Magazine for DIY-ing debuts
I have been quietly lamenting the demise of many of the great DIY (do it yourself) technology magazines. Computer magazines used to have articles on building and optimizing systems, camera magazines used to have interesting projects for technical photography (panorama heads, closeup and macro lighting, darkroom electronics), there were several electronics magazines that used to carry extensive DIY projects but now, if they are around at all, they talk about gadgets you buy not build. We have become a nation of comsumers...
One of my favorite book publishers -- O'Reilly -- is coming out with a periodical called Make.
More info
here:
bq. Make brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. Make is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. This is a magazine that celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.
bq. Coming early in 2005, Make is a hybrid magazine/book (known as a mook in Japan). Make comes from O'Reilly, the Publisher of Record for geeks and tech enthusiasts everywhere. It follows in line with the Hacks books and Hardware Hacking Projects, but it takes a highly visual and personal approach.
bq. Our premier issue will show you how to get involved in Kite Aerial Photography -- taking pictures with a camera suspended from a kite. We'll show you how to build an inexpensive rig to hold your camera.
bq. We'll also show you how to make a video camera stabilizer, a do-it-yourself alternative to an expensive Steadicam. And we'll show you how to create a five-in-one cable adapter for connecting to networks. Some projects are strictly for fun, others are very practical, and still others are absolutely astounding.
bq. Make's promise is: If it can be done, we will help you do it. We'll help you make sense of all the technology that's in your life. Make will have a Mobile section providing tips and advice on cell phones, PDAs, and GPS technology; a Home Entertainment section, including managing your digital music and installing home theater equipment; a Cars section looking at the intersection of computers and automobiles; an Online section looking at how power users are using Amazon, eBay, and Google, plus other services; an Imaging section, featuring digital cameras, Photoshop, and managing your photo; and a Computers section that looks at custom hardware as well as wireless and home networking.
Very very cool! You can join their online newsletter to get more info.
See you there!
Posted by DaveH at September 19, 2004 7:15 PM