Magnetic Stripe Reader

Magnetic Stripe Reader
Billy Hoffman | Make Vol. 01 - 2005 | Pdf | 16 pgs | 3 mb

Open your wallet. How many cards in there have magstripes on them? If you're like me, the answer is five or six. Ever wonder what's encoded on them?

I did. One day a friend of mine had a $200 off-the-shelf magstripe reader, so I ran my cards through it. Aside from the expected credit card numbers, I was surprised by the amount of personal information encoded on them. In fact, for reasons I still don't know, two cards contained my Social Security number.

Now you can find out. This project shows you how to make a magstripe reader for less than $40.

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$14 Video Camera Stabilizer

$14 Video Camera Stabilizer
A cheap and simple way to eliminate jittery action shots
Johnny Lee | Make Vol. 01 - 2005 | Pdf | 15 pgs | 4 mb

Professional camera stabilizers use a complex, levered arrangement to capture smooth-looking video, even when the camera and camera operator are in motion. The camera operator may walk (or even jog), move through tight hallways and doorways, and climb up and down stairs without shaking the camera.

Unfortunately, professional Steadicams cost upwards of $10,000. Even cheap, third-party stabilizers cost at least $600. So I decided to make my own. It cost me $14. Here's how you do it.

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3D Stereograms

3D Stereograms
Pdf | 15 pgs | 8 mb

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Shutterstock - Name Card Templates

Shutterstock - Name Card Templates
4 eps | 300 dpi | 3 mb

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Michael Franks: Rendezvous in Rio (2006)

Michael Franks: Rendezvous in Rio (2006)
10 Mp3 | 497Kbps | 69mb

Musicians:
Wolfgang Haffner, Chuck Loeb, Carmen Cuesta, Charlez Blenzig, Romero Lubambo, Sergio Brandau, Café, Chris Hunter, Veronica Nunn, Robbie Dupree, Leslie Ritter, Beth Reineke, Brian Dunne, Pamela Driggs, David Sancious, Marc Shulman, Scott Petito, Jerry Marotta, Jeff Lorber, Dwight Sills, Alex Al, Michael White, Gary Meek, Roger Burnm Eric Marienthal, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Haslip, Andy Suzuki, Mike De Micco, Travis Shook, Jay Azzolina

Tracks list:
1.Under the Sun
2.Rendezvous in Rio
3.The Cool School
4.Samba Do Soho
5.The Critics Are Never Kind
6.Scatsville
7.The Chemistry of Love
8.Hearing Take Five
9.The Question Is Why
10.Songbirds

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