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I’m Maker Faire Co-Founder Sherry Huss, And This Is How I Work
Maker Faires around the world attract over a million visitors each year. When Maker-in-chief Sherry Huss co-created the first Maker Faire in 2005, she’d already been organising tech and media events for nine years. Now she’s run 12 years of Maker Faires, managing a worldwide team while carrying on several side projects. She gave us…
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Stop Your Antivirus Draining Your Laptop Battery When You’re On The Go
Laptop battery life has improved massively over the last few years, thanks to increasingly more power-efficient CPUs and GPUs. But when you’re away from an outlet, it doesn’t hurt to take extra steps to preserve the electrons in your lithium-ion, like tweaking the settings of your antivirus software.
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Which Foods Are Actually Cheaper To Make Yourself?
“Making your own” is a big part of home cook culture. One’s reasons for wanting to DIY every food thing may vary, but it usually has something to do with taste, health, or cost. Cost-wise, some things are obvious; cooking dinner at home is almost always cheaper than takeout, but things aren’t as straightforward when…
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12 Useful And Cool Gadgets You Can Make Yourself
Off-the-shelf gadgets are all well and good — easy to set up, reliable in operation, powerful and smart — but where’s the adventure? We’re living in a golden age of gadget-making, as these DIY projects prove. Save yourself some money and learn more about the ins and outs of electronics by tackling one (or more)…