For some reason, I’m on O’Reilly Media’s mailing list, and I get press releases for all their new books. Most of them are computer-related, so I don’t mention them here. This one’s different, however. This is one that hams could certainly use…..Dan
Maker’s Notebook–New from O’Reilly
Help for Getting Your Do-It-Yourself Mojo WorkingSebastopol, CA—Ask tech DIY enthusiasts, backyard scientists, and makers what their ultimate workshop notebook would look like (as the folks over at Make magazine did recently) and you’ll get a truckload of ideas, opinions, and preferences. So the Make & Craft editors and staffers put their heads together. They boiled down all the feedback, crafted a distinctive design, and devised an ideal wokshop notebook for makers of all ilks.
The result? The all-new Maker’s Notebook (O’Reilly Media, $19.99). Created for makers, crafters, backyard scientists, inventors, and engineers–actually anyone with a creative bent–the journal comes with engineering graph paper packed between its sturdy electric blue cover. And in true maker style, this notebook is born/designed to be hacked, inside and out.
Other maker and crafter notebook goodies include:
- 150 pages of 1/10†engineering graph paper on a 60# Lynx Smooth Opaque recycled paper which can handle everything from mechanical pencils to fountain pens and sharpies.
- 20 pages of reference material optimized for DIY projects, with everything from instructions on basic circuit testing with a digital multimeter, to how to chose LEDs, to what size needles to use in different sewing projects.
- All pages are pre-numbered and non-removable. There’s a field on each page for project label, date, and designer and witness signatures. There are also “From Page___†and “To Page____†fields for threading project pages together.
- Whimsical geekery packed reference pages, including such as variations on Asimov’s Laws of Robotics, the caffeine dosages of various beverages, how to say “Hello, World†in popular programming languages – things that might surprise people and get them talking to each other–for example, “Did you see the Kenny Rogers Rule of Robot Building?†There’s a saying the folks at Make love: “Keep moving, keep asking questions, keep modeling difference.” Now with the Maker’s Notebook you have a nifty journal in which to renders those models. So get to work!
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For more information about the book, including table of contents, index, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596519414
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