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Laptop Hinge Hack. Improve Your Website with Google Toolbar. Welcome julia and how to make a repeat pattern. Hello hello. thank you Grace for having me this week!

welcome julia and how to make a repeat pattern

I am very excited to be here. Besides introducing you to some cool artists, giving sneak peeks and before and afters of some friends homes, and sharing my favorite new product finds, I thought it would be nice to share some of the things I have learned along the way of being a illustrator/pattern designer. One of the questions I frequently get emailed is -how do you make a repeat pattern? I thought it would be fun today to do a little tutorial showing you how simple it is even with a very complex drawing.

And you don’t even need a computer! On a clean piece of paper draw a design in the middle of your paper without letting any of the drawing touch the edges- this is very important. Once you finish the middle space as much as you want you are going to cut your drawing in half- scary I know- but that’s why computers are helpful. Next you are going to cut your drawing in half again the other way- (yikes!) And here’s my finished design: Information and Learning Skills from MindTools. Turn an Old Computer into a Networked Backup, Streaming, or Torrenting Machine with FreeNAS.

Scratch Markup Language (.sml) SML (Scratch Markup Language) is a new file format for recording and replaying turntablism.

Scratch Markup Language (.sml)

We’ve developed open-source tools for accurately capturing the record and crossfader movements of a scratch DJ, allowing us to analyze, transcribe, and recreate scratch performances. We want to do for turntablism what Graffiti Markup Language has done for tagging — especially teaching giant robot arms how to scratch. At Art Hack Day we collaborated with other artists and programmers to develop the first prototypes of ScratchML. We used timecode vinyl to capture record movements ($10) and a hacked VCA fader + Arduino to record the crossfader ($30). Scratch data was saved to disk as .sml and broadcast as OSC, which allowed other Art Hack Day participants to build visualizations based on what the DJ was scratching during the exhibition.

Johnny Chung Lee - Projects - Wii. As of June 2008, Nintendo has sold nearly 30 million Wii game consoles.

Johnny Chung Lee - Projects - Wii

This significantly exceeds the number of Tablet PCs in use today according to even the most generous estimates of Tablet PC sales. This makes the Wii Remote one of the most common computer input devices in the world. It also happens to be one of the most sophisticated. It contains a 1024x768 infrared camera with built-in hardware blob tracking of up to 4 points at 100Hz. This significantly out performs any PC "webcam" available today. Any software on this page is primarily meant for developers and may not run without proper the development tools installed. NOTE: For most of these projects, you don't need the Nintendo Wii console. Coming Later: 3D tracking, and more.... Unfortunately, time constraints in the next couple of months have significantly reduced my ability to work on more projects. How to make a laptop cooling stand. Laptops might have been designed with portability and long battery life in mind, but they weren't designed for comfort.

How to make a laptop cooling stand

Use a laptop on your coffee table for more than five minutes and you're transformed into a warped and twisted, hunchbacked visage of a human being. What you need is something that raises and angles your fine laptop into a more human-friendly angle. And while we do thank a clever clogs for pointing out a book shoved under the back of the laptop would do just that, it's hardly what we'd call an elegant solution.

As it happens, it's easy enough to grab an acrylic sheet and bend the two ends to produce an effective custom laptop stand. You just need to vary the height of the back-end to adjust the angle. An A3-sized acrylic sheet should be fine for most laptops. What you will need A3 acrylic sheetCase fanUSB cableProtective glovesHot-air paint stripperSoldering kitClampsWorkbenchWire wool 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.   How to Land a DJ Sponsorship. Ergonomic Input Devices and Accessories for Canadians - Online Resource and Store. Strength of Canadian Dollar Translates into Big Savings A good portion of our pricing on ErgoCanada.com is based on the list price in US dollars direct from the manufacturer.

Ergonomic Input Devices and Accessories for Canadians - Online Resource and Store

With the recent increase in the strength of our dollar against the US dollar, many of the products on the site have been reduced in price, in some cases by as much as $25! Take this opportunity to stock up on products for your home or office workstation, or buy that product that was slightly out of reach of your budget. Flextend Therapeutic Gloves FLEXTEND is used for the prevention and rehabilitation of carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive strain injuries of the upper extremities.

FLEXTEND helps provide relief from symptoms associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by exercising the extensor muscles in your forearm. To insure you order the correct size, measure from the base of the hand (first wrist crease closest to palm) to the tip of the middle finger. Mouse Manager LP Now Comes with Fixed Tenting Mechanism.