Stuff you can print out

September 13, 2007 7:58 AM

Things you can print.From a pinhole camera to a wifi antenna to a Sudoku generator.
posted by OmieWise (21 comments total)

Bloody hell. I was really excited by the idea of being able to print out the sudoku generator itself—that sounded like a hell of a hack.
posted by cortex at 8:00 AM on September 13, 2007 [2 favorites has favorites]

cortex: you may not be able to print out a Sudoku generator, but here's a paper clock you can buy.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 8:06 AM on September 13, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

Neat! Especially the rulers, honestly, because often I find myself in need of a measuring implement and turns out, nobody in an office ever has a ruler.
posted by mckenney at 8:08 AM on September 13, 2007

This is a terrific reference, thanks!
posted by brain_drain at 8:09 AM on September 13, 2007

Couldn't you create a sudoku generator in postscript or something? That prints out a random sudoku game every time you send it to the printer . . .
posted by that girl at 8:13 AM on September 13, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

Awesome, my office needs a protractor but I never think to buy one.

Also, my mom needs some way of getting her recipes off the computer. This "printing" sounds like the perfect answer!
posted by DU at 8:16 AM on September 13, 2007

I carry a portable printer for just such emergencies.
posted by blue_beetle at 8:18 AM on September 13, 2007

Couldn't you create a sudoku generator in postscript or something? That prints out a random sudoku game every time you send it to the printer . . .
Hm. Why, yes, I could.
posted by Wolfdog at 8:25 AM on September 13, 2007 [1 favorite has favorites]

great post. thanks
posted by ClanvidHorse at 8:26 AM on September 13, 2007

Oh, there's a maze one on here....except it isn't really "printable". I mean, it IS, but you'd get the entire page every time. I want just the maze.
posted by DU at 8:32 AM on September 13, 2007

I love all the printable organisers/faux pdas. I mean seriously. I can't believe I've never searched for those things before.
posted by mosessis at 8:36 AM on September 13, 2007

I, too, was expecting some sort of insane papercraft Sudoku generator as well, or maybe a complex system of transparencies and overlapping symbols. Color me disappointed.
posted by 0xFCAF at 8:56 AM on September 13, 2007

What fun. Thanks!
posted by Miko at 9:32 AM on September 13, 2007

These are real neat.
posted by Miko at 9:38 AM on September 13, 2007 [2 favorites has favorites]

The windsurfer wifi antenna is great; I have been using one for about three years now.
posted by TedW at 9:59 AM on September 13, 2007

Some of these are actually quite handy. Thanks!
posted by arcticwoman at 10:15 AM on September 13, 2007

Google Calendar is a better option for printing calendars. Plus you can add public Holiday Calendar to your calendar.

Plus I'm only adding a comment so I can refer back to this later...
posted by bruzie at 12:12 PM on September 13, 2007

Ha! More stuff for my hipster PDA.

(Which I made as a joke, but has become insanely useful)
posted by quin at 5:10 PM on September 13, 2007

Does that Windsurfer Wifi Antenna actually work? I might try that!
posted by gergtreble at 6:00 PM on September 13, 2007

Yeah they work but from what I read the gains are very maginal and probably not worth the extra ugly. Pony up for a cantenna if you want real gains. Apply some paint to it and it looks sharp too.
posted by damn dirty ape at 9:15 PM on September 13, 2007

According to this guy, a crappy 4inch can is where its at. He gets 2 miles from one can. Windsurfer gains are something like 10% which is nothing compared to an old can of beans and a connector.
posted by damn dirty ape at 9:26 PM on September 13, 2007