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how to hack the ADCO portable sign

How many times have you driven by an electronic road sign like one of these? This is the ADDCO portable sign. Today, you see what is on the inside, and how they are programmed to display important information.

How to hack US roadside signs.

10 Homemade Laundry Soap Detergent Recipes

double your addressable LEDs

Panoramic heads can be very expensive – in the $300 to $500 range for “name brand” heads. Several designs for closer to $100 are available on the web, but look a tad on the flimsy side. Building your own panoramic head for an SLR isn’t too hard or expensive. The parts for the design shown here cost about $10. Every part here is available at a store like Home Depot. Once you get past some of the misinformation out there, the only really hard part is figuring out the dimensions. The downside is that the mount is only useful for a specific camera/lens combo. On the other hand, you can’t mistakenly mess up one of the critical adjustments once you’ve built it, and the homemade mount is as light as a couple small pieces of wood.

panoramic tripod mount...

In this post I’ve found 10 DIY Flash and Lighting Hacks that put some of these lighting techniques within the grasp of the rest of us. Some are more involved than others but all are fun and will provide you with some new lighting gear to experiment with.

includes lights, reflectors, diffusers and flash diffusers - all using items that you could pick up at hardware and craft stores

How to Stop Accumulating Books

Why would I stop accumulating books? I just need to trade and donate out some of my overflow that's all! Whats wrong with sagging shelves on every wall and boxes stacked all over the place? WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? I would recommend AGAINST following most of the suggestions given in this article, other than giving away books no longer wanted. DO NOT put labels on your book spines or shelve different-sized books together (keep same-sized volumes together even if they are unrelated). I will eat your family if you do.

1. Cull your existing collection. Look in the yellow pages of your local phone book under "Books - Used." Sites like Amazon.com and Half.com allow individuals to sell books. break your books up into the following piles, and decide which ones get to stay: Reference books. Books you've already read, that you want to keep. Books you haven't read yet. Set a "read-to-purchase ratio". Make a “syllabus” of books to read. pick out the next 10-14 books you want to read. Make a "to buy" list. If you buy a book, immediately get rid of a book you already have. Use the library: most library systems will lend you books from anywhere in their system. Use the library for downloading ebooks: many libraries offer a service that allows you to download ebooks to your pc. Purchase and collect your books on an e-Book reader (like Kindle Wireless). If you have room for them and you still think "I'm going to read (or re-read) that someday", keep them.

building your library

build a pc

MaximumPC.com is the best online resource for PC Features. Visit Maximum PC and read about How to Build a Kick-ass $800 Gaming PC.

Instructions on using photoshop to convert a digital photo/image to a multiple layered stencil.

Stencil makes great graffiti, and gifts! Shazam!

tutorial for creating stencils from photos

from instructables

A social letterbox. Prints messages directly from the Internet.

A social letterbox. Prints messages directly from the Internet. Based on the arduino microcontroller.

The printer that Ben Griffiths is building. I read about Tom Taylor building one at PaperCamp - looks cool.

"microprinter for everyday use"

レシートプリンタをインターネットに接続。

TEXT-(HTTP POST)->sinatra(as MQ)-(ethernet)->arduino-((MAX232+)RS232c)->micropriner

The microprinter is an experiment in physical activity streams and notification, using a repurposed receipt printer connected to the web. I use it for things like reminders, notifications, and my day at-a-glance, but anything that can be injected from the web and suits text only, short format messaging, will work.

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YourFonts is a web-based service that turns your handwriting into a TrueType font for free. If you have a printer and scanner, nothing can stand between you and the awesomeness of your own script.

YourFonts is a web-based service that turns your handwriting into a TrueType font for free. If you have a printer and scanner, nothing can stand between you and the awesomeness of your own script. We've covered a

Handwriting

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Dear Sellers! Below you'll find a handy index of all the useful How-Tos about Selling on Etsy. We're calling it the Seller Handbook. We'll be adding all new how-tos for sellers to this index. You can also search the Storque tags for "Seller Handbook"...

useful home-made DTV antenna

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Whoa, super interesting but not sure I have the patience to try this.

maybe useful

Heal your wallet with ten upgrades, fixes, and setup tips that take your system to 11 on the cheap.

bokehって何のことだと思ったら「ボケ」ね。

yadda

photography

fring.we.bs

The Fring, a diy fibre-optic flash extension

blogs software

Gina Trapani's Blog

Gina Trapani's blog after lifehacker

build a computer for linux

building a computer

How to build a computer for the first time from scratch.

FAZER

How the Amish live against tide of technology.

Amish Hackers - Adopting Technology

For the sake of proof-of-concept, I'm glad the Amish exist. "Ivan is an Amish alpha-geek. He is always the first to try a new gadget or technique. He gets in his head that the new flowbitzmodulator would be really useful. He comes up with a justification of how it fits into the Amish orientation. So he goes to his bishop with this proposal: "I like to try this out." Bishop says to Ivan, "Okay Ivan, do whatever you want with this. But you have to be ready to give it up, if we decide it is not helping you or hurting others.""

Great article on the Amish community discernment process for adopting technology. Dispels a lot of myths, and gives a lot to think on.

Amish use the web at libraries (using but not owning). From cubicles in public libraries Amish sometimes set up a website for their business. So while Amish websites seem like a joke, there's quite a few of them. What about post-modern innovations like credit cards? A few Amish got them, presumably for their businesses at first. But over time the bishops noticed problems of overspending, and the resultant crippling interest rates. Farmers got into debt, which impacted not only them but the community since their families had to help them recover (that's what community and families are for). So, after a trial period, the elders ruled against credit cards. One Amish-man told me that the problem with phones, pagers, and PDAs (yes he knew about them) was that "you got messages rather than conversations." That's about as an accurate summation of our times as any. Henry, his long white beard contrasting with his young bright eyes told me, "If I had a TV, I'd watch it."

One Amish-man told me that the problem with phones, pagers, and PDAs (yes he knew about them) was that "you got messages rather than conversations." That's about as an accurate summation of our times as any.

Did you know that some manufactures and suppliers will give away some free samples of their produces to customers and engineers to test them on their projects?

Did you know that some manufactures and suppliers will give away some free samples of their produces to customers and engineers to test them on their projects? They are some rules you should know before you start getting free samples from the companies: * You should never ask for more than you need, because you are not going to use the extra parts you are given, that means don't be greedy. * Taking free samples from the companies and selling them on places like ebay to make your self an profit is an absolute no-no (unless the company says you can do it). Those parts are meant to be used for your projects, NOT for resale. * Just to be fair to the companies where you got your samples from, buy some of their products.

Inspired by Roku’s awesome Netflix video download box and impressed with Boxee’s free A/V media center platform, it was merely a matter of time before I’d create the BoxeeBox, an Ubuntu-powered HTPC that I call my “one box to rule them all.” Here’s how it’s done.

Ever had one of those moments when you really wished you knew how to do something specific? If only there were someone you could ask… Thanks to the social web, particularly niche blogs and expert-driven communities, it’s easy to find knowledge, insights and guidance direct from the pros, no matter what the topic area. In fact, online tutorials and how-to sites have been around almost as long as the web itself. Here’s a run-down of more than 60 great how-to sites and guides covering everything from building a mashup to being more productive, creating a website and more.

Look at this CD holder --http://www.chungdha.com/2009/02/pop-up-beak-cd-packaging.html

science

DIY Grow Lights | Popular Science

maybe on the HP mini...

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Look at this if shopping for an additional computer.

Hackintoshing tutorial

$400

First time I saw these shelves was in Budapest, at a friends apartment. I was told they had been designed by a physicist. That's why I think they are safe. The ones in the photos have been up for more than a year now.

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The SheevaPlug is a development platform, targeted for use as a plug computer, and designed to run network-based software services. It features a Kirkwood Series SoC with an embedded Marvell Sheeva™ CPU core running at 1.2 GHz. This device connects to the network using GbE, offers desktop class performance, and can be used to replace a PC-based home server for many applications. Peripherals connect using the included USB 2.0 port. The development kit is enclosed in a plastic case that also contains a universal power supply. For developers a USB-based debug connection is included to enable simple debugging and reprogramming. Development kit cost (QTY 1) is $99.

The SheevaPlug is a development platform, targeted for use as a plug computer, and designed to run network-based software services. It features a Kirkwood Series SoC with an embedded Marvell Sheeva™ CPU core running at 1.2 GHz. This device connects to the network using GbE, offers desktop class performance, and can be used to replace a PC-based home server for many applications. Peripherals connect using the included USB 2.0 port.

SheevaPlug Development Kit

This page contains a number of ideas on how to create various sound effects.

Check it out!

Welcome to the Guide to Sound Effects! This page contains a number of ideas on how to create various sound effects, and we hope you find it inspiring.

How to make all kinds of sounds in your studio/home. An excellent foley resource.

how to make your own book

Here are six great sites that will help you publish your work, guaranteeing you a published book that can be sold via different outlets, such as Amazon.

6 Ways to Publish Your Own Book

MakeUseOf has teamed up with our very own Karl Gechlik at Ask The Admin to bring you nearly 50 pages full of screenshots, links to video demos and easy how-to instructions for every step involved. The result? The Idiot’s Guide To Building A PC.

via The Simple Dollar

A personal finance blog focusing on ordinary people dealing with unprecedented levels of debt.

hack a macbook to fit in a MacAly (sp?) case. Looks cool Might be something I can do with the 2 disassembled macbooks.

How to convert a "dead" MacBook into a desktop computer.

This dude took a fubar'd MacBook and converted it into a "Mac Pro Mini" by stuffing it into an Apple-esque external hard drive case.

Dead MacBook note to "mini" desktop again!

超ウルトラミニサイズのMacPro。これ超欲しい。マジで。

How-To Weekend Tutorials design travel

Everything about design

fantastic bag tutorial!

Electronik

Controllable Power Outlet by Nate | December 2, 2008 | 22 comments Controlling Big, Mean, Devices Microcontrollers are a ton of fun. Once I got hooked, there was no turning back. Initially playing with sensors and LCDs, I quickly discovered the limits to what a microcontroller could control. A microcontroller's GPIO (general purpose input/output) pins cannot handle higher power requirements. An LED was easy enough, but large power items such as light bulbs, toaster ovens, and blenders required more sneaky circuitry. Something sneaky called a relay: http://www.sparkfun.com/tutorial/Outlet/Outlet-1.jpg In this tutorial we will discuss a small relay board to control the power to a normal AC outlet using 5VDC control.

The folks who brought bakelite cell phone!

Comprehensive Listing of Metalworking, Metal Fabrication, Welding, Fabrication, Machining, Blacksmithing, Foundry and Forge Projects, Jewelry Making

great projects

I bought a wardrobe from ikea to store my work clothes in. While walking around at ikea, I came across a Pax wardrobe w...

Only 2% of vanilla flavor is made from real vanilla beans. This tutorial shows you how to make quality homemade vanilla extract.

DIY for the house

The best why-didn't-I-think-of-that ideas for shrinking your household expenses

Clever idea to control computer with the use of a USB remote control

LIRC

criar um FLIPBOOK

Anyone who has dug their old computer or console out of the cupboard or loft for some retro gaming will probably have noticed that it maybe hasn’t worn too well with the test of time. The plastics these machines were made of is called ABS and to make it flame retardant (just in case it catches fire after a marathon session) the plastics manufacturers added chemicals that caused the plastic turn yellow or, even worse, brown over a long period of time. It was originally thought that the yellowing was permanent and that the only solution to this was to paint the plastic in its original colour and cover the problem up. However...

Amazing process for un-yellowing plastics

Homebrew recipe for restoring the colour to old beige computer/electronics equipment

I tend to layer things as much as possible - sauce, then toppings, then cheese, then a bit more sauce, then more toppings, then more cheese. You can do whatever you like, of course, but I do recommend having a bit of sauce on the bottom to hold the crust to the toppings.

PIZZA

This looks del.icio.us!

oh yum yum yum Can we say "hello my name is Natalie and I have a Carb addiction."

NO WAY this is rad.

NASA, recession-style.

bolso monísimo

requires two fat quarters, two buttons & one mag snap

Refurbish an old laptop into a wall mounted monitor and computer

Like a famed race horse or a classic book you don't just throw away a laptop because it's banged up

Like a famed race horse or a classic book, you don't just throw away a laptop because it's banged up a little. Even if it seems outdated and underpowered, most any laptop is still small, quiet, and relatively low on power consumption, making it a seriously valuable spare to keep handy—even without a working screen. With some free software, a little know-how, and some creative thinking about your home network, nearly any old laptop can find its second wind, and today I'll run through some of the best ways to get it there

Sports drinks are an easy way to replace fluid and electrolytes lost exercise, but what if Brawndo isn't what you crave? Ditch the dyes and high fructose corn syrup by making your own. Photo by zzeller. At the medical blog WebMD, they have a DIY formula for making a rehydration drink to administer to a person sick with the flu or other dehydrating illness. The formula is roughly the same as any sports drink however, the goal is to get fluid, glucose, and electrolytes into your system.

If I ever had a bigger pantry

pcb board-making

If you take your electronics hobby seriously, I guess you already feel the need for a simple and fast technique for making your own printed-circuit boards (PCB). Here I’m going to show how to make simple single-sided PCBs in a snap, using widely available materials. This technique works reliably for thin tracks down to 10 mils, and is suitable for most surface-mount parts.

There are now 96 known active hacker spaces worldwide, with 29 in the United States, according to Hackerspaces.org. Another 27 U.S. spaces are in the planning or building stage. Located in rented studios, lofts or semi-commercial spaces, hacker spaces tend to be loosely organized, governed by consensus, and infused with an almost utopian spirit of cooperation and sharing.

Located in rented studios, lofts or semi-commercial spaces, hacker spaces tend to be loosely organized, governed by consensus, and infused with an almost utopian spirit of cooperation and sharing. "It's almost a Fight Club for nerds,"

Community spaces for diy software and hardware projects around the world.

There are now 96 known active hacker spaces worldwide, with 29 in the United States, according to Hackerspaces.org. Another 27 U.S. spaces are in the planning or building stage. Located in rented studios, lofts or semi-commercial spaces, hacker spaces tend to be loosely organized, governed by consensus, and infused with an almost utopian spirit of cooperation and sharing.

"In our society there's a real dearth of community," Altman says. "The internet is a way for people to key in to that need, but it's so inadequate. [At hacker spaces], people get a little taste of that community and they just want more."

At the center of this community are hacker spaces like Noisebridge, where like-minded geeks gather to work on personal projects, learn from each other and hang out in a nerd-friendly atmosphere. Like artist collectives in the '60s and '70s, hacker spaces are springing up all over. There are now 96 known active hacker spaces worldwide, with 29 in the United States, according to Hackerspaces.org. Another 27 U.S. spaces are in the planning or building stage. Located in rented studios, lofts or semi-commercial spaces, hacker spaces tend to be loosely organized, governed by consensus, and infused with an almost utopian spirit of cooperation and sharing. "It's almost a Fight Club for nerds," says Nick Bilton of his hacker space, NYC Resistor in Brooklyn, New York. Bilton is an editor in The New York Times R&D lab and a board member of NYC Resistor. Bilton says NYC Resistor has attracted "a pretty wide variety of people, but definitely all geeks. Not Dungeons & Dragons–type geeks,

Improve cabinet organization with nicely labeled jars.

Printed pages for your moleskine!!

Add pages to your moleskine... like fo' real y'all.

In the food business, there’s a saying, "If you want to make money, make pizza." The ingredients cost next to nothing, and you’ve always got a market hungry for your product. Turn that logic around, and you’ve got an economic case for homemade pizza. Flour and packaged yeast are cheap, water is free (or close to it), and you probably already have the toppings in your fridge. A homemade pizza party can cost less than $2 per person. You can’t even get a slice for that these days.

Getting a good pizza from a decent pizzeria is pricey, and the El Cheapo Express frozen discs are often indistinguishable from their cardboard backing. Learn how to make your own without inheriting a wood-fired oven. Photo by Foodie. Writing for business blog Mainstreet, Allison hit the streets to find someone to teach her how to make a cheap and easy homemade pizza. Andrew, a food studies graduate student, was happy to oblige. In addition to sharing a recipe for the dough, he talks technique. While pizza places and ultra high-end home kitchens might have ovens built for pizza cooking, Andrew insists that the basic tools available in most kitchens are more than adequate to whip up a delicious pizza. The key to good pizza is heat, and lots of it. He has a cast iron griddle heating on the stovetop, and has turned the broiler on high with a rack four inches below the heating element. He cuts off a racquet-ball sized portion of the dough, and uses his fingers to stretch it, careful

Nothing quotable, but contains links to offsite pizza-making resources.

kitchen pc

Great suggestions for productive home office!

Whatever kind of work you do at home, your office is one place you want to spend the time to make comfortable and convenient. Take 10 of our tips on organizing, fixing, and streamlining that space.

Look at this!

Craftynest was launched by Monica Ewing in June 2008 to share practical and pretty DIY ideas for the home. Each craft is created with two goals in mind: that it's green and/or affordable.

Tutorials on how to improve your home.

If you'd like to have delicious home-grown tomatoes but lack a garden to grow them in, you'll definitely want to check out this ingenious and inexpensive self-watering system.

The Best of Instructables Volume 1 Instructables is a place where artists, bicyclists, crafters, engineers, modders, co...

Easy? Maybe not. Rewarding? Hell yeah.

C64 Laptop

tablespoons (30 g) sugar

Make your own Gatorade

It all started while we were researching an article on future user interfaces. Touch interfaces are hardly futuristic at this point, but multi-touch hardware like the Microsoft Surface or the iPhone is just starting to become a big deal, and we decided to see what big things are going on in that field. What we found that surprised us the most wasn’t anything about the future of multitouch; it was about something that people are doing right now.

Step by step of how this amazing Wall-E case mod was made.

This project took 18 days from this Russian guy to accomplish. It all has began after he has watched that cartoon. An idea sparked thru his head “I want to build such thing to hold my computer stuff in it”. A solid-metal Wall-E computer case, each detail carefully cut from the metal sheets processed and put in place. Swiss precision homemade heavy metal WallE geeky step-by-step history is waiting us below:

some interesting pics from russia including a crazy case mod

Impressive case mod of wall-e.

http://englishrussia.com/?p=2487 EnglishRussia

How About Orange is a blog brimming with original craft tutorials, DIY projects, free downloads, decorating tips, and design inspiration.

growing potatoes in a box

potato box. sounds awesome.

100 pounds of potatoes in 4 square feet

Potatoes seem like the kind of plant you'd need a substantial garden for—the kind your grandparents had, right? Actually, tubers aren't all that picky, and you can harvest a whole lot from almost any yard.

webcam

Each of these ideas is very simple to start, and most can be done as a sole proprietorship at first (meaning you don’t have to file any legal documents to get started, though you will want to do that if it starts to take off). Most of these can be done at home in your spare time in your spare space, too. Ready? See if there are any ideas below that fit you well. If you find an idea, seek out a guide on how to get started in that area.

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I like coffee, but I love iced coffee, especially since I learned how to cold-brew it at home. This requires a bit more advance planning than turning your coffee machine on in the morning, but it’s much more flavorful than a hot-brewed coffee and since normal people’s coffee consumption follows a predictable pattern (it’s morning, I want coffee) it’s not hard to plan ahead.

Got 12 hours? You can have iced coffee!

The Internet Food Association

tips for good photography

10 Top Photography Composition Rules The only rule in photography is that there are no rules. However, there are many composition guidelines which can be applied in almost any situation, to enhance the impact of a scene. Below are ten of the most popular and most widely respected composition 'rules'.

High-speed DIY book scanner

ugh lots of fun shit to read when i'm being a goth etc.

Categories * All * pretty singles * pretty pairs * pretty mulit-paks * pretty jumbo paks Info * hello. * blog * contact

such lovely colors!

WOO washi tape

Although I love to cook, I've always secretly, darkly, suspected it is costlier to craft at home what you can buy at Ralph's. Obviously, homemade bread tastes better than Wonder, but does playing Martha Stewart really save you money? While packaged food is

It's easy to find recipes for homemade yogurt, granola, and other common groceries, but far harder to know, cent for cent, if making them really saves money. One Slate writer did the math for us. Jennifer Reese is a dedicated home cook, but was suspicious that there were some home recipes on which she couldn't beat the big-time manufacturers for cost. So she tried out notable recipes for bagels, cream cheese, yogurt, jam, crackers, and granola, and compared her cost to a standard grocery store price, as well as noted how they tasted side by side. Here's Reese's revelation about Alton Brown's granola recipe pitted against even a premium brand like Bear Naked:

via http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/77773/

So simple and so effective. 'Save' icon bookmark to print out and cut out :)

Save Bookmark (template to print)

Oh, I am so making a vodka face toner.

#16. Pour vodka over an area affected with poison ivy to remove the urushiol oil from your skin.

Some good tips in here

Interesting uses Edition

A writer tries to answer a question I often ask myself. Is it actually always cheaper or tastier to make your own staples?

- By Jennifer Reese - Slate Magazine

(the previous three links were from this article)

NAS: Network Attached Storage Ikea: Purveyors of neat, inexpensive things. Ikea NAS: Way-Cool, Low-Power, High-Capacity...

Lifehacker - Top 10 Battery Hacks, Tips, And Tricks - Batteries

The gadgets you love don't always love you back—at least when it comes to battery life. But you can get more from your laptop, your iPod, your phone, and other devices with these 10 techniques. Photo by conskeptical. 10. Turn C batteries into Ds with quarters Only a few things ever need D batteries, but who has them handy when you need those things? If you've got some slightly more handy C batteries around, you only need a few quarters to turn them into makeshift Ds. You won't get the same longevity, and you'll have to part with up to $1.50 for a bit, but it works, and it might just turn you into the family hero when you rescue that seemingly useless big-lens flashlight. 9. Keep your iPod "held" and updated If you haven't hit the "Update" button since you got your iPod, old or new, fire up iTunes and do so—the newest firmware, in many cases, can boost your battery life. Once you've done that, run through Playlist Magazine's battery saving tips, which include keeping backlighting, th

frozen fruit, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla

Get your laptop off the table and stop hunching over to see the screen with this DIY cardboard laptop stand. It’s small, light, free & green and it will help you cut down on the trips to the chiropractor. Did I mention it’s super easy to make? I originally found this idea at Thingiverse.com, where Erik Skiff whipped up a pretty cool acrylic stand. I didn’t have any acrylic and more importantly I didn’t have a lazer cutter make the cuts, so I did it on cardboard. I modified the design a little so the pattern would fit on a regular letter sized sheet of paper.

I need ergo

littleBits is an opensource library of discrete electronic components pre-assembled in tiny circuit boards. Just as Legos allow you to create complex structures with very little engineering knowledge, littleBits are simple, intuitive, space-sensitive blocks that make prototyping with sophisticated electronics a matter of snapping small magnets together. With a growing number of available modules, littleBits aims to move electronics from late stages of the design process to its earliest ones, and from the hands of experts, to those of artists, makers and designers.

littleBits is an opensource library of discrete electronic components pre-assembled in tiny circuit boards. Just as Legos allow you to create complex structures with very little engineering knowledge, littleBits are simple, intuitive, space-sensitive blocks that make prototyping with sophisticated electronics a matter of snapping small magnets together.

modular circuit boards

Electronic modules that stick together with magnets to make complete circuits

I'm quite happy with that fact that the first piece of furniture I built is a bookshelf. I wanted to make something large enough to keep all my books, and stylish at the same time. The design I like is somewhat futuristic, with plenty curved lines and you can see that in this shelf. Generally it looks as if it was a part of the wall, or came out of the wall.

If you're looking for some budget-friendly shelving, this DIY solution will definitely look more elegant in your living space than some shop shelves from the hardware store. This particular mortise style shelving unit requires less wedging but a finer use of a saw blade—assuming, of course, you want the really cool wave in your vertical braces. The entire project requires nothing more than a few boards, long screws, a drill, and a jigsaw. Paint or varnish is optional, depending on the cut and quality of wood you use a simple clear coat might suffice. The entire affair is held against the wall with only three screws, the bottom of the braces rest on the floor to distribute the load, and the screws are hidden within the mortise joints. In regard to the stability and strength, the author of the Instructable SimonF notes that since he wrote the tutorial and took the photo you see here he has loaded even more stuff on the shelves without any issues.

Good incubation suggestions.

sounds like a lot of work but mmmm...might be worth it.

great ideas

In this post portrait photographer Alexis Godschalk shares some tips on shooting studio like portraits on a budget by talking us through a shoot he did with a band recently. portraits-budget.jpg When I started doing photography years ago, I really wanted to shoot fantastic shots, I wanted to make sure that my photographs would be considered for a gallery showing. All I had was Canon 10D and a flash. Most of what I shot was candid and in the style of photo journalism and even though this was fine I wanted more. What kept me from shooting clean studio like portraits was the mistaken belief that I needed loads of expensive equipment. One day a friend of mine approached me about photographing his band. He had just gotten new management and wanted to make the band band look pro. He started by showing me some photography he liked and we started talking about what could and could not be done. One of the shots he like was a clean shot with dramatic lighting again a black background. I told

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We've always been keen on DIY laptop stands, but reader Aaron Kravitz—inspired by an attractive $50 stand—went above and beyond, creating one of the most attractive DIY laptop stands we've featured to date.

This card would sure get my attention. Send one of these cards along with your resume and just see if you don't get a few call-backs!

WIN. MUST MAKE IMMEDIATELY.

card

CARDAPULT

twitter-enabled Kill-A-Watt power meter.

Using "off-the-shelf hardware", we have modified a Kill-a-Watt(TM) power meter to "tweet" (publish wirelessly) the daily KWH consumed to the user's Twitter account (Cumulative Killowatt-hours). We are releasing this project as an "Open source hardware" project - in other words, anyone can make these, modify them and make a commercial product from the ideas and methods.

"Using "off-the-shelf hardware", we have modified a Kill-a-Watt(TM) power meter to "tweet" (publish wirelessly) the daily KWH consumed to the user's Twitter account (Cumulative Killowatt-hours). We are releasing this project as an "Open source hardware" project - in other words, anyone can make these, modify them and make a commercial product from the ideas and methods."

"Using "off-the-shelf hardware", we have modified a Kill-a-Watt(TM) power meter to "tweet" (publish wirelessly) the daily KWH consumed to the user's Twitter account (Cumulative Killowatt-hours). We are releasing this project as an "Open source hardware" project - in other words, anyone can make these, modify them and make a commercial product from the ideas and methods. Here's how it works, the modified Kill-a-Watt uses a "super-cap" to slowly recharge itself, once there is enough power it turns on the Xbee wireless module which transmits the data to a nearby computer (or internet connected microcontroller, like an Arduino) once the power usage for the day is recorded it uses a predefined Twitter account (it can be your own) to publish your daily KWH consumption for the day, multiple units can be used for an entire household. We're publishing the source, schematics and the idea for others to run with - Energy change a

Many resources!

Learning new skills and expanding your knowledge doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. There are loads of free resources on the Web that can help you find instructional videos, tutorials and classes to learn a wide variety of skills from fixing basic car problems to speaking another language. With 100 sites to choose from, you’re bound to find something here that will help you learn just about anything you could want.

This project took 18 days from this Russian guy to accomplish. It all has began after he has watched that cartoon. An idea sparked thru his hea

This project took 18 days from this Russian guy to accomplish. It all has began after he has watched that cartoon. An idea sparked thru his head “I want to build such thing to hold my comp

DIY cell phone holder

zakka life: Craft Project:

Check out projects,especially hard drive cleanout and bottle lights

Looking for answers, tips, or instructions? These Web sites have them. They can show you how to do just about anything.

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Pimp your oven.

nly germinating them to the first leaf. That can be done in a windowsill, a porch or anywhere you can grab a little indirect sunlight.”

how to make yogurt

Need to change from Fahrenheit to Celsius and likewise for volumes...

The Curious Cook - Yogurt Begins With an Outbreak of Good Bacteria in Your Kitchen - NYTimes.com

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It's almost the end of May, and the end of Cleaning Month. So, until next year when we clean again...! No, no, just kidding. We hope you clean your house at least once before May 2010 (preferably even a few more times than that). Now that you've invested time and energy into deep cleaning your house, set a schedule for keeping it clean. Regular maintenance will cut down on the "ugh" factor. After all, one-hour cleaning increments are much easier to deal with than five-hour cleaning marathons.

This is taken straight from Maxwell's Eight-Step Home Cure: Daily Schedule:

Daily, weekly, monthly schedules for clean home

Well designed household chores todo lists.

I often need knots. I have often learned the knots I need. But these two things never happen close enough together to result in long term knowledge storage. This Make blog post gave me the idea of collecting a few useful ones and putting them on wallet card.

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My main computer is an hp zv5000 - it uses two heat pipes with heat sinks and two fans to cool the processor. Through use, those heat sinks (copper?) and pipes collect quite a bit of dust reducing the machine's cooling capacity.

Brilliant way to garden!

HT passionate homemaking

I need to figure out a way to make these without damaging the house!

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Author compares prices of store-bought to homade bagles, cream cheese, yogurt, granola, crackers, and jam. (ignoring time spent)

Sometimes you need a fancy camera bag, with a tripod strap and little slots with which to pamper your memory cards. You need a waterproof hood, a padded strap and a big fat StealMe™ logo on the front.

Make a Stealth Camera Bag From Wired How-To Wiki Jump to: navigation, search The puzzle pieces await assembly. All photos by Charlie Sorrel/Wired. The puzzle pieces await assembly. All photos by Charlie Sorrel/Wired. Sometimes you need a fancy camera bag, with a tripod strap and little slots with which to pamper your memory cards. You need a waterproof hood, a padded strap and a big fat StealMe™ logo on the front.

Lunch ideas.

Baking bread at home saves hundreds of dollars on groceries every year. With this easy method, each deliciously crusty-on-the-outside, moist-and-chewy-on-the-inside loaf will only cost you about 50 cents and 5 minutes a day. We’re not kidding!

This is an easy, basic recipe for bread and does not require much skill. There is more than one way to make bread, this ...

50 Dollar Greenhouse

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Dumb? or "ZOMG so true!"?

Marketing ideas

nice tutorial for a very simple skirt with elastic waistband (and no pattern!)--requires 1 yard of fabric

And this recipe is easy enough, but I swear it works like a charm. You don’t need complex, carcinogenic compounds lurking around your cabinets! Baking soda, baby, and a liberal splash of vinegar.

Next time I'll have to try covering the hole...that probably makes it work better than when I've done it in the past. Great little site. Drupal or Wordpress (Drupal). (One of these days I'll figure out how to tell the dif.)

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Make your own laminated magnets of UI elements for putting together and markering with text. Obviously isn't faster than just hand-drawing, but certainly looks more polished, ...and would be fun.

Re-usable snack bags

When you are embarking on the Linux experience for your initial time, there's a few things you should know.

Linux Mantainance

10 things you should do to a new Linux PC before exposing it to the Internet

Two closely positioned shelves cradle the toes of shoes and hold them elevated against the wall.

"Lifehacker reader agmk and his girlfriend hated the look of their cluttered home office and computer den. It seemed like even when the rest of their place was clean, their home office was always a little bit too messy. In an effort to make it easier to hide the nook that served as their home office they turned some Ikea bookshelves they scored off Craigslist into a pretty awesome office-concealing secret doorway."

Dude makes a batman-style hiding passageway on the cheap

Tired of fly sprays and the unwanted chemicals they contain? There is a very easy solution to keeping flies away from the outdoor dining area and you can do it yourself.

IdeaPaint turns virtually anything you can paint into a high-performance dry-erase surface, giving you the space you need to collaborate, interact and fully explore your creativity. No matter where you use it, big ideas follow.

cool! whiteboard paint. De opvolger van krijtverf en magneetbordverf.

IdeaPaint turns virtually anything you can paint into a high-performance dry-erase surface, giving you the space you need to collaborate, interact and fully explore your creativity.

Coffee doesn't always make work better, but you can definitely work to get better coffee. From four-cup hotel machines to French presses, from home-roasted beans to decorative foam—we've got a wealth of tips for enjoying a better cup.

Coffee doesn't always make work better, but you can definitely work to get better coffee. From four-cup hotel machines to French presses, from home-roasted beans to decorative foam—we've got a wealth of tips for enjoying a better cup.

amazonの段ボールで作るファイルケース。これは凄い！つーか、土曜日に大量に捨ててしまった…

Unresolvable

cool hack

Selbstbau Steadycam

Build your own sunjar!

Wow! My next home DIY project.

This project is my dad's $10 solution to a $500 solution to a $25,000 problem. As I have previously mentioned around the site, my Dad owns an electric 1979 Ford Courier pickup, and is cool enough to let me drive it around. We absolutely love it, and wouldn't trade it for a Tesla Roadster, but one of the few problems with electric cars is heating and cooling. In a gas car, heat is provided by the 80% of the gas that is wasted as heat, and air conditioning is provided by a crankshaft-driven compressor system. Many EVs use hair dryer elements and fans for heat, and some, ours included, feature a powerful gasoline-burning heater.

This project is my dad's $10 solution to a $500 solution to a $25,000 problem. As I have previously mentioned around the...

This project is my dad's $10 solution to a $500 solution to a $25,000 problem. As I have previously mentioned around the...

DIY air conditioner

website where you can publish your own game

Print-on-demand comes to game making. Quite a cool resource for rapid prototyping.

They make boardgames that you design.

self publishing site for diy board games

It is time you took that game you created and publish it.

It’s Monday. You’ve had a nice, long, idle weekend, and—what’s this? Someone who says they’re your boss wants you to do work?! Well, we’ll have none of that, will we? Of course not – this is the internet. Frittering away hours in front of mental_floss’ Amazing Fact Generator is always an option. But here are 10 other easy ways to put off whatever you’re supposed to be doing while also getting your knowledge fix

Possible trojan. Windows only: Previously mentioned proxy application Hotspot Shield used to be the go-to option for accessing US-only content from outside the US, but now that popular sites like Hulu are wise to Hotspot Shield, give proxy application IP Hider a try. Like Hotspot Shield, IP Hider is an easy-to-use proxy application that makes it appear as though you're browsing from inside the United States. As a result, sites like Hulu, which block access to folks surfing outside US borders, are now accessible to your foreign eyes. To make things really easy on you, DIY video web site Tinkernut has provided a simple video tutorial for using IP Hider to access Hulu, which we've embedded above. The video also covers previously mentioned Hulu Video Downloader, the application that claims to do what it sounds like but that we had trouble getting to work ourselves. IP Hider is Windows only, comes in both free and premium flavors (As far as we can tell, the premium version features dedic

Windows only: Previously mentioned proxy application Hotspot Shield used to be the go-to option for accessing US-only content from outside the US, but now that popular sites like Hulu are wise to Hotspot Shield, give proxy application IP Hider a try. Like Hotspot Shield, IP Hider is an easy-to-use proxy application that makes it appear as though you're browsing from inside the United States. As a result, sites like Hulu, which block access to folks surfing outside US borders, are now accessible to your foreign eyes. To make things really easy on you, DIY video web site Tinkernut has provided a simple video tutorial for using IP Hider to access Hulu, which we've embedded above. The video also covers previously mentioned Hulu Video Downloader, the application that claims to do what it sounds like but that we had trouble getting to work ourselves. IP Hider is Windows only, comes in both f

I'm Will Smith, the editor of Maximum PC and the guy in the video below. We shot this video demonstration to show people how to build a killer PC, one step at a time. It's a great reference for beginners and experts alike. This video was created for viewing by attendees of Comic-Con 2009.

Do-it-yourself auto air conditioning recharging requires eye protection, a charging kit, refrigerant, and some practical knowledge.

Foto-Mosaik-Edda Creates Stunning Photo Mosaics

Links: Making ricotta cheese using only whole milk and buttermilk - recipe from Sam Breach of Becks and Posh Homemade ricotta - similar recipe with whole milk and buttermilk from Heidi of 101 Cookbooks Ricotta made with whole milk, salt and lemon juice from Apples and Butter Ricotta made with whole milk, cream, salt, and lemon juice from Baking Obsession Make Ricotta at Home from A Chow Life How to make ricotta at home using rennet - from Saveur

How to:

whole milk, whole milk yogurt, cream, white vinegar

Very impressive. 200 LOC.

Simple tutorial about webkit/pygtk!

suite of data visualisation tools, with a wiki-style collaboration platform for publishing data and creating visualisations.

For our first hack day, I put together a list of “tools for non-developers”—sites, services and software that could be used for hacking without programming knowledge as a pre-requisite.

Amazing!

Top 10 Computer Hardware Fixes and Upgrades

Harold McGee's experience making homemade yogurt.

He's so on point, it's ridiculous.

Trent Reznor of NIN tells indie musicians what to do in the new world of music.

Tent's got it

trent reznor's advice for new artists. interesting read

Evidently, houseflies, being highly edible and defenseless, are nervous types, and don't like to sit still when they see something moving nearby, because it could be a predator. The water bag acts a bit like a lens—try it some time—in which the movements of people in the area are reflected. Even if the fly is too far from the action to see it directly, it can see a shifting of light and dark in the water bag, which it interprets as nearby movement, and it will fly away from the bag.

aka DIY Backyard Outdoor Theater System; w/the comments offering improvement suggestions

How to build your own huge (outdoor) screen theater system.

Make your own ice cream drumsticks.

Pundits may argue that the modern day HTPC has no place in the modern day living room, but we disagree. In fact, with the economy still struggling to regain its swagger, folks are staying in and finding entertainment at home more than ever. It's that truth that spurred us to start this here project: building a fully capable, Blu-ray and TV tuner-equipped HTPC for less than a grand. And lo and behold, we made it happen. If you're interested in seeing exactly how we pieced together a mighty fine entertainment box for less than the starting price of most pre-configured systems, hop on past the break with your notepad open. If you'll recall, we did a similar piece on HTPC building way back in early 2006. A format war and a digital TV transition later, we figured it was finally time to issue a revised edition. With disposable income becoming an increasingly rare commodity, we put a soft $1,000 cap on our model rig, and we did our darnedest to construct a solid, potent media PC that could

How-to: Media center

I suspect I'm late to the party, but this is pretty cool: GDocs Spreadsheet + GCheckout = Easy Online Store http://bit.ly/TB1Ra [from http://twitter.com/minusfive/statuses/3250212606]

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That's about it for Yourls—it's one of those apps that, once you get it working, just works. There are, however, two added tools worth noting: a WordPress plugin that can automate the creation of Yourl-generated short links for each and every post, and a bookmarklet generator for those who don't want to head back to their own site to create new short links.

tinyurl

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College Suvival Guide Part I: 50 Amazing Ramen Noodle Recipes

Here are tips and suggestions to help you do a better job when using common fasteners like screws and nails.

Here are tips and suggestions to help you do a better job when using common fasteners like screws and nails. Although there is nothing complex about a nail or a screw, many are misused.

Selecting the best fastener for the job

In hotter places this could be used to run a (sealed) food dehydrator.

a light box for food photography

Shooting vittles can be as complex as you want to make it. But it is pretty easy to get elegant, well-lit food photographs with almost no money out of pocket. Hit the jump for a gastronomic update on a Strobist cheapskate classic.

Food Photography Made Easy: The Lunch Box

e, that one sheet of paper makes a huge difference. By default, it will not overpower the main ligh

It should go without saying that in order for this to work you'll need a pretty new computer running either Windows Vista Premium (or higher) or Windows 7 as well as an ATI Digital Cable Tuner (DCT). The first requirement you probably already have, but the second can be a bit more difficult. Both the internal and external version of the DCT have the same functionality with the only real difference being where it is mounted. Some prefer the external since it is easier to swap out and doesn't require opening the case to install, while others will do just about anything to eliminate yet another box with a wall wart from their setup. We will warn you if you're leaning towards the internal though, it is pretty big and puts off some heat. So to accommodate the internal version you're going to need a decent size case as well as an internal USB port and free floppy power plug. Not for everyone

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tangible user interfaces and mixed reality applications

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Out in the countryside, MacGyver and the son of an esteemed diplomat are tired, exhausted, and hungry after dismantling a tank and escaping a military prison with corrugated cardboard, vanilla extract, and a magnet-tipped screwdriver. They have no matches or fuel to start a fire, but they did ransack a few items from the galley kitchen on the way out. With a 9-volt battery or cellphone sparked against some steel wool, or a pop-top can and chocolate, they're well on their way to getting a little flame built. (Original posts: chocolate and Coke, cellphone battery, steel wool and 9-volt).

When they draw up the Complete History of Lifehacking, Angus MacGyver will certainly merit a chapter. We pay tribute to the creative can-do secret agent this week with 10 tricks that make extraordinary use of truly common objects.

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great idea for window film

Yes! DIY window film design!

to do to hutch!

The knife is the most essential kitchen gadget of all, yet people still buy those 25-in-one Ikea knife blocks. I called up Norman Weinstein, knife guru at New York's Institute of Culinary Education, to get some straight talk on knives.

Super Macro Your Cellphone Camera With A DVD Lens

Creating your own products used to mean a significant up-front investment — purchasing a minimum amount of the product as dictated by the manufacturer, paying for warehousing, packaging, point-of-sale systems, and other overhead costs. And that was all before you even took a single order! Thankfully, for many types of products, print-on-demand technologies have made it possible for anyone to create and sell goods over the Internet with little or no up-front costs. Below is a roundup of 15 great print-on-demand sites that will help you create and sell everything from t-shirts to clocks, from books to skateboards, from board games to fabric. If you know of additional print-on-demand sites to make and sell your own products, let us know in the comments.

The Alton Brown Flower Pot Smoker

Friends built the Alton Brown flower pot smoker a few months back and then visited this weekend and convinced me to build one for the Fourth.

It's the last day of an unusually long weekend, and there's absolutely nothing on the schedule. Break out the tools and pull up one of these nifty DIY projects to improve your living space and boost your can-do cred.

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If you were born in the 70s or 80s, chances are good that a big part of your childhood was spent wasting quarters at the local arcade, or in front of the Pac-Man machine at your local pizza place. Sure, games have become a lot more complex since then, but the old titles had a lot of charm, and in some cases a level of skill and patience-rewarding challenge that hasn’t been matched since. Sadly, the arcade is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Now that PCs and game consoles have become so powerful, the only way for arcades to compete has been to offer games with enormous, complicated controls, which end up costing a dollar or more per play. And besides, that’s only if you happen to live next to one of the very few remaining full-sized arcades. For most people, the closest thing they’ve got to an arcade is the worn-out Initial D machine at their local multiplex.

XArcade that make great pre-made units at reasonable prices. Save yourself a lot of aggravation :) Side and front machine 'Marquees' and overlays make your machine look great, check out www.mamemarquees.com Buy a 'frontloader' application that will handle all emulator switching and controls. For $25 I picked up a copy of Maximus Arcade at www.maximusarcade.com and it looks and works awesome. You can switch seamlessly through forty or fifty emulators like Mame, Daphne (Laser Disc Games), Stella (Atari 2600), etc. Pick up a "Smart" power strip. These strips have one outlet that will automatically turn on the power to all the other outlets if the device in the original socket turns on

MaximumPC.com is the best online resource for PC Features. Visit Maximum PC and read about How to Build a Kick-Ass MAME Arcade Cabinet from an Old PC.

Every kid has a creative stash for secret stuff, but that useful enthusiasm doesn't have to die off just because we've traded treehouses for desks. See how you can hide money, files, workspaces, and more in today's Top 10.

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This is great - (had to sensor excitement, lol) RT @suziam: OH.MY.[bleep].GOD. @octamed just sent me this link http://is.gd/2FkH2 [from http://twitter.com/willdonovan/statuses/3620615263]

5 DIY Flash Techniques To Improve Your Photography - http://ow.ly/nMKS - I really want to try the LED ring light trick. [from http://twitter.com/jjsteffe/statuses/3716433251]

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For $150 these MIT students took a balloon 17.5 miles high into the uppermost parts of the stratosphere and returned 5 hours later some 20 miles away from the launch site.

FAA

Wow cool!

soporte hecho de cartulina para iphone o itouch

Link to an iPod dock you can make yourself and save a few pennies.

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gorgeous paper Xmas ornaments, from Stacy rec

really

Meget flot snefnug lavet af sammenrullet papir

would LOVE to do this

Ever taken a picture of a cough? Not just somebody coughing. No, we mean the actual air currents as they’re being expelled. Well, they just did it at Penn State, thanks to the magic of schlieren photography.

Schlieren Photography: How to Photograph the Invisible

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I finally lost my mind enough to try to tackle one of these big guys. For those unfamiliar, Big Daddys are the protectors of the Little Sisters in Rapture, an underwater city devoid of morality which has degenerated into chaos and insanity. They are huge, fast, strong, and as it turns out, a solid pain in the ass to build.

WHOA! cosplay de Big Daddy

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This list of web-based resources will point you toward web sites that will help you learn how to do new things, stay on top of current events, and learn about topics where your current knowledge may be lacking.

stop animation

amazing article on using social media tools and applications to help plan your wedding web 2.0 style

MaximumPC.com is the best online resource for PC Features. Visit Maximum PC and read about 9 Kick-Ass DIY Projects to Get Your Hack On.

Techies are too often tempted by the lure of new technology, leaving perfectly good hardware drifting in the wake of compulsive upgrading. And while we love getting new gadgets as much as the next geek, we also like how a new purchase gives us the opportunity to take apart and tinker with our older gear in the Lab. Whether it’s by soldering circuit boards or loading open-source firmware, we pride ourselves on being able to stretch the lifespan of older electronics by performing undocumented (and sometimes warranty-breaking) hardware hacks.

How to make a Pumpkin Spice Latte for a lot less than $5 a cup.

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how2heroes is a video site that specialises in cooking and food-related how-to videos. Learn new recipes and techniques or share your own with the world!

HD video from the edge of space, courtesy of a weather balloon rigging.

amateur Hi-Def Video from The Edge of Space

ruffles from several circles

throw pillow

How to build a Nintendo arcade

Online store for illustrated cotton basics

Online store for illustrated cotton basics. Looking for unique, very personal designed textiles? Browse our shop. Visit the shop Are you a designer? Design your own textiles and sell them on Envelop.eu.

This is a quick project to tell the time using words. I saw a cool clock on the Make Blog the other day (http://blog....

LED + microcontroller clock which spells out the time in 5-min increments. Sweet..

english clock

* Cordon Bleu Grilled Cheese: Two slices of whole wheat bread, one slice of Swiss cheese, ham, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard * Italian Grilled Chees: Two slices of whole wheat ciabatta, 2 tablespoons of pasta sauce, mozzarella, four large fresh basil leaves * BLT Grilled Cheese: Two slices of marble rye, two slices of cooked turkey bacon, tomato and 1/4 cup torn arugula leaves

How to Crack a Master Lock - Via: http://www.mark ... - only at incredimazing.com

Your PC’s hard drive is probably packed to the platter’s edge with hundreds of ripped DVD videos, gigabytes of digital photos from your camera, and tens of thousands of songs. And that’s not even counting the high-definition digital video from your last family vacation that you’re still planning to unload. But with terabytes of media just gathering dust on your desktop PC, you risk losing years of aggregated files when your hard drive inevitably gives out (don’t even think about backing it all up to the cloud). Our solution: Keep all your data backed up on a Windows Home Sever. More than just a generic NAS box, Windows Home Server maintains backups, streams media files, and works as a file share across your home network. And the best part is that you can build one yourself—we’ll show you how!

Hi everyone,This is a quick instruction guide on creating a fiber-optic starfield ceiling. The stars have a very natura...

this is -SO- on the to do list!! you have NO idea!!

hoe een itunes lp te html-en

iTunes LPs are a new format introduced by Apple in version 9.0 of their popular iTunes software. The idea is to recreate the old LP experience by providing additional content such a lyrics, liner notes, photographs and other content. At this moment these iTunes LPs are available for a select list of new releases on the iTunes store. However we think it would be nice to have many older, out-of-print, obscure albums or albums on indie-labels to get the same experience; and with that in mind we started working on finding out exactly how this new format works, in order to share our results with the community.

Site that provides tutorials and resources on how to write the stuff for iTunes LP, which is a sort of iTunes + which is designed for liner notes but is cool for basically little html type packages.

Online reference for integrated circuits. Very quick reference (as opposed to loading up the 30 MB PDF which is a scan of photocopied document that look liked it was stored in somebody's back pocket).

Architect's home office!

Very few people truly enjoy spending time cleaning, and fewer still love buying expensive cleaners for every little task. Here's a handful of clever, time-saving DIY substitutes for common household cleaning jobs.

Not quite what I was expecting, but simple enough.

camera diy

Create a comic or comic book character online for free.

Create marvel comic strip or book

A Visual Guide to Computer Cables and Connectors

Computer cables can be confusing so here's a visual guide that will help you identify cables, connectors and converters that came with your computers and other electronic gadgets.

Cheap Arduino wireless communications

I was looking for a way to handle wireless communications between two Arduino boards. Other options like Xbee or Bluetooth were going to cost $50 to over $100. Then I found a cheap RF transmitter and receiver at Sparkfun. The total cost is only $9!

Greetings citizen scientists, budding biohackers, and backyard explorers! We think you'll find the Make: Science Room a fun and useful resource. We hope you'll use it as your DIY science classroom, virtual laboratory, and a place to share your projects, hacks, and laboratory tips with other amateur scientists. Your Make: Science Room host is Robert Bruce Thompson, author of Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture. (Make: Books, 2008) and Illustrated Guide to Forensics Investigations: Uncover Evidence in Your Home, Lab, or Basement (not yet published). We'll be drawing material from these titles first, but will soon branch out into biology, astrononmy, Earth sciences, and other disciplines. We'll be adding lots of material on a regular basis, so check back often. For more info on the site, see Introducing the Make: Science Room.

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Fresh raw almond milk is delicious, healthy, unprocessed, and economical. There is no waste, no unrecyclable plastic-lin...

50 Kick-Ass Websites You Need to Know About

Now that drug reps can't hand these out to my wife by the bag-full, we're going to have to fend for ourselves. (via Lifehacker)

"Contraptor is a DIY open source construction set for experimental personal fabrication, desktop manufacturing, prototyping and bootstrapping. Various сartesian robots can be assembled from Contraptor and used as a prototyping platform for projects such as XY plotter, mini CNC machine, 3D printer etc."

Contraptor is a DIY open source construction set for experimental personal fabrication, desktop manufacturing, prototyping and bootstrapping.

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Acer AspireRevo

You won't find a better media center than the open-source XBMC, but most people don't have the space or desire to plug a noisy PC into their TV. Instead, I converted a cheap nettop into a standalone XBMC set-top box. Here's how.

ers in pretty close detail one method for putting together a dedicated, quiet XBMC media center without breaking the bank, but it's certainly not your only option. If you've gone down this road before, offer your tips and suggestions in the comments. For my part: I'm com

Paint your own house online.

Look how your house will look in a different paint shade virtually

DIY Brasil - Comunidade DIY brasileira.

Um site com dicas de faça você mesmo brasileiro

Do it yourself!

http://lifehacker.com/5385018/turn-your-pc-into-a-home-surveillance-system

info on how to create an iphone app

Ferramentas para desenvolvimento para iPhone

"Below we've listed 13 different tools that let you create your own iPhone applications, none of which require knowledge of Objective C, the programming language used to build apps for the iPhone OS ."

Foro de preguntas y respuestas para circuitos integrados

Chiphacker is a collaboratively edited question and answer site for electronics hackers – regardless of platform or language. It's 100% free, no registration required.

Although wireless is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on my home network and my slight ...

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There are lots of tutorials for terrariums floating around these days, but this one the terrarium turned on it’s head. Inspired by a pickle jar terrarium concocted by the warymeyers team, there are no fancy glass domes to buy and no scouring your local nursery for plants small enough to fit under them. In fact, there’s no buying at all. Everything you need is most likely located within a walk around the block, no matter where you live.

How About Orange is a blog brimming with craft tutorials, DIY projects, free downloads, decorating tips, and design inspiration.

Here is a funny story. My son, Vlad, (he's 11) always plays pranks on me... and one Saturday while I was sitting on the toilet reading the news on my handheld internet enabled computer (Nokia N810), I heard him saying to my wife "I saw a weird animal outside, around the cat door dad made!". Curious to see what he is talking about, I fired up VNC and connected to the laptop that handles the cat door and.... here is the picture I found...

There are many methods for laminating wood -- this project focuses on a down-and-dirty method for those of us who do not own a lot of pipe clamps and other heavy duty hardware for wrestling with wild wood.  It is about ten feet long by thirty inches wide, sitting about thirty inches off the ground.  If you can salvage the wood, the other materials aren't too expensive: five threaded rods, about four bucks each; nuts, washers, and screws; a gallon or so of wood glue; sandpaper; and polyurethane.  All told, it was less than one hundred dollars.

There's a lot of wood out in the world free for the taking -- in dumpsters, back alleys, vacant lots, abandoned buildings, recycling yards, and architectural salvage centers. Most wood, if free from rot, is just as strong, durable, and good to use as new wood, once you sand off the weathering. This table was made from all salvaged wood -- both dimensional lumber and plywood, mostly taken from decaying buildings in and around Hale County, Alabama.

recycled wood

Download the howto in a pdf. Window farm built from 1.5 liter bottles and pvc.

Homemade NyQuil

All Natural NyQuil

Weil Türen durch geheime Klopfzeichen aufgehen sollten.

While working on another project I ran across the Arduino knock sensor tutorial. Sensing a single knock is a great little project for learning about microcontrollers, but what about sensing specific knocks? Seeeeecret knocks? And if we could detect a secret knock, shouldn't it unlock a door? If you can't tell by looking this was cobbled together from spare stuff around the lab, it's not much more than a piezo speaker, a tiny gear reduction motor, and an Arduino. And PVC pipe.

"Seeeeecret knocks? And if we could detect a secret knock, shouldn't it unlock a door?" (via @yetzt)

Very neat contraption that can unlock your door based on a programmed knock. Not very practical but still pretty awesome.

Great for student introduction use.

I just moved to Moscow, to a nice flat in the center. There's supposed to be DSL here, but, well, there isn't. "Maybe in a few days..." In Russia, that might mean next year, or possibly in six months if I can find someone to bribe. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Following cues from a page I'd seen a year or two ago, I bought the Ikea "Soare" napkin rings, a USB WiFi adapter, and some electrical tape.

The Fakeproject Corporation of America Presents: A Cheap, Easy, and Scandinavian WiFi Antenna.

Simple instructions for creating a simple folding wooden table from a single plank and some small hardware bits.

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great idea.

"Instead of hiding your outlets behind furniture and worrying about the mess of wires tangled behind your entertainment center, consider making an entire wall that’s nothing but outlets. Then you can artfully plug in your appliances wherever the cords look pleasing to you."

Absolutely fucking awesome, "Instead of hiding your outlets behind furniture and worrying about the mess of wires tangled behind your entertainment center, consider making an entire wall that’s nothing but outlets. Then you can artfully plug in your appliances wherever the cords look pleasing to you."

Shapeways - 3d printing in metal for everbody http://bit.ly/IdcAs #industrialisierung 2.0 [from http://twitter.com/schulezweinull/statuses/3132294321]

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... body scrubs

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How About Orange is a blog brimming with craft tutorials, DIY projects, free downloads, decorating tips, and design inspiration.

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Welcome to our Website! We are here to show You how to make various interesting electronic devices on your own. Some of the devices are: Amplifiers, Power sources, Metal detectors, Alarms, Insect repellant, light, sound or touch sensitive devices, Whistle responder which produces sound when called by a whistle and our visitor's favorite Light and LED devices… We can’t name them all right here, so we suggest You browse through our collection of diagrams on your own

Build over 400 electronic devices by yourself. All circuits are grouped into several categories.

Plans for all manner of electronic devices!

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Amazon EC2と比べても、1年でもとが取れて、SSDも付いてくる

USTつき、これは後で必見！！

静物写真

これは素晴らしい。ヤフオクやってた頃にこのテクを知っていれば・・・

ui me imagino un set de botellas

Welcome | sugru | Hack Things Better

Sugru is workable silicone (similar appearance to modeling clay) that will cure/harden in air under normal temperature. Use it anywhere you otherwise would need silicone rubber. It can be put in the dishwasher and I believe you could even cook with it.

Why are so many mass-produced products just so bad? Uncomfortable tin openers, leaky trainers, they get our goat! Why should you have to spend £20 on a designer tin opener?? You shouldn't! Hack the one you have instead.

latex style modelling/bonding clay for making stuff better (or fixing stuff)

Motherboard: Asus M4A78 Pro $110, www.asus.com Processor: AMD Athlon X2 240 $55, www.amd.com RAM: 2GB Corsair DDR2 $40, www.corsair.com Storage: (2) 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green $280, www.wdc.com Power Supply: Rosewill RP550-2 $55, www.rosewill.com We used the same hardware as for our Windows Home Server build. Briefly, that’s an Asus M4A78 Pro motherboard, AMD Athlon X2 240 CPU, 2GB Corsair DDR2 RAM, two 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green drives, and a Rosewill 550W PSU. We installed the OS with a USB CD-ROM drive we had lying around, since we’re not going to need an optical drive on the server once it’s built. To ensure compatibility with FreeNAS, you should check your hardware against the FreeBSD hardware compatibility list.

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MaximumPC.com is the best online resource for PC Features. Visit Maximum PC and read about Cheap and NASty - How to Build an Open Source FreeNAS Server.

Stir one of these sticks into a cup of steaming milk or cream and in two minutes you will have transformed it into a cup of rich hot chocolate, the blessed stuff.

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A few simple recipes using household items.

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Each year we do a guide to all open source hardware and this year there are over 125 unique projects/kits in 19 categories, up from about 60 in 2008, more than doubling the projects out there!

These are projects in which the creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of materials, parts list, drawings and "board" files to recreate the hardware - they also allow any use, including commercial. Similar to open source software like Linux, but this hardware centric

Welcome to definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009. First up - What is open source hardware? These are projects in which the creators have decided to completely publish all the source, schematics, firmware, software, bill of...

Open source hardware projects

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You've all seen these invisible bookshelves, right?

This is very cool. The guy over at http://twitter.com/newlywedsontjob used this how to as his starting point!

The Twittering office chair "tweets" (posts a Twitter update) upon the detection of natural gas such as that produced by human flatulence. This is part of my commitment to accurately document and share my life as it happens.

DIY Speaker Wall Mounts.

Easy DIY book scanner.

An open source book scanner project.

"BookLiberator is a set of free software and hardware to digitize books: it lets you photograph all the pages in a book without harming the book. The resulting images can be processed with free, open source software to make user-friendly files in a variety of formats." Imagine a plexilglass box, two cameras, and a stand.

BookLiberator is a set of free software and hardware that helps you digitize books.

This is the home page and the documentation wiki of BookLiberator. BookLiberator is a set of free software and hardware that helps you digitize books. Some of our hardware designs make it easy to photograph all the pages in a book without harming the book. Other designs allow you to remove the binding so the pages can be dropped into a sheet-fed scanner. Whichever method you use, the resulting images can be processed with our software to make user-friendly files in a variety of formats.

BookLiberator is a set of free software and hardware that helps you digitize books

Free your text, DIY-style!

book liberator -- diy book scanning device using two digital cameras

far simpler book scan design.

Good explanation of traditional studio lighting layouts

hdtv antenna diy

Finding a job that allows you to pay the bills and work from home might make you feel like you’ve hit the jackpot. But unless you have a space that fuels productivity and helps your career grow, you’re going to find it hard to maintain focus, entertain clients, and stay organized enough to keep up with new business. Here are 100 hacks to help you create the ultimate home office, so that it’s your favorite — and most productive — room in the house.

Some nice tips on getting the most out of a home office, whether you already have one or want to start one.

100 trucs d'ajuda per crear el nostre lloc de feina

Making fold, stitch and stuff floor pillows in a couple of hours.

Demesne is an information-only website dedicated to collecting information about topics that concern homeowners. Our goal is to demystify what it takes to maintain and improve our personal space and protect it the best way possible. We present real information based on experience and research in a clear, simple format without flashing gizmos, banner advertising, or popups.

Demesne is an information-only website dedicated to collecting information about topics that concern homeowners.

One of my favorite ways to trim money from my spending is to find simple little substitutes for my regular expenses. If I can trim a few bucks from the cost of household supplies, routine purchases, and other things like that, over the long run, that can add up to a lot of money with virtually no change in my life. Here are twelve of my favorites (not including my “infamous” homemade laundry detergent).

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hairy hot dogs!

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Paparazzi is a free and open-source hardware and software project intended to create an exceptionally powerful and versatile autopilot system by allowing and encouraging input from the community. The project includes not only the airborne hardware and software, from voltage regulators and GPS receivers to Kalman filtering code, but also a powerful and ever-expanding array of ground hardware and software including modems, antennas, and a highly evolved user-friendly ground control software interface.

Another amateur UAV site. This thing has already happened.

sources on building a pizza oven

Building a back yard pizza oven

How to install a "garage door open" indicator Ever left your garage door open overnight? In addition to being a terrible energy waster, all the tools, bikes, and other stuff are available to thieves - who might even enter your home via the door from your garage to your living quarters. Install a simple indicator which will alert you if you've left the garage door open. Total cost is less than $30-$40, and you can determine exactly where the indicator will be located.

An inexpensive way to make a wasp trap.

If you’ve ever been stung by a wasp, you know they live up to their reputation of being aggressive and having painful stings. When you regularly spot wasps in your yard, chances are there’s a wasp’s nest on your property or nearby. These are not pests that you want hanging about, especially if you have children running around. The best way to get rid of wasps is to find the nest and destroy it, but if you can’t find it or if it’s not on your property, you can use wasp traps to tempt them away from high-traffic areas to another part of the yard to kill them.

A great (and simple) wasp (and fruit fly) trap.

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Make an iPhone dock out of paperclips. Sweet. http://tinyurl.com/lftqde [from http://twitter.com/shawnroos/statuses/2357122299]

You've tamed the mess underneath and behind your desk with one of our tips, but how do you deal with that pesky cable that slips out of reach as soon as you unplug it from a device? Simple: grab a binder clip, undo one of the metal handles, slip that pesky cord inside, put the metal handle back into its place, and clip the entire gadget to the edge of your desk. Problem solved.

http://www.marvell.com/products/embedded_processors/developer/kirkwood/sheevaplug.jsp

Info links for making Twitter backgrounds

There are many ways to create the backdrop for your Twitter page. If you're even slightly comfortable with photo editing programs, the task is easy. If not, you

create twitter background DIY tips

More notes on making underwear out of tshirts.

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. Mission and Vision statements are an integral key of the Middle Way Method and you will find yourself reviewing and updating your

varios tutoriais de crafters

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Every week we bring you fresh workspaces from the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell pool, all supplied by you—the awesome Lifehacker readership. Today we're highlighting the 25 most popular workspaces of 2009.

Uncommon is the first company to create truly customizable mobile phone cases, bringing together exceptional products, talented artists, and self-expression.

Custom iPhone/iPod cases. Use your own artwork or theirs.

Uncommon is the first company to create truly customizable mobile phone cases, bringing together exceptional products, talented artists, and self-expression. Our vision is to create a brand that supports artists and exposes the public to their artwork. We will continue creating more collections of premium blank canvas products and partnering with the world’s greatest artists and designers, inspiring millions of people.

Do-it-yourself wallet. I need a new wallet.

how to make an ultra-thin wallet from a Tyvek mailing envelope

I have made a very lightweight but functional wallet / art piece, from a Tyvek postal envelope. Inspired by the duck tap...

DIY instructions for cheap wallet.

It is a site where origami of the Useful.

i thought it would be fun to make a personalized grocery planner that i will always want to use because it is specific to my needs

wow, super smart. Wonder if I could stick with it.

materials: 1. clipboard 2. magnetic pen box (available at office supply stores, or you can make one out of a tin soup can or tin spice box, etc.) 3. pretty paper (mine is from the paper source) 4. spray adhesive 5. exacto knife 6. scissors 7. adhesive magnet tape (these come in dots and rolls, i recommend the roll that you can cut)

site of a woman who freelances visual merchandising for anthro

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I’ve lately been trying to compile Arduino projects from command line. Primarily because the Arduino IDE wasn’t working out of the box on 64-bit Ubuntu (9.04). That problem was eventually solved, but I’ve been meaning to move away from that IDE anyway. If you happen to be replacing the Arduino IDE with Vim, I just uploaded an Arduino syntax file.

Includes python script to use the DTR autoreset feature.

That's badass

How to integrate a touch screen monitor into your kitchen, for TV, recipies, internet, weather, you name it.

"She outlines a list of ingredients that are pureed into a concentrated paste of vegetables and herbs, preserved with salt. I've been cooking with a version of it all week, and it is infinitely better than any canned vegetable stock I've tasted."

http://mamasminutia.blogspot.com/2009/07/sauce-to-crow-about.htm

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Instructables user CameronSS has a guide to building a portable air conditioner out of materials that you may already have in your garage (if you don't, he lists the average cost for each part and where it can be purchased), including a portable cooler, 12V battery, fans, and a generous helping of ice. Plenty of pictures and sage advice from his father guide you through the building process, and CameronSS ends the instructions with a list of potential modifications to improve the already great gadget.

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Homebrewed CPU Is a Beautiful Mess of Wires

8-bit computer made by hand

This year's edition of the $800 gaming rig is an order of magnitude leap over last year's edition.

This year's edition of the $800 gaming rig is an order of magnitude leap over last year's edition. Gaming on an $800 PC now needs few compromises.

Super easy butter with just cream and salt. Takes 5 mins - for real!

These are individual-sized pies made in little glass jars that go straight from your freezer to your oven to your mouth.

Well, it could come in handy for *something*, right?

how to pick a lock!

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The first thing that comes to mind - "No way!" Kitty's poo-poo palace is not the best thing to greet you the moment you open the door and ... what about the smell? But as we see, hackers have found a way to cleverly disguise litter boxes. Here are two, that can make an entrance to any landing space.

I wanted to make a dock for the iPhone from stuff I had lying around the house, but I also wanted to make sure that it would look cool sat on my desk whilst my iPhone was charging so I came up with the idea of using old CDs, you could also use DVDs as well.

Hardware is becoming much more like software.

The door of a dry-cleaner-size storefront in an industrial park in Wareham, Massachusetts, an hour south of Boston, might not look like a portal to the future of American manufacturing, but it is. This is the headquarters of Local Motors, the first open source car company to reach production. Step inside and the office reveals itself as a mind-blowing example of the power of micro-factories.

“In the age of democratized industry, every garage is a potential micro-factory, every citizen a potential micro-entrepreneur 1) INVENT dream up your own. Pro tip: Check the PTO first 2) DESIGN Use free tools like Blender or Google’s SketchUp to create a 3-D digital model of your invention. Or download someone else’s design and incorporate your groundbreaking tweaks. 3) PROTOTYPE desktop 3-D printers like MakerBot are available for under $1,000. Just upload a file and watch the machine render your vision in layered ABS plastic. 4) MANUFACTURE The garage is fine for limited production, to go big, global — outsource. Factories in China are standing by; sites like Alibaba.com can help you find the right partner. 5) SELL Market your product directly to customers via an online store like SparkFun — or set up your own ecommerce outfit through a company like Yahoo or Web Studio. Then haul your golden goose to Maker Faire and become the poster child for the DIY industrial revolution.”

Chris Andersen's latest book outline http://bit.ly/6ty5BX [from http://twitter.com/jamescrabtree/statuses/8357654578]

Launch your line is a platform where you can launch your clothing line, fashion line, fragrance line, footware line, sports line. Anything you wish.

<blockquote> <font color="#595959" size="2" face="Arial">Step 4: Manage your line via the dashboard.</font></strong></td> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" width="47%"><img alt="" src="_layouts/images/Guide_4.jpg" border="1"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="51%"> <p>From the Dashboard, you can complete every task necessary to launch your line. You can also make it as simple or as complex as you wish… your Dashboard is customized for your needs. Using the Dashboard, you have complete control of all aspects of your business. From your Dashboard you can:</font></p> <ul style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in;" type="disc"> <li>Find a manufacturer</font> </li> <li>Create packaging</font> </li> <li>Create a business entity</font> </li> <li>Create a corporate identity</font> </li> <li>Order affordable graphic design</font> </li> <li>Create a website</font> </li> <li>Create a prototype of your product</font> </li> <li>Find buyers for your line</font> </li> <li>And more!</font> </blockquote>

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radio poppers

Very useful for students who don't know electronics.

Electronics tutorials, including ohm's law, resistor color codes power law, breadboards

complete learning material for beginning electronics

Hmmm... I tried an inkjet printer with normal copy paper, and the ink just washed off! Glossy photo paper worked, though

Packing-Tape Transfer

How to display a picture or movie on the Apple logo at the back of your laptop computer's lid...

This page contains a nice tutorial how to make actual use of the shinging apple on the otherside of the display lid of mac books.

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Two MIT students have photographed the earth from 18 miles in space on a $148 budget using components available off-the-shelf, including a helium-filled latex balloon and $50 GPS-equipped camera-cell phone....

Interesting article about MIT students

Ever looked at a wine bottle to admire its shape, color, or translucent qualities? These features shouldn't go to waste in the recycling bin. Here's a fun how-to that can reuse and transform wine bottles into something REALLY worth eyeballing.

Turning old wine bottles into glasses with a bottle cutter and a sander

how to make nerf vulcan counter and 500rpm

lol awesome nerfgun mod

LOVELY!

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DIY at home genetic engineering movement has begun

"Co-founder Mackenzie Cowell, a 24-year-old who majored in biology in college, said amateurs will probably pursue serious work such as new vaccines and super-efficient biofuels, but they might also try, for example, to use squid genes to create tattoos that glow."

"Many of these amateurs may have studied biology in college but have no advanced degrees and are not earning a living in the biotechnology field. Some proudly call themselves "biohackers" — innovators who push technological boundaries and put the spread of knowledge before profits."

biohackers

Free woodworking pdfs

understanding wood

Home Toolbox Essentials: Skill Set

stuff. I've seen it make threads take that I had given up for dead. It's saved me from having to rethread a part many times. I always carry a tube.

Great pictorial reindeer origami howto

ottom rig

Folding your dress shirts instead of hanging them won't just free up precious inches of closet space, it'll help cut down on wrinkles (and dreaded ironing time). Follow these simple steps for a neat, flat fold.

So you want to build a computer

you want to build a computer

Construção de flores

Como hacer una flor Kusudama

"Oven-fresh bread is one of life’s simple joys. Ciabatta, a crisp-crusted Italian bread with hints of sourdough and loads of crannies longing for butter, is one of the easiest breads to make at home."

The kids are headed back to school, which means that it's time for an upgrade. After all, nobody wants to be at a framerate disadvantage vs. the rest of the dorm. So whether you're building a system for work or for play, you'll find the right recommendation inside.

TIN! ALTOIDS! YAY!

u-handbag.typepad.com is blog of bag-making supplier

On U-handblog

Publishing a short run magazine used to be a rather pricey and labor-intensive process. MagCloud is an inexpensive way to bring your specialty magazine to press without hefty upfront fees.

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| Wise Bread

Lifehacker

You’ve backed up all files in your harddisk, thanks to Mozy, DropBox, SugarSync, or Carbonite. But there are some things that you’re yet to backup. What are they, you ask? Let’s check them out one by one: #1: Your Blog You started a blog some time ago and now it’s grown into a big community of sorts. Your life without your blog would be a nightmare. It’s always good to have a backup of your blog so that in the worst case scenario, you can safely restore the contents of the blog and start writing again as if nothing happened! If you’re on WordPress, WP DB Backup is the only plugin you’ll ever need to do a regular backup of your blog. You can install the plugin and tell it to send automatic backups of your blog to your email inbox. Install. Configure. Forget. Just as easy as that. Pro Blog Design has a complete guide on how you can go about doing it.

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As low as $1k, still out of my hobby budget.

We updated the instructable with a new implementation you can build without spending all that money on those expensive...

Companies such as BMW are investing in Thermoelectric Generators to make their cars more efficient by replacing the alt...

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...tomato system...

Find detailed information on how to grow heirloom tomatoes from tomato seeds and how to save tomato seeds.

for when i am baron von brian the first

My car is a 1992 Honda Civic CX which I bought new, has an EPA fuel consumption rating of 47 mpg (US) highway / 39 city (5.0/6.0 L/100 km ... 20.0/16.6 km/L ... 56.4/46.8 mpg (Imp.)), and averaged mid 40's when driven "normally".

Boy this guys has spent a lot of time modifying his car to be as slippery as possible.

cost about 400. As much as 90mpg

I'd like to do this to my 1992 Honda Civic

If this is not a hoax, then this is why I am disgusted by every auto mfg on the planet: one person, inspired by a German design from the 1930s, mods an existing car to get twice the fuel efficiency.

om nom nom.

I can't resist a good Girl Scout Cookie.

"We've already done the dirty work to find all of the right stain solutions, and we've left the rest up to you. "

10 cool things to do with your old laptop Turn it into a home server, a wireless bridge and more : TechRadar UK

. It can bring improved usability to games consoles in your living room, or even be used to enhance other PCs that you or your family use. Whatever the case, there's no need to get rid of your old laptop just yet.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE TO REDESIGN YOUR HOME OR APARTMENT

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How to create a quick infused olive oil.

This is a great method for making small amounts of flavored oils for use at the last minute as embellishments for soups, vegetables, and simple fish dishes. It works best with soft, fresh, fragrant ingredients like tender herbs, garlic, or grated citrus zest. Extra-virgin olive oil, subtly infused with lemon zest, is one of my favorites. There is no set formula for making these oils. The ratio of flavoring to oil will depend on the intensity of the ingredients you choose. Since they flavor the oil quickly, you can taste and add more flavorings, if you wish. These oils are splendid on many foods -- practically anything you would dress with olive oil.

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how to make your digital camera into a pinhole camera!

iris. This pinhole ensures that the light which reaches any position on the exposure surface originated from a single direction; as the hole diameter approaches zero, the possible light source for a point on the exposure surface becomes an increasingly narrow cone, approaching a straight line. The result is that if you make the hole small enough, you can capture a very wide depth of field, with objects both near and far in focus. The small hole also reduces the amount of light that reaches the exposure surface, in this case a CCD, so you need to compensate with a very long exposure time. It's a perfect tool for capturing slow movement over time, or taking rich photos of still scenes that require a huge depth

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I love messing with settings and geeky file-sharing programs. My spouse doesn't, but digs Hulu and appreciates free. So I set up a media center that satisfies my geek cravings but is actually easy-to-use for non-nerds. Here's what I pieced together.

Set Up a Geeky Media Center that Non-Geeks Can Actually Use - Media Center - Lifehacker

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I’ve always wanted my own supercomputer. Let’s be honest, what self-respecting geek doesn’t? Unfortunately, I’m usually poor, and I live in a space that’s ~300 ft^2 (that I share with someone else), so actually owning anything considered a supercomputer is out of the question. Fortunately, “Supercomputers” from the 1980’s weren’t actually all that complicated, and cheap FPGA boards have gotten pretty good. And thus, I give you the Non-Von1. What is the Non-Von 1? For those out there that love both retro computing and weird computer architectures, this one is for you. The “Non-Von” was a “Non-Von Neumann” computer that came out of Columbia University in the early 1980’s.

A supercomputer that does NOT use the Von Neumann architecture...lemme at it!

I’ve always wanted my own supercomputer. Let’s be honest, what self-respecting geek doesn’t? Unfortunately, I’m usually poor, and I live in a space that’s ~300 ft^2 (that I share with someone else), so actually owning anything considered a supercomputer is out of the question. Fortunately, “Supercomputers” from the 1980’s weren’t actually all that complicated, and cheap FPGA boards have gotten pretty good. And thus, I give you the Non-Von1.

# Home # > Categories # > Home and Garden # > Home Organization & Recycling # > Reduce Recycle and Reuse # > Plastic Reuse

In this article, you'll learn how to turn plastic bags into a sturdy laptop case by fusing them together.

If the components in your drive are still functioning, you can recover the data yourself. If there's mechanical damage, send it to the pros. PM's complete guide to getting your files back.

IMU

howto — warning: the wire colors are not correct!!

Homemade butter a la slashfood

using an electric mixer

So bad they're funny

Some people really love Star Wars. So, to show their love, they will go to great lengths to dress up as their favorite characters for nerd conventions, nerd parties and any other nerd-based gatherings. Here are some of the worst. (Although, that first Chewbacca picture might qualify as the best. I can't tell anymore.)

worst star wars costumes, chewbacca &nbsp; Some people really love Star Wars. So, to show their love, they will go to great lengths to dress up as

industrial zone is not a pretty place. You can’t rent a car, even if you wanted to. There is no public transportation. Pick-ups and drop-offs are pre-arranged with factories. The good news is that the factories love when I visit or, for that matter, when any Westerner visits. There’s a certain hospitality that can be found doing business in China that doesn’t exist to such a great extent in th

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Coffee grounds offer more then just a fantastic drink, use the grounds around your home, garden and even as a beauty product.

"Normally these supplies cost $30 to $50 a pound. Our materials cost less than a dollar a pound," said Ganter. He said he wants to distribute the free recipes in order to democratize 3-D printing and expand the range of printable objects.

ceramics!!

A new, not-so-secret recipe uses artist-grade ceramics powder for 3-D printing. Ceramics objects can now be printed for about three percent the cost of commercial printing mixes.

How does the DIY model provide smooth video? Instead of the complex arrangement of balancing mechanisms, resistance bands, and springs, the DIY stabilizer relies on a simpler system. Your arms and a counter weight at the bottom of the stabilizer work together to minimize the movement. Camera shake is radically reduced when the weight of the camera is offset by a equal or slightly heavier weight at the bottom. Sound about right for your needs? You'll need some pipe, a disc weight, some hand tools and a power drill to put this one together. For photos and a step by step build guide, check out the PDF below. If you need to stabilize video in a car, check out how to make a dashboard stabilizer out of a sponge.

How to look sharp

In a perfect world it wouldn't matter what a genius JavaScript programmer or top-flight professional looked like In this world

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Digital Storage Oscilloscope

Handy tip for drying and storing herbs!

Halloween fun!

A severed hand that twitches and grabs at those who come near! Make a convincingly gruesome addition to your Halloween c...

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The door of a dry-cleaner-size storefront in an industrial park in Wareham, Massachusetts, an hour south of Boston, might not look like a portal to the

The door of a dry-cleaner-size storefront in an industrial park in Wareham, Massachusetts, an hour south of Boston, might not look like a portal to the future of American manufacturing, but it is. This is the headquarters of Local Motors, the first open source car company to reach production. Step inside and the office reveals itself as a mind-blowing example of the power of micro-factories.

open source

The cleaning aisle at just about any grocery store is stocked with a dizzying array of options—and when it comes down to it, there are a lot of expensive, toxic, superfluous products crowding the market. Chances are, you already have one of the…

If you're looking for a greener, petsafe cleaner, look no further than your own pantry! This article lists 25 ways to clean with vinegar

How To: Jailbreak Any iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad - How to jailbreak - Gizmodo http://ow.ly/1LjNI // in case you just woke up from a coma

I don't know how well this works, but it's an interesting idea for the DYI-er

...from plumbing parts.

RT @draenews: Del 6 Cool Websites To Unleash The Mad Scientist Within You | MakeUseOf.com: http://bit.ly/a0SazI

A list of websites and prograns that let you try out crazy science experiments.

reviews, articles, features, rant and raves on all things design related. product, furniture, jewelry and graphic design. specializing in independent and local brooklyn and new york design.

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Altoids candy comes in a variety of small, sturdy metal tins that invite creative reuse. If you have one (or a giant stack) left over, try one of these projects to put it to good use.

wikiHow article about How to Reuse an Empty Altoids Tin.

Frustrated by the difficulty of searching schematic symbols through long lists with little information led to the creation of Electrical What !?, a database of electronic components. Electrical What !? displays all electronic components in a easily scanable and cataloged format. However what truly sets Electrical What !? apart from your average reference book is the ability to search by appearance. Using these tools Electrical What !? hopes to make looking for electronic symbols a breeze.

Electrical symbols for schematics and print reading

It's increasingly the case that a PC is the hub of all our home entertainment, spelling the end of hi-fis, DVD players and the like. You don't want your merry watching and listening to be undermined by a noise like a bumblebee orgy inside a tin bath. Fortunately, an enormous third-party market has sprung up

Covering a pillow doesn’t get any easier than this. No zippers or buttons to mess with. You don’t even have to pin this. In about 15-20 minutes you will have a beautiful custom made pillow cover. Supplies: * Pillow insert ( I used a bamboo fiber insert) * Fabric (see step 1 for size) * Thread Step-by-step: 1. Cut a piece of fabric the height of your pillow insert plus 1 inch and twice the width of your pillow plus 6 inches. (I used a 12 x 16 inch pillow insert, so I cut my fabric 13 x 38 inches)

6 easy steps to a beautiful pillow cover.

just to compare, here's another one...

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turn your desktop into a star trek computer monitor

Reader momoses' desktop is the answer to an often-requested customization—turning his Mac desktop into a lookalike for the computer display in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

The web is a powerful resource that can easily help you learn new skills. You just have to know where to look. Sure, you can use Google, Yahoo, or Bing to search for sites where you can learn new skills, but I figured I’d save you some time.

rasterization, which—if true—would mean Rasterbator's images may appear more pixelated or dotted.

Block Posters converts any image into a large, printable wall poster.

FAZER YOGUrt

Ah, I thought, and wrote a program that encoded data in sound. When I did it back then I used a bad algorithm. It was very noise sensitive and tried to do too much at the same time. As of then, I've improved (and simplified) the concept to using a sort of pulse width modulation (an idea I got when I read about the ZX Spectrum Tape Loader.)

things to cook or make

LA Times 50 homemade gifts

This is his recipe for making tofu from soy milk, and it's the one Yagi uses: Add a teaspoon of liquid nigari to 500 milliliters of cold soy milk and stir. Then pour it into heat-proof bowls and cook (in a water bath or steamer) until it sets like custard. That is it. There's no heating the soy milk to bring it to a certain temperature before adding the nigari. No separating liquids from solids. No straining once it's cooked.

Paper arduino.

This is a fully functional version of the Arduino. We eliminated the PCB and use paper and cardboard as support and the result is.. the PAPERduino :D

紙の Arduino

Atmel ATMega168

The Liquid Mongoose site has a neat bookmarklet tool that creates fold-able cases for audio CDs or movie DVDs from

A4の紙1枚でCDケースを作る方法

Learn how to make fake snot or mucous.

so that's how Mickey D's does it

The Burger Lab: How to Make Perfect Thin and Crisp French Fries: http://j.mp/90A8YD

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fries

Kunne være sjovt at prøve

Build and Surf an Origami Hang Glider on a Wave of Air

DIY t-shirt printing.

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So maybe it isn't as fast as a LaserJet, but still probably one of the coolest printers out there.

Impressora feita com peças de Lego

Suggested Language (we have set your preference to this): English (UK)

Impressora de Lego com cenário embutido. Via @rodrigoscama

Working printer made from Legos and felt-tip markers. I love the little Lego men. YouTube video. http://ow.ly/1VCjH

Now this is how a dot matrix printer should be!

Cool plotter made entirely from Lego, but without using Mindstorms.

A printer made from Lego

Lego Printer... SO GOOD (from Adam)

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probably what I've done

"There is nothing more frustrating in the kitchen than a dull knife. Not only does it make prep work a chore and your finished product less attractive, it's also downright dangerous. A dull blade requires more pressure to cut into a food, and can easily slip off of a tough onion skin and into your finger. Ouch. Most home cooks should sharpen their knives at least twice a year, and much more frequently if they use their knives every day. There are three ways to go about it. Read more: http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/04/knife-skills-how-to-sharpen-a-knife.html#ixzz0oABPW4yn"

I suck at tying knots.

Creating Your own eBook

40 fantastic uses for baking soda | Yahoo! Green http://ow.ly/20x8y

You may already keep a box in the fridge to neutralize odors, but baking soda can help out around the house in a multitude of ways.

Buenas recomendaciones para usar el bicarbonato de sodio

Nostalgisch! een USB tikmachine voor ong 500 $ die je met je computer kunt verbinden http://www.usbtypewriter.com/ via @cclark2

Denise would love these

2 lines of HTML code make your domain map to an openid provider... meaning you can type $DOMAIN_NAME into an openid space and not (gmail|yahoo|etc)

OpenID is an open standard for logging onto various web services with a single digital identity. The tool puts your online identity back in your hands&mdash;and as it turns out, OpenID on your own domain is surprisingly easy.

lifehacker.com: Setting up OpenID thru your own domain

The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. The 99% conference is aimed at creative professionals and is focused on Edison's "99% perspiration." And in the spirit of how...

You probably should watch @avc talk about 10 ways to be your own boss: http://bit.ly/aEz2jV and follow him.

Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apartmenttherapy.com%2Fla%2Fgardening%2F5-interesting-plants-that-can-survive-the-dark-almost-119497

"Gardeners are among the world's most charming snobs. Rightly so: As with music and mathematics, the more you know, the more elegant your work. Erudition is valued, and so is a smattering of pretension. If you are a geek looking to put down roots, welcome to gardening. We offer you common ground. Think of it as localized terraforming, if that helps. Before you start, though, contemplate your knees and knuckles, and get ready for hard, sweaty work. As with making babies, people can't really imagine what they are getting into when they plan to tangle with the trowels and hoses. The sketches and explanations on the following pages will inspire you to stake out, nurture, and defend your tiny patch of Earth, feed your loved ones, and even sequester a bit of carbon. How smart is that?"

Tips that work for vinyl and other sources.

How to Make a Moleskine iPad Case http://goo.gl/aUum

10 Useful WordPress Security Tweaks - Smashing Magazine

Several tips for using .htaccess and plugins to deny malicious scripts, dir browsing, etc.

Security has always been a hot topic. Offline, people buy wired homes, car alarms and gadgets to bring their security to the max. Online, security is important, too, especially for people who make a living from websites and blogs. In this article, we’ll show you some useful tweaks to protect your WordPress-powered blog.

ARM Cortex M0 parts from NXP

CSS DIY Organization

RT @draenews: Del Unleash the Power of Your Router!: http://bit.ly/9lGE6q

In this Instructable, we will be adding fans, a heatsink, and 9dB antenna to the LINKSYS WRT54G series router for use with DD-WRT firmware upgrade!

put interior design items on a "board' to see if they go together

MoodBoard-creation web tool

online design board!!!

10 Sites That Will Teach You How To Draw Well http://bit.ly/dAr40O – Delicious Popular (twittilicious) http://twitter.com/twittilicious/statuses/18237636777

RT @delicious50: 10 Sites That Will Teach You How To Draw Well http://bit.ly/c5OK3v

I love this idea and I want to do it.

I love this idea and I want to do it.

The famous chef Alain Ducasse swears by this method for cooking pasta in broth. He even created a special pot for it.

a method for doing pasta like risotto. Must try!

The well-known chef Alain Ducasse curses with this means for cooking food pasta in broth. They actually created a special weed correctly.

The famous chef Alain Ducasse swears by this method for cooking pasta in broth. He even created a special pot for it.

a method for doing pasta like risotto. Must try!

The well-known chef Alain Ducasse curses with this means for cooking food pasta in broth. They actually created a special weed correctly.

USB business card.

A nice PCB business card, which can be used as a USB mass storage device (via @fanf)

Tech For Fun

popsicles

Korma paste 2 cloves of garlic / a thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger / ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper / 1 teaspoon garam masala / ½ teaspoon sea salt / 2 tablespoons groundnut oil / 1 tablespoon tomato purée / 2 fresh green chillies / 3 tablespoons desiccated coconut / 2 tablespoons ground almonds / a small bunch of fresh coriander Spices for toasting 2 teaspoons cumin seeds / 1 teaspoon coriander seeds Jalfrezi paste 2 cloves of garlic / a thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger / 1 teaspoon turmeric /½teaspoon sea salt / 2 tablespoons groundnut oil / 2 tablespoons tomato purée / 1 fresh green chilli / a small bunch of fresh coriander Spices for toasting 2 teaspoons cumin seeds / 1 teaspoon brown mustard seeds / 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds / 1 teaspoon coriander seeds

zelf curry pasta maken

The best-tasting food is the kind that comes from your own efforts, because victory tastes oh-so-sweet. Conquer KFC-style fried chicken, smoky barbecue, wood-fired pizza, five-minute bread, and other DIY delicacies with these great food-focused projects.