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DIY Arduino Magstripe Emulator
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DIY Arduino Magstripe Emulator

Whether you want to duplicate your easily losable keycard or you want to duplicate other magnetic card stripes, you…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 30, 2010
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HomeHacks

Create a Pumpkin Carving Stencil in Photoshop

So you've read our guides to carving, preserving, and illuminating the perfect pumpkin, but you still need an idea…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 30, 2010
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Modify an Old Telephoto Lens to Fit Your DSLR Camera

Telephoto lenses aren't cheap, and there's no reason to waste money on a new one if you have an older one lying…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 30, 2010
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Top 10 Warranty-Voiding Hacks
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Top 10 Warranty-Voiding Hacks

You can turn some of your best gear into so much more with a few of the right modifications. The problem is,…

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Adam Dachis
PublishedOctober 30, 2010
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DIY Stationary Bike Rides Through Google Street View
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DIY Stationary Bike Rides Through Google Street View

The most annoying thing about stationary bikes is that they're incredibly boring. Spice it up by adding a monitor…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 30, 2010
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Weekendhacker: DIY Projects for Your Halloween Weekend

Halloween's fast approaching. Time to get your costumes sewn and your pumpkin carving tools at the ready. Here are…

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Adam Dachis
PublishedOctober 29, 2010
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Craft a Last Minute DIY Tombstone Prop for Cheap Halloween Decorating

If you've got some last minute Halloween decorating to do, don't limit yourself to some cotton spider webs and…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedOctober 29, 2010
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HomeHacks

DiyOrNot Calculates the Price of DIY Projects

If you're considering your home improvement list and wondering if some of those DIY projects will end up saving or…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedOctober 27, 2010
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HomeHacks

Free DIY Halloween Ebook Details Last-Minute Halloween Costumes and Projects

Halloween's just around the corner, and if you haven't finished decorating, costuming, or, you know, setting up your…

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Kevin Purdy
PublishedOctober 27, 2010
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Make an Automatic Bicycle Pump to "Steal" Air from Cars

Don't like paying for pressurized air for your bike tires? Don't like energy inefficient vehicles? Make this…

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Adam Dachis
PublishedOctober 26, 2010
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AppMakr Helps You Create Your Own iPhone App for Free, No Coding Necessary

AppMakr is a webapp that lets you design iOS apps with a WYSIWYG editor. It's free to use, and you can create your…

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Adam Dachis
PublishedOctober 26, 2010
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Why We Hack: The Benefits of Disobedience

Sometimes disobedience is necessary and good when rules fail us, and it’s at the core of why we hack. Hacking is a…

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Adam Dachis
PublishedOctober 26, 2010
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How to Build a Hackintosh Mac and Install OS X in Eight Easy Steps
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How to Build a Hackintosh Mac and Install OS X in Eight Easy Steps

Building a Hackintosh from scratch—that is, installing Mac OS X on non-Mac hardware—has never been easier, and the…

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Adam Pash
PublishedOctober 25, 2010
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Use a Simmer Pot for Rich Seasonal Scents and Humidifying Dry Homes

Combat the dry air of the fall and winter season and freshen up your house with some warm falls scents in one swoop…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedOctober 24, 2010
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Make a Rear Mud Guard for Your Bicycle Out of an Old Wheel

There's nothing worse than biking through a puddle of mud, only to find that you have a giant brown line down your…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 24, 2010
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DIY Time Lapse Camera Enclosure
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DIY Time Lapse Camera Enclosure

Whether you're taking great pictures with your smartphone camera or just a simple point-and-shoot, here's how to…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 24, 2010
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Carve and Preserve the Ultimate Pumpkin
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Carve and Preserve the Ultimate Pumpkin

Halloween is just around the corner; it's the perfect time to brush up on your pumpkin carving skills and learn how…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedOctober 23, 2010
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Recycle a Food Container into a Cheap but Effective Ring Flash

If you already have a perfectly serviceable external flash there's no reason to run out and pay a fortune for a…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedOctober 23, 2010
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Create a Battery-Saving, Pressure-Sensitive Electronic Switch

We all have our forgetful moments, and leaving your electronics on can drain batteries at the most inconvenient…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 23, 2010
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Create Your Own Custom Candy Wrappers

Whether it's for the upcoming Halloween festivities or any celebration year round, custom wrappers are a clever way…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedOctober 23, 2010
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