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Kaden Harris

Make Books, 2007

Eccentric Cubicle is entertaining, interesting and fun too...
Kaden Harris is an amazingly intelligent "character". Let me start of by saying his book is great and even though I was offered a free copy I went out and bought one anyway. It is worth the money and a great read. Kaden and I went to an elementary school, with the ...

Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro to Smart Crafting (Craft: Projects)

Syuzi Pakhchyan

Make Books, 2008

Very informative book, an easy read with good photos.
I just received this book today and I am already impressed. Syuzi has a great chapter on how to use a DMM (digital multimeter), she even has a step by step proper placement of the probes to test for Voltage, Amps, Current and Ohms. Book is full of very interesting ...

Knoppix Hacks: Tips and Tools for Using the Linux Live CD to Hack, Repair, and Enjoy Your PC

Kyle Rankin

Make Books, 2007

A Fantistic Resource
Like all the O'Reilly hack books, Knoppix Hacks consists of a collection of recipes for carrying out a variety of tasks. The overwhelming majority of the recipes stand on their own, so you can use them without reading the rest of the book. The Knoppix version 5.1.1 ...

Maker's Notebook

The Staff MAKE Magazine

Make Books, 2008

A very cool and classy way to record your observations and learnings...
Ok... this might be the most unusual book review I've ever done. I'm about to review a book consisting of... blank pages. Ah, but what blank pages they are! :) It's the Maker's Notebook by O'Reilly Publishing and the staff at MAKE magazine. I was given this as a ...

MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 13: Technology on Your Time (Make)

Mark Frauenfelder

Make Books, 2008

Great Magazine!
This is a really nice magazine for anyone who loves tinkering with electronics. We are trying to find the old issues we have missed and Amazon is definitely the right place for that. The mags are pretty expensive for the subscription but are really resonable here.

Making Things Talk: Practical Methods for Connecting Physical Objects

Tom Igoe

Make Books, 2007

Great book of projects involving communications and networking
When I first heard about this book, I assumed it was about projects for speech synthesis. When I read the details on the publisher's site I was somewhat disappointed - talking meant communications in this case. However, I ordered it anyway and was quite delighted by ...

Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture (DIY Science)

Robert Thompson

Make Books, 2008

Excellent in depth experiments
As one of the other reviewers wrote, this book has much more than what you would get with a typical chemistry "toy" kit. Everything is well explained in detail, from the level of quality and what equipment to buy, where to obtain chemicals, and the steps for each ...

Google Apps Hacks

Philipp Lenssen

Make Books, 2008

Great intro to many different Google applications
While this book wasn't chock full of the kind of insider information that you usually get from a "hacks" book, it did offer a lot of good information that I haven't seen altogether in one place. Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware of all the ...

The Best of MAKE (Make)

Make Books, 2007

Plenty of fun and learning for very little financial outlay...
I have enjoyed O'Reilly's MAKE magazine a lot, so when you get a full-length book of 75 of the "best" projects, it's worth reading. In The Best of MAKE by Mark Frauenfelder and Gareth Branwyn, you'll find a wide swath of projects and tips that are not only fun to work ...

MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 14

MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 12: technology on your time (Make: Technology on Your Time)

Mark Frauenfelder

Make Books, 2007

Mmmm Makey Goodness
This is the twelfth magazine of this series, and it just keeps getting better. Magazine is a deceptive title, as this issue runs to 192 pages. More like a book! There are projects galore within, such as how to make a 20 watt solar panel from smaller solar cells, how ...

MAKE: Technology on Your Time Volume 11 (Make: Technology on Your Time)

Mark Frauenfelder

Make Books, 2007

Keep Making More!
Excellent, as have been all of the Make issues I have read. A terrific way to get your creative juices flowing. Make can satisfy your need to build and tinker for a while, in the reading of it, but ultimately sends you straight to the workshop, full of ideas.

Frankenstein Prototyping
Perry Kaye

Make Books, 2008

Have an idea for a new product? You need a prototype! This fun and practical book is full of eye-opening ideas for fast, ultra-cheap, and creative prototyping to help you bring products to life. Learn how to shop for usable parts at home, toy, and department stores, how to use free CAD software, ordinary shop tools, simple mold-making material, ...

The Best of Instructables Volume I
The Staff MAKE Magazine and Instructables

Make Books, 2008

In just three years, Instructables.com has become one of the hottest destinations for makers and DIY enthusiasts of all stripes. Known as "the world's biggest show & tell," makers from around the globe post how-to articles on a staggering variety of topics -- from collecting rainwater for lawn care to hacking toy robots to extracting squid ink. ...

iPhone Hacks: Pushing the iPhone and iPod Touch Beyond Their Limits (Hacks)
David Jurick, Adam Stolarz, ...

Make Books, 2008

The product approach for iPhone and iPod Touch is right out of the Apple playbook: control the software, control the hardware, and use the style and minimalist design that made iPod and iMac so appealing. But it's an open hardware world today, and we want more from these devices. iPhone Hacks gives you exactly that: new ways to get more out of ...