RSSDale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty is the editor and publisher of MAKE, and general manager of the Maker Media division of O'Reilly Media, Inc. Dale has been instrumental in many of O'Reilly's most important efforts, including founding O'Reilly Media, Inc. with Tim O'Reilly. He was the developer and publisher of Global Network Navigator (GNN), the first commercial Web site which launched in 1993 and was sold to AOL in 1995. Dale was developer and publisher of Web Review, the online magazine for Web designers, and he was O'Reilly's first editor. Prior to developing MAKE, Dale was publisher of the O'Reilly Network and he developed the Hacks series of books. Dale is the author of "Sed & Awk." Dougherty was a Lecturer in the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS) at the University of California at Berkeley from 1996 to 2000. Learn more about Dale on his personal site, dalepd.com and follow him on twitter at @dalepd.
Recent Blog Posts
Maker Faire First Day Favorites
Maker Faire Bay Area opened Saturday with an excited rush of the gates. Here are some of the favorite things I saw from the robotic orchestra to Christian Ristow’s metal face and the lock picking workshop organized by Christina Pei. There’s a solar oven popping popcorn and a village made from masking tape with a [...]…
Hardware Unconference Brings Makers Together in SF
On Saturday, the Hardware Unconference took place at the offices of O’Reilly AlphTech (OATV) in SF The organizers of the unconference were Rachel Kalmar who runs the Facebook group, Sensored; Nick Pinkston who has put together Hardware Startup Meetups in SF, and Renee DiResta who works for OATV and has been following the hardware [...]…
The Business of Making
I'm excited about MAKE's Hardware Innovation Workshop, May 15-16, at PARC in Palo Alto. The workshop is an opportunity to explore what's shaping the newly emerging businesses that makers are creating. Come meet the people who are leading this new wave of hardware innovation and contribute to the discussion about new opportunities in making.
Announcing MAKE’s Hardware Innovation Workshop
The maker movement is a remarkable new source of innovation. We are starting to see what results from a powerful combination of open hardware + personal fabrication tools + connected makers. Sometimes this innovation is hard to identify in the excitement that surrounds Maker Faire. Yet at Maker Faire, you can find new products and [...]…
Makerspaces in Education and DARPA
Recently, Mitch Altman announced publicly that he's not participating in Maker Faire this year because MAKE received a DARPA award for education. I have talked to Mitch and shared in detail our proposed work. I have listened to him express his concerns about the DARPA award. I don't agree with Mitch, but I respect his opinion. I believe that Mitch's public statements do not fairly characterize the program and have caused confusion about DARPA's role. I'd like to explain what we're doing and…
Math for Makers
I'm excited to see that Greg Borenstein has launched Makematics, a blog that covers his own exploration of advanced math topics that are found in new creative applications by and for makers.
Makers at World Wide Rome
I’m in Rome at a gathering of makers, organized to promote how Italy can develop and contribute to the maker movement. Chris Anderson and Massimo Banzi presented this morning, and I’ll be up in the afternoon. Riccardo Luna is the host and conference organizer of World Wide Rome – the Makers Edition. The conference is [...]…
“Don’t Be Bored. Do Something”
The Prez can't stop talking about young maker Joey Hudy. He brought him up during another White House event today and talked about Joey's business card.
Cool Hand Tools
My brother Pat wrote me: Check out “Alone in the Wilderness” featuring Dick Proenneke living alone in Alaska. It’s on our PBS affiliates a lot here (in Florida). He is a true pioneer, a 1960′s “maker” at work, building everything by hand, using tools he made. He has no electricity. Shoots it all on [...]…
Great Leaps of Imagination: Jules Verne
Today is the 189th anniversary of the birthday of Jules Verne, the French author of many science fiction classics such as 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days. You can find a brief tribute to Jules Verne at the Smithsonian Libraries, with the photo below that shows some of the [...]…
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A Summer of Making
For all kids, time spent outside of school is as important, if not more so, than time inside school.
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Welcome
from MAKE:
schoolsout: School's Out page 6
Experiment on Yourself
History is full of quirky tales of scientists who were first in line to try their own experiments.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
29: DIY Superhuman page 11
Toy Stories
This Toys and Games issue of MAKE is filled with fun projects to make that just might inspire you to see the world differently — as something you can shape, mold, shrink, and hack.
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Welcome
from MAKE:
28: Toys and Games page 11
Building Robots that Play
Like dogs, robots are becoming our companions, demonstrating the ability to learn new routines that make us happy.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
27: Robots page 11
The Little Engine That Could
An Arduino board is cheap enough that you wouldn't feel bad breaking it, burning it up, or leaving it behind in a project.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 10
Open Sourcing Space
The U.S. space program that I grew up with is gone. Yet our fascination with space is not.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
24: Space page 1
Kid Robot
Young makers are seizing breakout opportunities on the wild frontier of Detroit.
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Maker
from MAKE:
23: Gadgets page 30
Much More to Do
Five years in, MAKE is just getting started.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
21: Desktop Manufacturing page 1
Learn by Making
Tom Zimmerman has volunteered in San Jose, Calif., schools, engaging students in hands-on activities and teaching science and technology.
From MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 13
Getting Back to Nuts and Bolts
Actor John Ratzenberger wants to see every kid become a hands-on maker.
From MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 86
Welcome: ReMake America
Makers are the best hope for the future.
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Welcome
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 1
What’s in Your Garage?
We see solutions to big problems coming from innovative makers working in their basements, garages, and workshops.
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Maker
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 36
Tool Library
Dustin Zuckerman is putting his tools into circulation.
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Maker
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 38
Toolbox
Wireless signal detector for the paranoid, a fire-powered soak, iPhone hacks, and tales of sustainability.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 156
The Power of Steam
A steam-powered sawmill survives.
From MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 52
Changes
The $4,000 handmade rattle.
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Changes
from
CRAFT:
10: Celebrate! page 13
The Visible Hand
The DIY mindset must again become an essential life skill.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 13
The First Picture Show
Jack Judson reveals the beginnings of the entertainment industry at his Magic Lantern Castle Museum.
In
Maker
from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 28
24 Hours of Make: Television
Building a TV show is a project in itself.
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Maker
from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 34
Sharing the Adventure
Make's publisher Dale Dougherty talks about the beauty of sharing between makers.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
15: Music page 12
Dirty Car Art
Scott Wade wanted to do better than write "Wash Me" in the dust of dirty cars... so he drew caricatures.
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Made on Earth
from MAKE:
14: Optics page 23
The Cathedral and Bazaar Bizarre
Bazaar Bizarre is helping to introduce open source crafting, where shared ideas help to expand our skills and improve craft quality for all.
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Welcome to Craft
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CRAFT:
07: Shoes page 10
Slow Made: Take It Easy
A proposal to use "slow made" to identify the work of makers.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
13: Magic page 10
Post-Industrial Idyll
The 2007 Robodock festival in Amsterdam.
From MAKE:
13: Magic page 46
What Are You Doing for Halloween?
Welcome: Why we're fiends for the holiday made for makers.
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 8
Howling Yeti
How we combined live theater and special effects to create a fun-filled community haunted house.
From MAKE:
halloween2007: Halloween page 10
Propeller Chip
BASIC Stamp's Chip Gracey puts a new spin on microcontrollers.
From MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 76
Toolbox
Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 168
Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 172
Follow the Bouncing Ball
Download Sample PDF
Pinball's magic juju and the unanticipated effect of one thing on another.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 11
Heavy Lifting
Placing huge towers up a mountain is just the start to reaching Troy Caldwell's ski-resort-on-a-budget dream.
From MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 38
Pinball
Pinball, Resurrected by Bill Bumgarner (pg. 66)
Restoring a crusty, beat-up Cyclone.
Pinheads in Oddball Places by Dale Dougherty (pg. 74)
Inside the electromechanical underground, with Lucky Ju Ju and the Pinball Hall of Fame.
From MAKE: 08: Toys and Games page 66
Toolbox
Create your own computer games, discover magnetic attractions, and become a paper airplane champion. Plus: Recommendations from kids, and from and the designers at Wild Planet.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 168
Genuine Ingenuity
True stories and authentic experiences at the first annual Maker Faire.
From MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology page 48
Tones Dem Tones, Damn Ringtones
Shouldn't people make their own ringtones, not buy them?
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
06: Robots page 11
On to Year Two
A look back on our exciting first year.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 11
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In
Toolbox
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 172
Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64
Tea Leaves: Wabi-Sabi
The Japanese have a deeper appreciation for things humble and handmade.
From MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 184
Treasure Trove
Lindsay Publications' unique catalog of hard-to-find lore.
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Blast from the Past
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 186
Maker Friendly
Dale Dougherty wonders what would it mean for products to be more maker friendly, not just user friendly.
From MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween page 7
Ooz and Oz
Hacking robot toys is all in a day's work for Natalie Jeremijenko. Dale Dougherty trails the UCSD professor for a day of fun at the races, transforming toy robotic dogs into environmental avengers.
In
Maker
from MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment page 22
Google DIY Patterns
A DIY project is a design challenge that can best be described as a set of patterns, just as Google remade the web with a new kind of language for getting what we want from a web browser.
From MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment page 39
Welcome
The making of Make: Publisher and Editor Dale Dougherty presents the philosophy of MAKE in a nutshell: We're all Makers now.
In
Welcome
from MAKE:
01: Make Premiere page 7
Crack Open an iPAQ
Replacing your PDA's battery requires the proper knowledge, adequate courage, and a set of Torx screwdrivers.
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DIY: Home Entertainment
from MAKE:
01: Make Premiere page 119
Photographer for these Magazine Articles
The Power of Steam
A steam-powered sawmill survives.
From MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 52
MAKE: Online Extras
Unsafe At Any Amperage?
Behind the scenes of our high-voltage dilemma: whether to publish a dangerously cool project in MAKE magazine's "Fringe" issue.
by Tom Anderson, Gareth Branwyn, Shawn Connally, Dale Dougherty, Mark Frauenfelder, Joe Grand, Saul Griffith, William Gurstelle, Bunnie Huang, Tom Igoe, Mister Jalopy, Steve Lodefink, John MacNeill, David Pescovitz, Charles Platt, Paul Spinrad, Phillip Torrone;
March 16, 2007
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