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Perforate Your Pizza Peel to Avoid Sticking, Burning

We've featured DIY pizza ovens in more styles than we can count, but it isn't the only factor involved in high…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 12, 2010
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DIY Power Brush Marries Cleaning with Power Tools
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DIY Power Brush Marries Cleaning with Power Tools

Need to do some serious scrubbing but have no use for the karate-boosting power that hours of waxing on and off…

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isaacws
PublishedAugust 12, 2010
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How to Roll Your Own "Find My iPhone" for Android
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How to Roll Your Own "Find My iPhone" for Android

iPhone users can pay $99 per year for a tool to find their lost iPhone. On Android, just under $6.50 (once) lets…

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Kevin Purdy
PublishedAugust 12, 2010
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DIY iPad-Powered Kegbot Tracks Who's Drinking What and How Much
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DIY iPad-Powered Kegbot Tracks Who's Drinking What and How Much

The engineering team at local search site Yelp enjoy an occasional brewed beverage, and at a recent Hackathon,…

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Adam Pash
PublishedAugust 11, 2010
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Save Significant Cash and Keep the HD Video with a DIY HDTV Antenna
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Save Significant Cash and Keep the HD Video with a DIY HDTV Antenna

Starting with a post on Lifehacker pointing to a guide for building a long-distance HDTV antenna, reader Jeff…

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Jeff Chastain
PublishedAugust 10, 2010
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Make Your Own Backlit Keyboard
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Make Your Own Backlit Keyboard

/:16 We've shown you one or two ways to light up your keyboard for nighttime typing, but technology blog Tinkernut…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 10, 2010
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Turn Two IKEA Towel Hangers into a Guitar Wall Mount

While most guitar hangers aren't particularly expensive, they aren't always the best looking—they usually consist of…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 7, 2010
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Create an LED Blinker to Notify You of New Messages on Your PC
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Create an LED Blinker to Notify You of New Messages on Your PC

/:16 While your computer has on-screen ways of notifying you of new email, IMs, and other messages, they aren't…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 7, 2010
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Give Your Favorite Old T-Shirt a New Lease on Life

We all have those sentimental items of clothing, that have just gotten worn and worn after years of attention. DIY…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 7, 2010
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Build a Cord-Concealing and Spacious Workspace

If you're looking for a long workspace free of cord clutter, this lengthy desk sports hidden cable management tools…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedAugust 6, 2010
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DIY Accessory-Hiding TV Compartment

While you could stick a door on your entertainment center to hide your cables and accessories, architect Dan…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 5, 2010
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Turn an IKEA Shelf and Picture Ledge into a Monitor Stand

If making a monitor stand out of door stoppers just isn't your style, check out this clever monitor stand made from…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedAugust 5, 2010
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DIY Wireless Salad Bowl Speakers

Transplanting the guts of a pair of Rocketfish wireless speakers into IKEA birch salad bowls, DIYer Charles Visnic…

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Adam Dachis
PublishedAugust 5, 2010
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Automate and Control Your Air Conditioner with Your Home Network

We love home automation projects, and if there's one thing we'd like to control during the hot summer, it's the A/C.…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 4, 2010
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Use the iPhone Icon Generator to Make a Custom iPad Homepage

If you want a start page for your iPad that blends in with the iPad's interface, the iPhone Icon Generator combined…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedAugust 4, 2010
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Make an Effective Fruit Fly Trap with No Tools

If you want to get those annoying fruit flies out of your kitchen without any heavy engineering, this simple trap…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedAugust 4, 2010
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Repurpose a Bookshelf into a Bed

We've featured one DIY bed before, but if you're looking for something a bit more temporary, you can easily make an…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 1, 2010
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Make Your Own In-N-Out Double-Double Burger at Home

You already know how to make your own Shake Shack burgers, but if In-N-Out is more your style, food blog Serious…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 1, 2010
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Craft a DIY Camera Bean Bag for On-The-Go Stability

Tripods are great but they're bulky and, unless you have a more expensive model with a reversible mount, it's…

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Jason Fitzpatrick
PublishedAugust 1, 2010
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Back Up Your Vinyl Collection by Casting Copies

We've shown you how to repair vinyl records, but a good way to keep your collection pristine would be to back it…

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Whitson Gordon
PublishedAugust 1, 2010
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