Open hardware projects for beginners, 3D printed prosthetics, and more

WEEKLY NEWS Try your hand at these open hardware projects for beginners Five fun and easy projects Has open hardware finally made its big splash? Why you should open source your hardware The easiest way to turn your app idea into an appliance An interview with the co-founder of BeagleBoard How Openstack stores data in the cloud with Cinder What's new for the Icehouse release? Crew assembles three open source vehicles over lunch OSVehicle opens up the automotive industry Makers are the new industrial revolution The maker culture takes back manufacturing FROM THE ARCHIVES 10 ways to start contributing to open source By Chris Haddad Death Star petition inspires citizen collaboration By Matt Micene OPEN SOURCE EVENTS Here's what's coming up in March: Document Freedom Day, a global event about open standards, is scheduled for March 26. Open Source Festival 2014 is scheduled for March 29 in New Albany, NY. Arduino Day 2014, a worldwide celebration of Arduino's 10th anniversary, is scheduled for March 29. Check out the events calendar to see other upcoming open source events and submit your own! Peregrine Hawthorn's 3D printed prosthetic hand inspired a standing ovation at the Intel International Sales Conference, as he spoke about its open source design and the impact it's had on his life. The open source credit-card-sized Raspberry Pi is perfect for all sorts of projects. Here are 7 great ways to use your Pi, from encasing it in Lego to using it to keep tabs on your homebrewed beer. This Thursday, join Eric Windisch of the Docker team as he covers the fundamentals of Docker's integration with OpenStack. Docker is one of our top ten open source projects of 2013 and is opening up new, amazing ways of deploying applications. ENTERPRISERS PROJECT Join the open sourced-dialogue about the future of CIOs. HBR Article: Why the world needs more "tri-sector" leaders There aren't enough leaders with experience in business, government, AND nonprofits How IT leaders choose and foster the right talent Developing leaders is an important focus for AAA Western and Central New York You can't build an agile company with lifetime employment contracts The traditional "employer-employee compact" is no longer a given As Enterprise Architect for BJ's Wholesale Club, Peter Buonora must prioritize the company's overall application landscape and infrastructure and align that to the company's business goals. He explains how he does it.