First, create a shared folder using the VirtualBox user interface. For this example, we’ll call it “Data”. Launch Ubuntu. From within Ubuntu, launch Application > Accessories > Terminal, and at the prompt type sudo gedit /etc/fstab Enter your administrative password,…
Here’s a spice rack I made to fit on the back of a cabinet door. It really cleans up the spice cabinet, and makes the individual jars a lot easier to find. I had to notch the shelves out a…
Here are 63 flashcards designed to help early readers learn groups of rhyming words. Each rhyme (often called rimes or phonograms) is shown on a different card, with a number of example words below. Work with the child to learn…
This is the 11th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
This is the 10th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
This is the 9th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
This is the 8th set from a collection of 185 photographs taken during the 1910-1911 deployment of S.M.S. Gneisenau to the Far East. S.M.S. Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine, or German Imperial Navy. For the main…
In the post, I showed off a branding iron I had “printed” in stainless steel by Shapeways.com for US$6, after using the free vector image editor Inkscape, and parametric modeling software Alibre Design, which also has a free version called…
Some woodworkers like to leave their mark on their work using a branding iron, but at roughly $190 per iron, it can really be quite an investment. I took a less expensive route, using some free software, and a genius…
I’m working on a publication that includes a lot of temperatures, and I want conversions of those temperatures to be automatically inserted into the text in a consistent manner and without having to convert them by hand. Michael Mehlich’s excellent…