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News: A Theory of Holographic Music Synthesis

Are you ready for crazy, next-level music technology? I just completed a pretty fun introductory write-up on my new instrument called the Dub Cadet over at instructables.com. This is the first installment of a 3-Part series to explain how to build your own Dub Cadet or personally amalgamated hybrid.

News: 180 Unit Sonobe Buckyball

I wondered how silly you could get with sonobe, and had a bash at a buckyball, which is a fullerene (technically a truncated isocahedron; you can see a simple model here). It's twelve pentagons—each surrounded by 5 hexagons (20 in total)—making a football shape in England or a soccer ball shape in the USA.

News: Rotating Mirror Stellated Octahedron

The initial idea for this project was to use magnets in the tips of the stellated octahedron and the intersections of the metal rings for either suspension or even a sort of weightless rotation. This turned out to be a bit too ambitious considering I'm working with found mirror and hot glue. So instead, I scrapped the magnets and went with simply mounting it on a skateboard bearing so it can freely rotate and not be bound to the base.

Adrenaline Rush vs. Death: The Science of Risk

For some, adrenaline beats out every time. Though I've seen countless videos of base jumping, the sport never ceases to amaze. The video below, Last Walk Around Mirror Lake – Boom Bip (Boards of Canada Remix), is no exception to the rule. Shot in Norway, FroschYankee's footage is nothing short of stunning. *For more info, check out Adrenaline Rush (The Science of Risk), the film which this clip was featured in.

News: Five-Arm Turntable Has Got It on Lock

If you have a fear of needles, you may want to sit this one out. Billed as an "analog answer for the digitalized DJ," this five-arm turntable plays an ode to the lock groove. What's a lock groove? Glad you asked. Whereas normal grooves lead the stylus in toward the label of the record, lock or "locked" grooves form a perfect circuit, looping around on themselves forever and ever. Throw in a few extra tone arms as London-based artist Yuri Suzuki has done and you've got yourself a full-featured...

How To: Double Uni Knot

This shows how to tie a Double Uni Knot. The Double Uni Knot is used to join lines of similar of different diameters. It is based on the same system as a normal "single" uni knot. So if you learn the system you will be able to join lines or attach the line to end tackle with the same "knot system". Double Uni Knot.

How To: Align precisely when modeling in modo

This video exposes some good techniques for precise alignment in modo. The material is based on architectural content but the concepts can be used for many purposes. Learn how to use this precision modeling tip about alignment in modo. Content provided by Takashi Hibi-san. Align precisely when modeling in modo.

How To: Import reference in modo 301

The new Import Reference feature in modo 301 allows you to import meshes or entire projects into a master project. This is a powerful and efficient workflow enhancement for modo 301. The import reference system provides a powerful assembly based workflow as you will see in this tutorial. Import reference in modo 301.

How To: Retouch wedding portraits in PhotoTune for Photoshop

Learn how to quickly color correct a difficult outdoor wedding portrait in PhotoTune. PhotoTune is a plug-in for Photoshop that has it's own visual based interface for image retouching. In this PhotoTune Photoshop plugin tutorial you will learn how to adjust skin tone and white balance in a wedding portrait. Retouch wedding portraits in PhotoTune for Photoshop.

How To: Sharpen a dovetail saw

Furniture maker Chris Gochnour demonstrates how to revive a dull dovetail saw or turn a mediocre saw into a high-performance tool. In this video the Salt Lake City-based woodworker demonstrates his five-step sharpening process. Sharpen a dovetail saw.

How To: Properly apply mascara

Apply two or three coats of mascara, letting dry between each application. On top lashes, always brush the underside, from base to tip. On bottom lashes, brush only the topside. Properly apply mascara.

News: Trudy's Mechanicals

Concept artwork of a Toronto based video game studio Incubator Games upcoming steampunk turn-base tactic game: Trudy's Mechanicals. The military's boat-like Battle Platform. Butler-bot variations: pantsless four-arms and sleek tuxedo. Denizens of the Clockwork Labyrinths and various fashion. A placard for the Aerie and its floating islands connected by cable cars. Incubator Games » games.

How To: Make a Cheap and Reliable Suction-Based Bike Rack for Your Car

A bike rack that's lightweight, small enough to store in your car, easy to build at home, and only costs 50 dollars sounds to good to be true, right? It's not. This guy built a suction-based bike rack in just two hours with only his jigsaw and a drill. He built the contraption using off-the-shelf suction handles, plastic cutting boards, and a commercial fork mount. All-in-all, it cost him just $44 for one mount and less than $100 to add in a second mount and a rear holder. You can find his fu...

How To: Prune trees and large shrubs

When you're doing pruning work, stubs should never be left. Always cut back to side chute or branch. Stubs will die back, creating an entry area for disease and insects. In this two-part tree pruning tutorial, you'll receive advice on using proper pruning techniques so as to ensure healthy, balanced growth over time.

How To: Make a tropical passion fruit Caipirinha

Cachaca is a delicious, sugar-based liquor that makes amazing drinks. This video shows you how to use cachaca, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 shot of passion fruit juice and some ice to make a fruity and icy cold summertime drink. Garnish with a slice of orange. Make a tropical passion fruit Caipirinha.

How To: Create a simple origami dragon

Add a fire-breathing behemoth to your paper-based bestiary. Make an easy, elegant paper dragon toy using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own dragons from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper dragons yourself, take a look! Create a simple origami dragon.

How To: Build a spline tower in 3ds Max

This 3ds Max software tutorial shows you how to build a spline tower. Using modifiers such as Cross Section, Skin, Shell and Spline IK we build a spline based system that uses reference geometry to build parametric relationships in 3D Studio Max. The video is best viewed full screen and you should already be familiar with 3ds Max to really follow along. Build a spline tower in 3ds Max.

How To: Enable full-text search in an SQL database

Full-Text search allows you to save large portions of text – even Microsoft Word documents, or other file formats – into your database and perform complex queries based on this textual data while expecting great performance. This lesson demonstrates how to set up Full-Text search paying particular attention to the nuances of setting it up within SQL Server Express. Enable full-text search in an SQL database.

How To: Use FlowLayout panel in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005

Interested in creating your own dynamic, web-based applications using Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition? In this installment from the Absolute Beginner's Series of VB/ASP.NET form control video tutorials, you'll learn how to use the FlowLayout panel to create dynamically resizing Windows UI. For more information, as well as tips for being a smarter user of Microsoft Visual Basic, take a look! Use FlowLayout panel in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005.

How To: Cook a classic spaghetti bolognese sauce

In this cooking how-to video Waz is on a mission to show the world what real bolognese sauce is all about. Follow along in this video cooking lesson and learn how to cook up a classic spaghetti bolognese. This recipe is a good base for any pasta sauce, you can add your own ingredients to make it your own. Cook a classic spaghetti bolognese sauce.

How To: Use FocusBug in FocalPoint Photoshop plugin

The FocusBug is the heart of FocalPoint 1.0, a plug-in for Photoshop that allows you to adjust blurs and edit images based on a user defined focal point. See how to use this intuitive control, FocusBug, to define your sweet-spot and adjust the amount, type and edge of the blur, within the FocalPoint plugin for Photoshop. Use FocusBug in FocalPoint Photoshop plugin.