Create, Share, and Save Money Using Open-Source Projects / Joshua M. Pearce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearce, Joshua, author.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Open source software.

Do-it-yourself work--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Do-it-yourself work.

Thriftiness.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Live a more sustainable and economical life using open-source technology! Designed for beginning hobbyists and makers, this engaging guide is filled with ways to save money by making use of free and open-source technologies on a wide and impressive range of products. Written by a leader in the field of open-source technology, the book reveals the potential of at-home manufacturing and recycling projects--and even how to score free big-ticket items, including housing and electricity. All the projects have big money saving in mind, but also big fun!"--publisher's description.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Disclaimer

1 Introduction to the Open-Source Philosophy and the Benefits of Sharing

Why We Share Aggressively

The Theory of Nice

Meet the Makers

Concluding Thoughts

References

2 Making and Sharing Recipes, Life Hacks, and Household Tricks

Sharing Recipes

Sharing Life Hacks and Home-Improvement Tricks

Open-Source Ad Blockers

3 Making and Sharing Digital Photographs and Open-Source Cameras

Taking and Sharing Digital Photographs

Free Software for Photo Lovers

Open-Source Cameras

Open-Source Software for Photogrammetry and Machine Vision

4 Making and Sharing Art

5 Making and Sharing Music, Software, and Instruments

Great Places to Share Your Music

Open-Source Music Software

Making Musical Instruments

Open Theremin

6 Scanning, Making Paper and Audio Books, and Sharing Books

Open-Source Book Scanning

Making Books

Making Audio Books

Reading and Sharing Books

Cory Doctorow Makers

7 Making, Editing, and Sharing Videos

Open-Source Movie Cameras

Open-Source Video Editing

Open-Source B-Roll and Sharing Your Videos

Reference

8 Making and Sharing Maps and GIS Data

Open-Source Maps

Open-Source Drones

Open-Source GPS

Open-Source GIS Information

Open-Source GIS Software

9 Making and Sharing Clothing

Free Patterns for Clothes

Open-Source Software for Automated Sewing

Open Hardware for Clothes Making

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Clothing and the Future

10 Making and Sharing Woodworking and Other Old-School Skills

11 Making and Sharing Electronics

Arduino

Finding and Sharing Open-Source Electronics

Open-Source Software for Electronics Design

Ordering Boards

PCB Making

12 Making and Sharing Digital At-Home Manufacturing

RepRap 3D Printer

Open-Source Mills

Applications

13 Making and Sharing Scientific Equipment

Poor Scientists, Rich Open-Source Science

Next Steps

14 Making and Sharing Data as a Citizen Scientist

Introduction to Citizen Science

Easy First Steps into Citizen Science

How Companies Can Harness Open Source to Support Citizen Scientists

15 Making and Sharing Waste Recycling: Recyclebots

Recycling Waste for 3D-Printer Feedstock

Sheets, Blocks, and Bulk Extrusions

16 Making and Sharing Big Free Stuff

Introduction to Free Big Stuff

Open-Source Cars

Free Electricity

Open Building Institute

Open Source Ecology

17 How to Make a Million Dollars of Value

A Wee Bit of Math

Case Studies

18 Making the Future of Sharing

The Past: Great Minds Agree That Cooperating Builds Great Societies

The Future

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2021. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

Description based on e-Publication PDF.

Other Format:

Print version: Create, Share, and Save Money Using Open-Source Projects.

ISBN:

9781260461770 (e-ISBN)

1260461777 (e-ISBN)

9781260461763 (print-ISBN)

1260461769 (print-ISBN)

OCLC:

1236100078

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.