A great new magazine hit newsstands recently. O’Reilly, the same publisher that produces many computer and technology books (the “Hacks” line of books), has launched a quarterly magazine for the DIY geek. Make: The first magazine devoted to digital projects, hardware hacks, and D.I.Y. inspiration. The first issue touches on topics such as how to build a video camera stabilizer (steadicam), How to hack the dog, and Building a Magnetic Stripe reader. There is an article about soldering and desoldering and other interesting hacks and projects. This looks like a beautifly produced magazine, all 224 pages of the premire issue are printed on heavy stock paper. And, unlike other publishers, there seems to me to be a very high content to advertisment ratio. Which is reflected in the $15.00 price tag.

Ok another plug…I picked up Vol.2 the other day. It’s a very well done product. It’s the size of an over-sized Readers Digest, with semi- gloss finish on the pages. I think I counted 10 ads in the whole magazine. Vol.2 has articles entailing rebuilding an Atari2600 chassis into a Linux PC runing game emulator, or PVR software. Once you’ve taken the guts out of your 2600, there’s an article about how to turn it into a portable handheld unit. Plus loads of other cool stuff, lots of pictures, and lots of ideas.

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