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Pretty, Open Source Audio Looping with Livid
Looper (Win, Mac)

post from Create Digital Music on 07 August 2008 02:06:58 PM. © Create Digital Music

A big surprise announcement from Livid, the VJ software / boutique A/V controller maker: Livid Looper is a new, free audio looping tool, built in Max 5.Click through for the full image; it?s quite lovely with ? um, butterflies and such. (Strap that solar panel to your MacBook and take it camping!)Built around the [...]

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Minimem Reduces the Memory Footprint of Unwieldy
Applications

post from Daily DIY on 07 August 2008 02:00:00 PM. © Daily DIY

Windows only: Free application Minimem reduces the memory usage of individual running applications on demand. Similar applications which promise to make your computer run faster by freeing up RAM are a dime a dozen, and many of them aren't all they're[...]

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How to play Nintendo 64 games on your computer

post from Daily DIY on 07 August 2008 01:56:57 PM. © Daily DIY

Wanna play Nintendo 64 games on your computer just look at my instructable to see how!!Get the programClick here to download the emulator. The download should start automaticaly but if not click download.INSTALLFollow all the steps on the install[...]

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[slideshow] notebook/laptop stand from psu/power
brick

post from Daily DIY on 07 August 2008 01:38:51 PM. © Daily DIY

A simple laptop stand that you typically carry around with you already. I wasn't able to find anybody else who did this after a 3-minute google and figured the idea might be worth sharing for other pathologically lazy/minimalist folks.Equipment required:[...]

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Progressive Pitch Saws: Start Easy/Cut Fast

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 07 August 2008 01:37:00 PM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

While fine teeth make for quick, accurate starts, widely-spaced teeth provide the space necessary to freely clear away cut material, resulting in a fast cut. Progressive pitch saws look to give you the best of both worlds by slowly increasing the tooth pitch across the entire blade. For example, the nine-inch saw pictured above (from [...]

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Budget Shop Truck Build, Part 1: The Truck

post from Toolmonger: The Week In Tools on 07 August 2008 01:15:00 PM. © Toolmonger: The Week In Tools

At Toolmonger, we think of a shop truck as a vehicular multi-tool — as necessary to an active shop as fire and the opposable thumb. But what if you don’t have $25k burning a hole in your pocket? All isn’t lost, especially if you’re willing to turn a wrench and get your hands dirty.A while [...]

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August 7, 2008 AsktheBuilder News

post from AskTheBuilder.com on 07 August 2008 01:00:37 PM. © AskTheBuilder.com

In this issue, telling the truth on property disclosure, polybutylene plumbing pipe settlement, Stain Solver is moved, new lead rules, an idiot handyman, Sonoma tile and flamed-granite and the latest column and video.

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Projects Creations Visual Kei Eyepatch

post from Cut Out + Keep on 07 August 2008 12:54:14 PM. © Cut Out + Keep

Visual Kei Eyepatch

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Episode One-hundred five: The One Where I'm Back!

post from CraftLit: A Podcast for Crafters Who Love Books on 07 August 2008 12:53:00 PM. © CraftLit: A Podcast for Crafters Who Love Books

Things for you: Pandora Radio, Becky's Knit Sib Bracelet, Friend Meg's Etsy Shop! (forgot to mention that one) Obama=Darcy Op-Ed, How to Cook Without a Book, 15 minute movie parodies, Paris Hilton video, pain advocacy link.
I think that's it!Chapters 26?27 today...and the Pandora player below on the right.
Oh, and a Goeduck clam...I think that's how it's spelled...gross, no?

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Jenn Mason brings in the Reinforcments and some
videos!

Pockets, Pullouts, and Hiding Places:

Interactive Elements for Altered Books, Memory Art, and Collage

By

Jenn Mason

More and more scrapbookers and paper artists are seeking clever ways to make their albums and paper projects more interesting and three-dimensional. One of the most exciting ways of accomplishing this is by adding interactive elements, such as doors that open and reveal hidden layers, and envelopes and pockets that hold secret text, personal letters, or special photos.

Pockets, Pull Outs and Hiding Places: A Guide to Interactive Scrapbooking, Memory Art and Paper Art teaches the paper engineering techniques for making three dimensional and interactive ?paper tools? such as vellum pockets, hinged doors that reveal mini booklets underneath. These tools are applicable to scrapbookers, memory, and paper artists at any level of experience. The tools are also adjustable enough to be used in any style of work.

Jenn Mason?s scrapbook design and paper art has been published in numerous books and leading art and scrapbook magazines. She worked as co-designer for Anna Griffin?s Elegant Scrapbooking and also contributed to Sandi Genovese's Three Dimensional Scrapbooking. Her work has appeared on PBS, QVC, and HSN.

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So I wanted to give the cool envelope a shot and I so I needed some pretty paper. Well, I went to my advanced copy of:

Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style

250 Patterns for Projects and Designs

By

Shigeki Nakamura

Available Sept. 2008

Pattern design has a long history within Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work.

An companion CD-ROM provides 250 patterns in high-definition JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your own use. This is an inspirational and highly practical reference and sourcebook for anyone working in the area of visual art.

Shigeru Nakamura has started his carrier as an art director from 1964 in Japan. Established his office, cobble collaboration in 1987 and has produced design pattern books under its own brand. A member of JAGDA (Japan Graphic Designers Association).

This book will be available next month but I thought I'd give you a sneak peek at one of the beautiful patterns and it's free to download and use (as stated there are 250!!!!). I thought it would be perfect for this gift card reinforcement envelope.

So I printed out the pattern and the floral print.

I then cut out the pattern and traced it onto the back of the printed floral paper. I did kind of hold it up to the light and chose where I thought the print would look the best.

I then punched out two different size circles and punched a small hole through the centers and then through the short flaps of the envelopes. Poke the brad through all and folded the tabs back. The final step was to wrap in a figure eight pattern the envelope closed with a scrap of thin yarn.

Oh-did I mention this fits a gift card?? Be sure to pop one in before tying it closed!