Geek 31 Mar 2005 04:24 pm
Make
I’ve finally managed to get my hands on the new O’Reilly magazine, Make. Yes, one of the disadvantages of being on the other side of the world (with respect to the USA) is that things take a little longer to get here…
As I was browsing it last week while “Better Homes and Gardens” was on TV, I couldn’t help but noticing that there are similarities between the magazine and that show… sort of a “Better Hacks and Gadgets”, so to speak. It’s a book-lenght (and format) magazine, filled with projects to be made at home; lots of geek appeal, as only O’Reilly could do. Project include building a $14 steady-cam, using a kite to do aerial photography (with a silly-putty timer) and others. Plus, lots of geeky-content, “life hacks” and cool stuff in general.
It’s a quarterly magazine, and the next edition will come out in May (which means it will probably get here in mid to late June). There are lots of web content as well: besides their website, they have a blog, a photo pool on Flickr, a del.icio.us link stream, and a huge fan base. Definitely recommended.
