after a
Fiskars Rotary Cutting Mat
Fiskars has started making a version of their self healing cutting mat that is double-sided! It comes in a couple different sizes, too, and has basic inch marks as well as angles. The double-sided version is comparable in price to
Dritz Mark-B-Gone Pen
Love these fabric markers because the ink disappears on its own after several hours, so I don’t have to remember to wash it out later. Great for shorter projects like accessories or pillows, but not for longer term projects like … Read more >
PicMonkey
Let’s face it, Photoshop is hard. Gimp is hard. They are excellent tools, but they have a devil of a learning curve. What is a beginning photographer to do? Picmonkey.
First of all, Picmonkey is web-based. You drag your photo
Running 12 servos naturally uses a lot of current, so beware of this when you select your controller and power