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EXO Labs: Focus Custom Case

February 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

As  most readers know, we love to take our gear out into the wild. When we first saw the Exo Labs’ Focus camera kit, we recognized that it was a very cool piece of [...]

Time Machine Setup

July 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Yesterday  we showed how easy it was to roll your own 3-terabyte external drive. Today, we will show how simple it is to set up and use OSX’s Time Machine feature [...]

3TB Backup Drive Setup

July 12, 2012 // 0 Comments

Everybody  knows they should back up their personal data, but the majority of people do not. There are a few reasons for this, some of which are valid, others of which are [...]

CNC PC Recovery

June 20, 2012 // 0 Comments

If you got to the end of yesterday’s post you know that, after spending an entire day reviving and configuring a 7-year old Compaq PC to use with the BlueChick, [...]

CNC PC Setup

June 19, 2012 // 0 Comments

Getting the BlueChick CNC machine up and running is more than just assembling the deck. It requires wiring up the electronics, installing a host of software programs, [...]

BOB and SMD Setup

June 18, 2012 // 0 Comments

The movement of the router on BlueChick CNC machine is controlled by specialized software running on a PC. However, before the BlueChick and the computer can [...]

Back To The BlueChick

June 14, 2012 // 0 Comments

We posted a series of RainyDayProject articles on the BlueChick CNC machine last August. The RainyDay office quickly came up with a bunch of projects over the Winter [...]

Origami Design Secrets

June 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Recently, we watched a great documentary on Netflix called “Between The Folds.” The program was an exploration of all the ways where the ancient art of paper [...]

Quadrivium

March 13, 2012 // 0 Comments

Quadrivium is a word derived from the Latin roots quad and via, which translates roughly as “a crossing of four roads.” The idea of quadrivium can be traced [...]

The Cult of LEGO

October 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

John  Baichtal is a contributor to MAKE magazine (awesome for their articles on DIYs, hacks, and other such things) and Wired’s GeekDad blog. John has written for [...]
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