Matt Simerson (I keep running into this guy online, somehow…) posts this nicely detailed way to replace most of the .mac functionality with your own *nix box.

(tags: apple computer DIY Hacks mac freebsd macosx)

nice instructions for building your own ring light – a way of getting even lighting on a subject that is being macro-photographed.

(tags: photography lighting ring-light DIY maker hacks camera)