Tech Thursday: Hacking a Typewriter

It took some time, but a computer scientist turned his old typewriter into a printer that also plays percusssion! Follow this link to get more information and hear the typewriter play along to "Typewriter Symphony".


Interested in hacking or repurposing something old into something new? Take a look at these books.

The Geek Dad's Guide to Weekend Fun: Cool Hacks, Cutting-Edge Games, and More Awesome Projects for the Whole Family by Ken Denmead

Remake It Clothes: The Essential Guide to Resourceful Fashion: With Over 500 Tricks, Tips and Inspirational Designs by Henrietta Thompson and Neal Whittington

The Repurposed Library: 33 Craft Projects That Give Old Books New Life by Lisa Occhipinti

Upcycling: Create Beautiful Things with the Stuff You Already Have by Danny Seo and Jennifer Lévy

Tech Thursday: Michael Fassbender Transforms into Steve Jobs

If you haven't seen the trailer for Steve Jobs (based on the book by Walter Isaacson), here's a link to it. Starring Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs, Seth Rogan as Steve Wozniak, Kate Winslet as Joanna Hoffmann, and Jeff Daniels as John Sculley, the movie opens on October 9.

What do you think? While Fassbender was probably not a lot of people's first thought for the role, after watching the trailer, it looks like he embodies Jobs very well.




If you're interested in this, here are some other books you might want to check out.

Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli

Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs by Joshua Wolf Shenk

Smarttribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together by Christine Comaford-Lynch

Tech Thursday: Photography

Take a look at these amazing photographs, Slide Show: Secret Lives of the Serengeti,

PHOTOGRAPH BY SNAPSHOT SERENGETI

then take a look at some of our items to help you with your photography skills. You may not catch a giraffe walking by you in the twilight, but you may catch your child's first steps.

David Hume Kennerly on the iPhone: Secrets and Tips from a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer by David Hume Kennerly

Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers: The Essential Guide to Digital Techniques by Alan L. Detrick

The Mobile Photographer: An Unofficial Guide to Using Android® Phones, Tablets, and Apps in Photography Workflow by Robert Fisher

Photographing Your Family: And All the Kids and Friends and Animals Who Wander Through, Too by Joel Sartore and John Healey

~Aisha