Editorial Review:Product Description:MAKE brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life and celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend your technology to your will. MAKE ignites your ingenuity and connects you with your fellow 'Makers.'
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Gizmo Lovers' Paradise
I've been getting Make since the beginning. I still remember the excitement when I got my first issue and how I poured over its contents, looking for something neat to make. That feeling of anticipation has not abated over time for I just got my new issue and I sprang into action to see what delicious, unique and weird thing I could put together. You have to be somewhat handy and not intimidated by simple electronics (though some are far more complex than I can handle presently). If you like to experiment and dream up unique combinations of tools, electronics and mechanics, this is a publication you will savor and keep. Don't let anyone "borrow" your copy, for that will be the last you will see of it. Rejoice fellow gizmo lovers. You have finally got your reward.
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Full of projects and tech info for smart/creative people.
I have been a subscriber since their first issue and love this magazine and their website. It's a quarterly magazine, so you'll have enough time to finish a few projects before the next issue arrives.
I can't give it enough justice in this review. Visit their website [...] (or google for Make magazine). It gives a sample of what you'll find in the magazine and links to hundreds of other websites with amazing and fun projects to build. Or download one of their free weekly video podcast that includes a pdf for the project. The projects come straight from the magazine and it shows you how to make them.
Thanks to the magazine I made a small LED flashlight that runs on old batteries, a marshmallow gun made with PVC, and a little robot that runs on solar energy. My next projects will be a wind power generator, a 20W solar panel, and my own biodiesel. OK, I'm still undecided if I'll try making the biodiesel.
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MAKE: Technology on Your Time
Ordered over one month ago and have not received it yet. Thus, this magazine gets my most negative review possible.
Mark
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How can I review when the product hasn't arrived?
I find the subscription distribution infrastructure of this magazine to be very weak. I subscribed three weeks ago and I haven't received the current issue, a back issue or any issue. Why does it take over 6 weeks for a magazine to process your request to be added to the subscription list?
In Make Magazine's defense, they did not promise a quicker turn around time when I purchased the subscription through Amazon, but Amazon should know better then to send me an email requesting me to review the product before it is scheduled to arrive.
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3.5 stars
This magazine is interesting, but check it out in the store before you subscribe. Many of the projects are costly and of little use. If you happen to have the tools and supplies on hand, it's worthwhile to check out. If you do not already make things and have access to lots of equipment to help you make things, there are other sources on the web that provide kits that will get you started with much less fuss. Most of the stuff in the issues dealing with various types of 'hacks' are interesting, but again expensive, and you can find most of those sources on the web.
