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Makerbot Replicator 2: Problems and their solutions

I have my Makerbot Replicator 2 for a few month now and want to tell you about the problems I had with it as well as how I solved them. The Makerbot is not a product you would buy from HP or some other manufacturer producing for the mass market. It is even with the Replicator 2 a product for people who have at least a slight craftmansship. Just to make it clear: There is (as far as I know) no 3d printer which does not require that. I think ...

The small guide for accessories for 3d printers

Whomever is thinking about getting a 3d printer like the Makerbot Replicator 2 should be aware about accessories needed for it: What will you need beside a 3d printer? A Makerbot Replicator 2 is fully functional when it is shipped to you. But sooner or later you will have to buy some consumable material. You may think I am speaking (just) about plastic to be printed but that is what will hold quite a bit and there are more things to have: ...

We are FlameWar

Man... what is going on out there at heise.de or other newsportales again... The new Samsung Galays S4 has been presented and the Apple-Fanbots are fighting against the Samsung-disciples or the whole Android-community. I did not hear about the 7 pledges of apocalypse being broken, did you? I doubt that most religious leaders in the world even know that we are fighting in a technique-religion-war... I’d like to make an cue for more technique ...

Annoying advertisements...

I am working in an advertising agency which may stand in conflict to some readers with this post but for me advertising should have a benefit for the customer and the company which is offering something... but what I sometimes see out there is really not in anyway fitting into that categories.... there are limits... Why do I talk about that? In Germany there is a new cookie in the advertisings... I got it from a co-worker and it did indeed taste ...

The SocialMedia factor

Blogs, Facebook, Google+, Xing, Twitter and what else there is... they help us commincate, they drive the internet from nerds to normal people and give the possibility to write something in the internet for everybody. But there is something that results of that, that I think many are not aware of... It is much harder to find specific informations than before. If you are searching for "Makerbot Support" or something like that you will get literally ...